World History Quiz

What is the ocean west of North America?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

What was another name for the Huang He River?

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• Ganges River

• Nile River

What was the certain type of Buddhism practiced in Japan?

• Zen Buddhism

• Theravada Buddhism

• Mahayana Buddhism

• Vajrayana Buddhism

Who led the Ottoman Turks to capture Constantinople in 1453?

• Mehmed II

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Osman I

• Bayezid I

What was the new religion started by Muhammad that came out of Arabia?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Buddhism

What was the order of the kingdoms in West Africa from first to last?

• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

• Mali, Ghana, and Songhai

• Songhai, Mali, and Ghana

• Ghana, Songhai, and Mali

What events did the Bayeux Tapestry depict?

• The events of the Norman conquest of England

• The events of the Hundred Years' War

• The events of the War of the Roses

• The events of the Viking invasions

What was the list of complaints Martin Luther had for the Roman Catholic Church?

• The Ninety-Five Theses

• The Twelve Articles

• The Eighty-Eight Precepts

• The Seventy-Seven Statements

What civilization was located in the Andes Mountains in South America?

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

What was the name of the bay named after Henry Hudson?

• Hudson Bay

• Baffin Bay

• Chesapeake Bay

• Delaware Bay