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World History

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Napoleon abdicated in the year?

a)

1814

b)

1808

c)

1818

d)

1815

2.

Genghis Khan died in the year?

a)

1243

b)

1223

c)

1225

d)

1227

3.

Mauryan Dynasty was established in the year?

a)

432 B.C.E

b)

234 B.C.E

c)

354 B.C.E

d)

321 B.C.E

4.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernando Cortes

c)

George Washington

5.

Why do Europeans saw Africans as better source of labor than Native Americans?

a)

Because they had immunities to European Diseases

b)

Because it was easier to convice them to work

c)

Because Native Americans and Europeans were seem as equal

6.
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.
a)
Scramble for Africa
b)
African Marathon
c)
Great Competition
d)
Monopoly
7.

The Paleolithic Age is also known as this:

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Age of Discovery

c)

Age of Enlightenment

d)

Old Stone Age

8.

How did geography play a key role in the early development of civilizations?

a)

Societies developed near oceans.

b)

Societies developed in river valleys.

c)

Societies developed in the desert.

d)

Societies developed in the tundra.

9.

What is social hierarchy?

a)

A rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority.

b)

A type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the earliest known large human civilizations.

c)

An order of social classes with producers at the bottom and leaders or kings at the top.

d)

A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic.

10.
What did they call the the area between the two rivers?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Iraq
c)
Turkey
d)
Home
11.

Which trade route is depicted in the map?

a)

Timbuktu Trade Route

b)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

c)

Maritime Trade Route

d)

Silk Road

12.

At the peak, what empire conquered more of the world than anyone else in History?

a)

Greece

b)

United Kingdom

c)

China

d)

Rome

13.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
14.
Where was the only successful slave revolt in history?
a)
Cuba
b)
Ecuador
c)
Haiti
d)
Venezuela
15.

What famous Indian poet earned the title of “the Indian Shakespeare”?

a)

Asoka

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Kalidasa

16.

The early Indus civilization ended suddenly, and it was at this time (1500 BC) that a warlike people called the migrated into the Indus Valley. Who were these invaders?

a)

Aryans

b)

Greeks

c)

Mongols

d)

Huns

17.

How did nomadic people survive once civilizations started to emerge?

a)

They didn’t survive and died out.

b)

They raised and herded animals, which provided food, transportation, and trade.

c)

They created small farms along trade routes.

d)

They eventually gave up being nomads and moved into the news towns and cities.

18.
Name this Portuguese explorer whose expeditions reached India via Africa
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco Da Gama 
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Sir Francis Drake
19.

Historians believe that early humans first emerged in ______.

a)

Western Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

East Africa

20.

Islam spread as a result of:

a)

the conquering of nations

b)

economic prosperity among the Muslims

c)

enforced doctrine among the people

d)

trade and travel

21.

Where were most enslaved Africans sent to?

a)

U.S.

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Spain