The Hardest Global History Test

1. Identify the three earliest centers of civilization:

Sahara, Arabian Deser, Gobi Desert

Nile River, Tigris-Euphrates Rivers, Indus River

Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea

Taurus Mts., Caucasus Mts., Zagros Mts

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

2. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in

The central authority of the Pope

A prohibition on the consumption of pork

Reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths

Monotheism and ethical conduct

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

3. Which idea was share by the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?

Practicing rituals to please the gods

Equality among social classes

Direct democracy

Nomadic life style

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

4. Dynasty means a succession of rulers:

From tribe to tribe

From the same country

From the same religion

From the same family

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

5. Nationalism is best defined as:

The achievement of world peace and global understanding

The desire to take over other societies by force

The loyalty of a people to their values, traditions, and a geographic region

Correct answer4: C

Explanation

Correct answer4: C

6. During the Neolithic Revolution.

Most people lived as nomads.

People lived in groups of 20-30.

People started to form permanent settlements

People were using bones, wood, and stones to make simple tools

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

7. An item that Europeans purchased from Asia fro health reasons was:

Silk

Spices

Natural or carved precious stones

Porcelain and jade

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

8. When nationalism results in one nation dominating another it is called:

Mercantilism

Socialism

Capitalism

Imperialism

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

9. Both Japan and China decided to limit trade with Europe during much of the 16th and 17th centuries because of the Japanese and the Chinese.

Had few products to sell to the Europeans

Held religious beliefs that prohibied contact with foreigners

Thought European technology would hinder any effort to modernize

Believed they would receive no benefit from increased contact with the Europeans

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

10. A turning point for human society during the Stone Age was:

The end of the Ice Age and flooding of dry land

Metal and iron tools in place of stone ones

Conquering land in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America

Agriculture in place of hunting-gathering as the main food source

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

11. The New Testament is to Christianity as the:

Quran is to Islam

Analects is to Confucianism

Old Testament is to Judaism

All of the above

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

12. The main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950 was to:

Ensure that food reached areas of the Korean Peninsula affected by famine

Prevent North Korea from conquering the people of South Korea

Force the inspection of nuclear weapons plants in North Korea

Restore peace between warring factions of Buddhism and Shinto

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

13. The Sung Empire became extremely wealthy because:

It controlled all of the lands known as China

It conquered many nations

It discovered gold and oil in the north

It exported silks, porcelain, and other trade goods

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

14. African kingdoms sold slaves to traders, who sold them to Spanish and Portuguese buyers. The slaves were needed because:

Cotton plantations in both nations needed farmhands

African slaves were valued as warriors

African slaves were skilled metal workers

Plantations in the Americas needed many new workers

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

15. Apartheid was ended in South Africa because of:

Economic sanctions and withdrawal of foreign investments

The activities of Desmond Tutu and the ANC

The courage of moderate white leaders to take actions unpopular with the white majority in general

All of the above

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

16. One effect that mountain ranges, rain forests, and river systems have had on Latin America has been to:

Encourage cultural diffusion

Limit the development of transportation and communication systems

Permit nations in the area to use a single form of government

Allow the development of large amounts of arable land

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

17. A result of the diversity of environments in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Uniform cultures and lifestyles

A variety of cultures

Frequent merging of tribes and kingdoms

Limited military and political conflict

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

18. Pan-Africanism was a movement.

That called for revolution throughout all the countries of Africa

That called for unity of all African nations.

That called for a return to old tribal ways.

That called for European imperialists to unite against the native Africans.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

19. The Colombian Exchange refers to the movement across the Atlantic Ocean of:

People, animals, plants, and ideas

Precious minerals and slaves

Gold and silver

All of the above

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

20. The Sepoy Mutiny, the Boer War, and the Boxer Rebellion are similar in that all three:

Resulted in independence for the rareas involved

Were won by the colonial peoples

Resulted in economic gains for the indigenous people

Were revolts against foreign influence or control

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

21. To insure that government officials were honest and well educated, Tang emperors relied on a civil-service examination based on:

Confucian values

The Twelve Tablets

The principles of Legalism

The Hippocratic Oath

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

22. The African region where most slaves were taken to and transported from was:

East Africa

North Africa

West Africa

South Africa

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

23. From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war in Vietnam in the 1960's was a battle between:

Fascism and liberalism

Nationalism and imperialism

Republicanism and totalitarianism

Theocracy and monarchy

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

24. Which is an accurate statement about Japan's natural resources?

Japan has extensively used the seas for fishing

Large reserves of petroleum are located in the northern part of Japan

Japan has large fertile plains suitable for growing grain

Large coal and iron-ore deposits are located in the mountain region

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

25. Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all grew wealthy and powerful because of their:

