History Quiz

Who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire?

• Osman I

• Mehmed the Conqueror

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Murad I

• Ottoman I

Why did Columbus undertake his first voyage in 1492?

• He wanted to establish colonies in South America

• He wanted to circumnavigate the globe.

• He thought he could find a western sea route to Asia.

• He thought he could find a passage through the Mediterranean Sea.

Which two European countries were the major sea powers of Columbus’s time?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Spain and Greece

• USA and Russia

• Ottoman Empire and India

What were the two main reasons for Spanish settlements in the New World?

Why did Columbus call the inhabitants of the lands he discovered ‘Indians’?

• Because he believed he was in India or the East Indies.

• Because they spoke a language similar to Indian languages.

• Because they worshiped Hindu gods.

• Because they looked like people from the West Indies.

• Because he had heard stories of them from Indian merchants.

Which statement accurately describes the city of Tenochtitlan?

• It was constructed on swampy islands in the middle of Lake Texcoco.

• It was built on dry land in the center of present-day Mexico City.

• It was connected to surrounding areas by a network of bridges.

• It was primarily inhabited by European settlers during the Spanish conquest.

• It was comparable to great cities in Europe at that time.

Why might the Aztecs' common use of the death penalty not have surprised the Spanish conquistadors?

• Because the Spanish were accustomed to similar practices in Europe.

• Because the Spanish had a deep respect for Aztec cultural traditions.

• Because the Spanish were unaware of the Aztecs' legal system.

• Because the Spanish considered the Aztecs to be barbaric.

• Because the Aztecs only applied the death penalty to foreign invaders.

The two dominant traditional religions of Japan were

• Shinto and Hinduism.

• Buddhism and Christianity.

• Shinto and Buddhism.

• Shinto and Christianity.

• Confucianism and Christianity.

The Tokugawa shoguns were able to weaken the power of rival daimyo by

• increasing the rice tax, which cost the daimyo a lot of money.

• preventing the daimyo from harvesting timber in the forested areas.

• forcing daimyo clans to travel to Edo every two years.

• ensuring that everyone kept their place in the feudal class structure.

• None of the above

In 1192, Minamoto no Yoritomo established his government in the city of

• Edo.

• Kamakura.

• Kyoto.

• Tokyo.

• Hiroshima.