WorksheetsHistory cat quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which king founded the Persian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Brave
Saffron the Great
Saffron the Brave
What was the name of the capital city of the Persian Empire?
Lianopolis
Persepolis
Hersepolis
Frankopolis
What was the Chinese dynasty (royal family) that started the Silk Roads in the east?
(a)
Which Greek king and military leader invaded the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Mighty
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Weak
Theodore the Great
Theodore the Mighty
Give two examples of things invented/ discovered by the Chinese.
Pens
Gunpowder
Makeup
Bowls
Kites
Who founded Buddhism?
Harry Krishna
Siddhartha Gautama
Ghandi
Frederick Garcia
What does the word ‘Buddha’ mean?
Friendly One
Peaceful One
Mysterious One
Enlightened One
Special one
Which ruler made Buddhism the official religion of India?
Buddoka
Buddima
Heroshima
Pashmina
Ashoka
Who founded Islam?
Alibaba
Christiano
Muhammad
Ghandi
The Pope
10. What was the capital city of the Abbasid (Muslim) Empire?
Bandung
Multan
Istanbul
Baghdad
Paris
Give two reasons why people converted to Islam.
Peace
Protection
Frends
Power
Force
Who united the Rus into a single state?
Prince Oleg
King Oleg
Prince Charming
Prince Olag
King Charles
What was the capital city of the Rus, a major Silk Road trading centre?
Christmas grad
Wintergrad
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Novgorod
What were the Rus warriors who protected the Byzantine Emperor called?
Varangian warriers
Ninja warriers
Varangian Guard
Vangaards
Beef eaters
What Muslim writer travelled from Baghdad to visit the Rus?
Ronaldo
Ibn Fadlan
Mohammed Ali
Ivan Fabian
David Walliams
What name is Temujin, the first Mongol emperor, better known by?
Genghis Khan
Diego
Ghandi
Ali Khan
Genghis Temu
Which Italian traveller lived in the Mongol royal palace for 20 years?
Paulo Polo
Marco Tiktak
Lorca
Marco Polo
Frederico
In which year did the Black Death arrive in England?
1395
1348
1207
1573
1375
In what year did Christopher Columbus ‘discover’ the Americas?
1492
1539
1372
1485
1852
In which country is the Taj Mahal?
Peru
India
France
Tunisia
China
