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History cat quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which king founded the Persian Empire?

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Cyrus the Brave

c)

Saffron the Great

d)

Saffron the Brave

2.

What was the name of the capital city of the Persian Empire?

a)

Lianopolis

b)

Persepolis

c)

Hersepolis

d)

Frankopolis

3.

What was the Chinese dynasty (royal family) that started the Silk Roads in the east?

(a)  

4.

Which Greek king and military leader invaded the Persian Empire?

a)

Alexander the Mighty

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Alexander the Weak

d)

Theodore the Great

e)

Theodore the Mighty

5.

Give two examples of things invented/ discovered by the Chinese.

a)

Pens

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Makeup

d)

Bowls

e)

Kites

6.

Who founded Buddhism?

a)

Harry Krishna

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Ghandi

d)

Frederick Garcia

7.

What does the word ‘Buddha’ mean?

a)

Friendly One

b)

Peaceful One

c)

Mysterious One

d)

Enlightened One

e)

Special one

8.

Which ruler made Buddhism the official religion of India?

a)

Buddoka

b)

Buddima

c)

Heroshima

d)

Pashmina

e)

Ashoka

9.

Who founded Islam?

a)

Alibaba

b)

Christiano

c)

Muhammad

d)

Ghandi

e)

The Pope

10.

10. What was the capital city of the Abbasid (Muslim) Empire?

a)

Bandung

b)

Multan

c)

Istanbul

d)

Baghdad

e)

Paris

11.

Give two reasons why people converted to Islam.

a)

Peace

b)

Protection

c)

Frends

d)

Power

e)

Force

12.

Who united the Rus into a single state?

a)

Prince Oleg

b)

King Oleg

c)

Prince Charming

d)

Prince Olag

e)

King Charles

13.

What was the capital city of the Rus, a major Silk Road trading centre?

a)

Christmas grad

b)

Wintergrad

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Leningrad

e)

Novgorod

14.

What were the Rus warriors who protected the Byzantine Emperor called?

a)

Varangian warriers

b)

Ninja warriers

c)

Varangian Guard

d)

Vangaards

e)

Beef eaters

15.

What Muslim writer travelled from Baghdad to visit the Rus?

a)

Ronaldo

b)

Ibn Fadlan

c)

Mohammed Ali

d)

Ivan Fabian

e)

David Walliams

16.

What name is Temujin, the first Mongol emperor, better known by?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Diego

c)

Ghandi

d)

Ali Khan

e)

Genghis Temu

17.

Which Italian traveller lived in the Mongol royal palace for 20 years?

a)

Paulo Polo

b)

Marco Tiktak

c)

Lorca

d)

Marco Polo

e)

Frederico

18.

In which year did the Black Death arrive in England?

a)

1395

b)

1348

c)

1207

d)

1573

e)

1375

19.

In what year did Christopher Columbus ‘discover’ the Americas?

a)

1492

b)

1539

c)

1372

d)

1485

e)

1852

20.

In which country is the Taj Mahal?

a)

Peru

b)

India

c)

France

d)

Tunisia

e)

China