Can You Pass This Hardest Global History Test? Trivia Quiz
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- 1.
- A.
That called for revolution throughout all the countries of Africa
- B.
That called for unity of all African nations.
- C.
That called for a return to old tribal ways.
- D.
That called for European imperialists to unite against the native Africans.
- 2.During the Neolithic Revolution.
- A.
Most people lived as nomads.
- B.
People lived in groups of 20-30.
- C.
People started to form permanent settlements
- D.
People were using bones, wood, and stones to make simple tools
- 3.
- A.
Promoting political instability
- B.
Reducing the power of landowners
- C.
Limiting social and economic progress
- D.
Contributing to greater social mobility
- 4.Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in
- A.
The central authority of the Pope
- B.
A prohibition on the consumption of pork
- C.
Reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths
- D.
Monotheism and ethical conduct
- 5.One similarity between the cultures of traditional China and traditional Japan was that
- A.
Religion played a minor role in society
- B.
The educated class was held in high esteem
- C.
Social mobility was encouraged
- D.
The people elected the political leaders
- 6.Which idea was share by the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?
- A.
Practicing rituals to please the gods
- B.
Equality among social classes
- C.
Direct democracy
- D.
Nomadic life style
- 7.One effect that mountain ranges, rain forests, and river systems have had on Latin America has been to
- A.
Encourage cultural diffusion
- B.
Limit the development of transportation and communication systems
- C.
Permit nations in the area to use a single form of government
- D.
Allow the development of large amounts of arable land
- 8.
- A.
Had few products to sell to the Europeans
- B.
Held religious beliefs that prohibied contact with foreigners
- C.
Thought European technology would hinder any effort to modernize
- D.
Believed they would receive no benefit from increased contact with the Europeans
- 9.
- A.
Influenced art and architecture of later societies
- B.
Encouraged social mobility through education
- C.
Developed a complex system of trade with Europe
- D.
Developed the first representative democracies in Latin America
- 10.The Sepoy Mutiny, the Boer War, and the Boxer Rebellion are similar in that all three
- A.
Resulted in independence for the rareas involved
- B.
Were won by the colonial peoples
- C.
Resulted in economic gains for the indigenous people
- D.
Were revolts against foreign influence or control
- 11.The need for raw materials and markets, nationalism, and the concept of the "White Man's Burden" led to
- A.
The French Revolution
- B.
Socialism
- C.
Imperialism
- D.
Industrialism
- 12.Japan became a model for modernization and technological development because
- A.
The people quickly assimilated western culture
- B.
The government played no role in bringing about change
- C.
It rapidly emerged as a developed and powerful nation
- D.
It achieved its goal without involvement in foreign trade
- 13.The oldest known type of belief system in the world.
- A.
Shintoism
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Animism
- D.
Judiasm
- 14.To insure that government officials were honest and well educated, Tang emperors relied on a civil-servic examination based on
- A.
Confucian values
- B.
The Twelve Tablets
- C.
The principles of Legalism
- D.
The Hippocratic Oath
- 15.The New Testament is to Christianity as the
- A.
Quran is to Islam
- B.
Analects is to Confucianism
- C.
Old Testament is to Judaism
- D.
All of the above
- 16.The Chinese Mandate of Heaven was used
- A.
Every time a new ruler was born
- B.
When soldiers were sent to fight invaders
- C.
To explain Chinese superiority to the West
- D.
To justify rebellion and replacement of one rule by another
- 17.
- A.
The end of the Ice Age and flooding of dry land
- B.
Metal and iron tools in place of stone ones
- C.
Conquering land in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America
- D.
Agriculture in place of hunting-gathering as the main food source
- 18.Dynasty means a succession of rulers.
- A.
From tribe to tribe
- B.
From the same country
- C.
From the same religion
- D.
From the same family
- 19.Identify the three earliest centers of civilization:
- A.
Sahara, Arabian Deser, Gobi Desert
- B.
Nile River, Tigris-Euphrates Rivers, Indus River
- C.
Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea
- D.
Taurus Mts., Caucasus Mts., Zagros Mts
- 20.The greatest difference between Lao-tzu and Confucius was their views on
- A.
How to treat and respect people
- B.
The need for self-control
- C.
The need to live modestly
- D.
The individual's relationship to government
- 21.Before China influenced Japn, one could describe the Japanese as
- A.
Writers and scholars
- B.
Farmers and warriors
- C.
Industrialists
- D.
None of the above
- 22.Shinto is most similar to
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Animism
- 23.The Sung Empire became extremely wealthy because
- A.
It controlled all of the lands known as China
- B.
It conquered many nations
- C.
It discovered gold and oil in the north
- D.
It exported silks, porcelain, and other trade goods
- 24.The Mongols conquered other peoples and established several long-lasting dynasties because of their
- A.
Vast armies and heavy cannons
- B.
Use of secret police and repressive rule
- C.
Hardy warriors and tolerant rule
- D.
Hire mercenaries and religious beliefs
- 25.The Ming Dynasty's expansion of Chinese influence and long-range trade resulted from
- A.
The conquest of Japan
- B.
The voyages of Zheng He
- C.
The expulsion of foreigners
- D.
All of the above
- 26.A result of the diversity of environments in sub-Saharan Africa is
- A.
Uniform cultures and lifestyles
- B.
A variety of cultures
- C.
Frequent merging of tribes and kingdoms
- D.
