World History Trivia

History can mean events that happened in the past, but can also mean an ______ of events in the past.

• account

• story

• identification

• artifact

 ______ is the region of the world centered on islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean.

• Oceania

• Afroeurasia

• Americas

• Europe

Pastoral nomads depended on their herds for

• clothing

• food

• transportation

• all of the above

Hinduism originated in

• India

• Colombia

• China

• Haiti

the use of slavery emerged in the ancient world to fulfill the need for_____

• free/cheap labor

• farming

• construction

• a status bump

The land mass in green is ...

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

Africa is a

• continent

• country

• county

• state

What is the sacred text used by Musilims?

• Qu'ran

• Bible

• Torrah

• Vedas

What caused population growth, specialization of jobs, creation of social institutions, and settled communities in the neolithic age.

• food surplus

• discovery of gold

• creation of metal

• nomadic foraging

What religion fasts during ramadan?

• Islam

• Christians

• Buddhists

• Hindus