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World History 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what kept the mongols out of china

a)

great wall

b)

trump wall

c)

berlin wall

d)

keiber pass

2.

who fought in persian war

a)

greece and persia

b)

persia and rome

c)

persia and troy

d)

none

3.

who fought in peloponnesian war

a)

athens and sparta

b)

sparta and troy

c)

sparta and sparta

d)

troy and athens

4.

what is the major river in china

a)

huang he river

b)

tigris river

c)

nile river

d)

red sea

5.

Inventions made by china

a)

paper

b)

roads

c)

compass

d)

silk

6.

Which ancient civilization created the settlements shown on this map?

a)

A Phoenician

b)

B Egyptian

c)

C Hebrew

d)

D Greek

7.

What characteristic did the Persian Empire share with the Roman and Incan Empires?

a)

A Uniform system of money

b)

B Written system of law

c)

C Monotheistic religious system

d)

D Widespread road system

8.

The main effect of the events on this timeline was the-

a)

A invasion of Gaul

b)

B conquest of Carthage

c)

C formation of an empire

d)

D establishment of an assembly

9.

Shinto had which lasting effect on Japanese culture?

a)

A Emphasis on the beauty of the natural world in art

b)

B Division of people into rigid social classes

c)

C Adoption of examination system to select officials

d)

D Focus on military devotion as the highest form of virtue

10.

Which number marks the location of the Islamic defeat at the Battle of Tours?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which statement best supports the conclusion that the Indus Valley civilization had a centralized government?

a)

A The cities had an organized pattern of streets.

b)

B The farms produced annual crop surpluses.

c)

C Goods were imported from coastal cities.

d)

D Houses were constructed with baked bricks

12.

Which individual is described by these characteristics?

a)

A Donatello

b)

B Petrarch

c)

C Gutenberg

d)

D Raphael

13.

When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings like this one allow archaeologists to —

a)

A speculate about daily lives

b)

B understand spoken languages

c)

C interpret written records

d)

D study farming techniques

14.

The ancient Hebrews were among the first to develop a religious tradition that included —

a)

F sacrifices

b)

G ancestor worship

c)

H holy pilgrimages

d)

J monotheism

15.

What was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution?

a)

A Increase of spoken languages

b)

B End of hunting

c)

C Development of permanent settlements

d)

D Elimination of trade

16.

Which type of government was used in the Persian Empire?

a)

F Religious oligarchy

b)

G Republic

c)

H Imperial bureaucracy

d)

J Democracy

17.

Which text is a central document of Judaism?

a)

A Analects

b)

B Koran (Qur’an)

c)

C Torah

d)

D Upanishads

18.

What does this diagram represent?

a)

F Class system of China

b)

G Political system of Greece

c)

H Feudal system of Japan

d)

J Caste system of India

19.

Buddhists achieve enlightenment by following the —

a)

F laws of the Old Testament

b)

G decrees of the Upanishads

c)

H Five Pillars

d)

J Eightfold Path

20.

The Gupta Empire made a major contribution to world civilizations by developing —

a)

A the concept of zero

b)

B long-lasting roads

c)

C the production of porcelain

d)

D wind-powered boats