ML World History A Exam 2025

Which document is an example of a primary source?

• a textbook on Russian history
• an encyclopedia article on religions of the Middle East
• the diary of a survivor of a Nazi death camp

Which of the following historical turning points occurred first?

• The Neolithic Revolution
• The creation of Greek democracy
• Chinese invention of gunpowder

Which historical events are in the correct chronological order?

• Mongol Empire-> First cities -> Roman Empire
• First cities -> Mongol Empire-> Roman Empire
• First cities -> Roman Empire -> Mongol Empire

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the first “civilizations”?

• Farming
• Domestication of animals
• Hunting

The best definition of Monotheism is the belief in ________________.

• One God
• More than one god
• No gods

Which empire is given credit for creating a Golden Age of math and science, including inventing the numbers we still use today and also figuring out Pi (the circumference of a circle.)

• Franks
• Gupta
• Phoenicians

Stupas such as the one pictured above are Buddhist holy sites containing relics and significant religious objects. The presence of these sites throughout South Asia is MOSTLY due to which historical figure?

• Prophet Muhammad
• Paul of Tarsus
• Ashoka

Who taught the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path?

• Confucius
• Jesus of Nazareth
• Buddha

Where were the following items invented: paper, gunpowder, compass

• Europe
• China
• India

What is the definition of feudalism?

• Another name for the Byzantine system of economics and government
• When an emperor has extreme power over all of his people, however people are free to create their own businesses
• Weak central government so the land is divided by many lords, peasants work the land and have almost no freedom