Limited military and political conflict
- 27.Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all grew wealthy and powerful because of their
- A.
Control of the caravan routes and goldmines
- B.
Military technology and use of steel
- C.
Religious conquests that spread Islam
- D.
Sale of fellow Africans to Arab and European slave traders
- 28.The Malian king Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. His trip was recorded and he was honored everywhere he traveled because
- A.
He was a fierce warrior
- B.
He was deeply religious
- C.
He impressed leaders with his wealth
- D.
The Holy Roman Emperor wanted him as an ally against the Muslims
- 29.In both the kingdom of Zimbabwe and Japan, the ruler
- A.
Had limited powers
- B.
Shared power with his nobles
- C.
Was viewed as a god
- D.
Was selected by God
- 30.African kingdoms sold slaves to traders, who sold them to Spanish and Portuguese buyers. The slaves were needed because
- A.
Cotton plantations in both nations needed farmhands
- B.
African slaves were valued as warriors
- C.
African slaves were skilled metal workers
- D.
Plantations in the Americas needed many new workers
- 31.The African region where most slaves were taken to and transported from was
- A.
East Africa
- B.
North Africa
- C.
West Africa
- D.
South Africa
- 32.An item that Europeans purchased from Asia fro health reasons was
- A.
Silk
- B.
Spices
- C.
Natural or carved precious stones
- D.
Porcelain and jade
- 33.The Columbian Exchange refers to the movement across the Atlantic Ocean of
- A.
People, animals, plants, and ideas
- B.
Precious minerals and slaves
- C.
Gold and silver
- D.
All of the above
- 34.The encomienda system in New Spain allowed landholders to
- A.
Tax Indians living on their lands
- B.
Force Indians to leave their lands
- C.
Make Indians work without wages
- D.
None of the above
- 35.Spanish colonial society was organized into four social classes. From highest to lowest, what were they?
- A.
Creoles, peons, mestizos, peninsulares
- B.
Mestizos, peons, creoles, peninsulares
- C.
Peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, peons
- D.
Peninsulares, mestizos, creoles, peons
- 36.
- A.
Mercantilism
- B.
Socialism
- C.
Capitalism
- D.
Imperialism
- 37.The Berlin Conference illustrated that
- A.
Germany dominated the Western European nations
- B.
Africans' nationalistic desires were recognized by European nations
- C.
The nations of the world were anxious to preserve world peace
- D.
Africa was to be subject to European imperialism
- 38.The superiority of Western military technology was demostrate by the
- A.
Rapid defeat of the Chinese in the Opium War
- B.
Taiping Rebellion
- C.
Granting of extraterritorial rights only to European nations
- D.
Privileges given to European merchants to trade in Canton
- 39.Examples of Chinese nationalism would be
- A.
The Taiping Rebellion and Open Door Policy
- B.
The granting of extraterritorial rights and tariff reductions
- C.
Formation of the Nationalist party and the Boxer Rebellion
- D.
None of the above
- 40.Japanese nobles reacted to the growth of Western imperialism and the opening of China by
- A.
Shutting out all foreign traders
- B.
Supporting the shogun and his military advosors
- C.
Forcing the Meiji Restoration
- D.
Taking over Chinese and Korean territory
- 41.Disputes between India and Pakistan are of concern to the rest of the world because both
- A.
Have nuclear weapons
- B.
Have larger armed forces than the major powers
- C.
Are highly industrialized
- D.
Supply a major portion of the world's rice
- 42.Periods of genocide occurred in
- A.
South Africa and Kenya
- B.
Rwanda and Cambodia
- C.
Vietnam and Kenya
- D.
India and Bangladesh
- 43.Apartheid was ended in South Africa because of
- A.
Economic sanctions and withdrawal of foreign investments
- B.
The activities of Desmond Tutu and the ANC
- C.
The courage of moderate white leaders to take actions unpopular with the white majority in general
- D.
All of the above
- 44.The development of the newly independent African nations was hampered by
- A.
European imperialism
- B.
Tribalism
- C.
Pan-Africanism
- D.
Communism
- 45.
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Shintoism
- C.
Hinduism
- D.
Jainism
- 46.Which is an accurate statement about Japan’s natural resources?
- A.
Japan has extensively used the seas for fishing
- B.
Large reserves of petroleum are located in the northern part of Japan
- C.
Japan has large fertile plains suitable for growing grain
- D.
Large coal and iron-ore deposits are located in the mountain region
- 47.Nationalism is best defined as
- A.
The achievement of world peace and global understanding
- B.
The desire to take over other societies by force
- C.
the loyalty of a people to their values, traditions, and a geographic region
- 48.The main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950 was to
- A.
Ensure that food reached areas of the Korean Peninsula affected by famine
- B.
Prevent North Korea from conquering the people of South Korea
- C.
Force the inspection of nuclear weapons plants in North Korea
- D.
Restore peace between warring factions of Buddhism and Shinto
- 49.From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war in Vietnam in the 1960’s was a battle between
- A.
Fascism and liberalism
- B.
Nationalism and imperialism
- C.
Republicanism and totalitarianism
- D.
Theocracy and monarchy
- 50.The main reason the Chinese Communists gained control of mainland China in 1949 was that
- A.
They were supported by many warlords and upper class Chinese
- B.
The United States had supported the Chinese Communist Party during World War II
- C.
The dynamic leadership of Mao Zedong had the support of the peasant class
- D.
They had superior financial resources and were supported by Japan
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