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Historical Events and Figures Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which trade routes linked Europe, Africa, and Asia around 1500?

a)

Silk Road and Trans Saharan

b)

Pacific and Atlantic

c)

Northern Passage and Cape Horn

d)

Indian Ocean and Panama Canal

2.

Which religion dominated the Indian subcontinent before Mughal rule?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Sikhism

3.

The Ming dynasty expelled which foreign power when it took control in 1368?

a)

Mongols (Yuan Dynasty)

b)

Japanese pirates

c)

Portuguese traders

d)

Tibetans

4.

Tokugawa Japan’s sakoku policy primarily restricted:

a)

Domestic trade

b)

Christianity and foreign influence

c)

Samurai land ownership

d)

Rice exports

5.

The feudal system in Europe around 1500 was:

a)

Completely abolished

b)

Declining but still influential

c)

Expanding rapidly

d)

Controlled by the papacy

6.

Constantinople was renamed Istanbul after conquest by:

a)

Seljuks

b)

Ottomans

c)

Safavids

d)

Byzantines

7.

Zheng He’s voyages under the Ming dynasty reached as far as:

a)

The Americas

b)

East Africa

c)

Northern Europe

d)

Russia

8.

Which 1600 battle secured Tokugawa Ieyasu’s rise to power?

a)

Sekigahara

b)

Osaka

c)

Nagashino

d)

Shimabara

9.

The Wars of the Roses were fought between which houses?

a)

Tudor and Stewart

b)

Lancaster and York

c)

Plantagenet and Bourbon

d)

Habsburg and Valois

10.

The Devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire involved:

a)

Recruiting nomadic warriors

b)

Forced levy of Christian boys for service

c)

Tax on agricultural products

d)

Conversion of Muslim merchants

11.

Which philosophy reinforced Tokugawa Japan’s rigid social hierarchy?

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Zen Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

12.

Which Qing policy restricted foreign trade to Canton?

a)

Canton System

b)

Tributary System

c)

Maritime Prohibition

d)

Equal Field System

13.

What invention by Gutenberg revolutionized communication in Europe?

a)

Movable type printing press

b)

Mechanical clock

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Telescope

14.

Under Akbar the Great, the Mughal Empire is noted for:

a)

Expelling all non Muslims

b)

Religious tolerance and administrative reform

c)

Total isolation from Europe

d)

Overthrow of Ottoman control

15.

The Great Wall was extensively rebuilt under which dynasty?

a)

Yuan

b)

Qing

c)

Ming

d)

Song

16.

The Hanseatic League was:

a)

An alliance of Spanish colonies

b)

A confederation of merchant guilds in Northern Europe

c)

A religious reform movement

d)

A Renaissance artistic academy

17.

Which Mughal monument was built by Shah Jahan?

a)

Red Fort

b)

Taj Mahal

c)

Humayun’s Tomb

d)

Fatehpur Sikri

18.

Kabuki theater emerged during which Japanese period?

a)

Heian

b)

Meiji

c)

Edo (Tokugawa)

d)

Sengoku

19.

The Avignon Papacy weakened the Church by:

a)

Moving papal residence to France

b)

Ending crusades

c)

Supporting heretical movements

d)

Banning trade with Muslims

20.

Henry VII’s marriage to Elizabeth of York symbolically:

a)

Ended the Hundred Years’ War

b)

United warring royal houses after the Wars of the Roses

c)

Secured an alliance with France

d)

Ended papal influence in England

21.

Which trade route is depicted in the map?

a)

Timbuktu Trade Route

b)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

c)

Maritime Trade Route

d)

Silk Road

22.

He is a general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name

a)

Shogun

b)

Khan

c)

Daimyo

d)

Bushido