Control of the caravan routes and goldmines

Military technology and use of steel

Religious conquests that spread Islam

Sale of fellow Africans to Arab and European slave traders

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

26. A lasting impact of the pre-Columbian civilizations of Latin America was that these cultures:

Influenced art and architecture of later societies

Encouraged social mobility through education

Developed a complex system of trade with Europe

Developed the first representative democracies in Latin America

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

27. The Mongols conquered other peoples and established several long-lasting dynasties because of their:

Vast armies and heavy cannons

Use of secret police and repressive rule

Hardy warriors and tolerant rule

Hire mercenaries and religious beliefs

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

28. Before China influenced Japan, one could describe the Japanese as:

Writers and scholars

Farmers and warriors

Industrialists

None of the above

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

29. The need for raw materials and markets, nationalism, and the concept of the "White Man's Burden" led to:

The French Revolution

Socialism

Imperialism

Industrialism

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

30. The superiority of Western military technology was demonstrate by the:

Rapid defeat of the Chinese in the Opium War

Taiping Rebellion

Granting of extraterritorial rights only to European nations

Privileges given to European merchants to trade in Canton

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

31. Examples of Chinese nationalism would be:

The Taiping Rebellion and Open Door Policy

The granting of extraterritorial rights and tariff reductions

Formation of the Nationalist party and the Boxer Rebellion

None of the above

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

32. The oldest known type of belief system in the world:

Shintoism

Hinduism

Animism

Judiasm

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

33. Japan became a model for modernization and technological development because:

The people quickly assimilated western culture

The government played no role in bringing about change

It rapidly emerged as a developed and powerful nation

It achieved its goal without involvement in foreign trade

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

34. The Malian king Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. His trip was recorded and he was honored everywhere he traveled because

He was a fierce warrior

He was deeply religious

He impressed leaders with his wealth

The Holy Roman Emperor wanted him as an ally against the Muslims

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

35. Spanish colonial society was organized into four social classes. From highest to lowest, what were they?

Creoles, peons, mestizos, peninsulares

Mestizos, peons, creoles, peninsulares

Peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, peons

Peninsulares, mestizos, creoles, peons

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

36. Disputes between India and Pakistan are of concern to the rest of the world because both:

Have nuclear weapons

Have larger armed forces than the major powers

Are highly industrialized

Supply a major portion of the world's rice

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

37. Periods of genocide occurred in:

South Africa and Kenya

Rwanda and Cambodia

Vietnam and Kenya

India and Bangladesh

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

38. The Chinese Mandate of Heaven was used:

Every time a new ruler was born

When soldiers were sent to fight invaders

To explain Chinese superiority to the West

To justify rebellion and replacement of one rule by another

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

39. The main reason the Chinese Communists gained control of mainland China in 1949 was that:

They were supported by many warlords and upper class Chinese

The United States had supported the Chinese Communist Party during World War II

The dynamic leadership of Mao Zedong had the support of the peasant class

They had superior financial resources and were supported by Japan

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

40. Which religion does not preach reincarnation?

Buddhism

Shintoism

Hinduism

Jainism

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

41. Shinto is most similar to:

Buddhism

Hinduism

Islam

Animism

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

42. In both the kingdom of Zimbabwe and Japan, the ruler:

Had limited powers

Shared power with his nobles

Was viewed as a god

Was selected by God

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

43. The Berlin Conference illustrated that:

Germany dominated the Western European nations

Africans' nationalistic desires were recognized by European nations

The nations of the world were anxious to preserve world peace

Africa was to be subject to European imperialism

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

44. The greatest difference between Lao-tzu and Confucius was their views on:

How to treat and respect people

The need for self-control

The need to live modestly

The individual's relationship to government

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct answer: D

45. The Ming Dynasty's expansion of Chinese influence and long-range trade resulted from:

The conquest of Japan

The voyages of Zheng He

The expulsion of foreigners

All of the above

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

46. One similarity between the cultures of traditional China and traditional Japan was that

Religion played a minor role in society

The educated class was held in high esteem

Social mobility was encouraged

The people elected the political leaders

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

47. Japanese nobles reacted to the growth of Western imperialism and the opening of China by:

Shutting out all foreign traders

Supporting the shogun and his military advosors

Forcing the Meiji Restoration

Taking over Chinese and Korean territory

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: C

48. The caste system influenced traditional rural Indian society by

Promoting political instability

Reducing the power of landowners

Limiting social and economic progress

Contributing to greater social mobility

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct answer: A

49. The encomienda system in New Spain allowed landholders to:

Tax Indians living on their lands

Force Indians to leave their lands

Make Indians work without wages

None of the above

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

50. The development of the newly independent African nations was hampered by:

European imperialism

Tribalism

Pan-Africanism

Communism

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct answer: B

The Hardest Global History Test

1. Identify the three earliest centers of civilization:

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in

3. Which idea was share by the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?

4. Dynasty means a succession of rulers:

5. Nationalism is best defined as:

6. During the Neolithic Revolution.

7. An item that Europeans purchased from Asia fro health reasons was:

8. When nationalism results in one nation dominating another it is called:

9. Both Japan and China decided to limit trade with Europe during much of the 16th and 17th centuries because of the Japanese and the Chinese.

10. A turning point for human society during the Stone Age was:

11. The New Testament is to Christianity as the:

12. The main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950 was to:

13. The Sung Empire became extremely wealthy because:

14. African kingdoms sold slaves to traders, who sold them to Spanish and Portuguese buyers. The slaves were needed because:

15. Apartheid was ended in South Africa because of:

16. One effect that mountain ranges, rain forests, and river systems have had on Latin America has been to:

17. A result of the diversity of environments in sub-Saharan Africa is:

18. Pan-Africanism was a movement.

19. The Colombian Exchange refers to the movement across the Atlantic Ocean of:

20. The Sepoy Mutiny, the Boer War, and the Boxer Rebellion are similar in that all three:

21. To insure that government officials were honest and well educated, Tang emperors relied on a civil-service examination based on:

22. The African region where most slaves were taken to and transported from was:

23. From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war in Vietnam in the 1960's was a battle between:

24. Which is an accurate statement about Japan's natural resources?

25. Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all grew wealthy and powerful because of their:

26. A lasting impact of the pre-Columbian civilizations of Latin America was that these cultures:

27. The Mongols conquered other peoples and established several long-lasting dynasties because of their:

28. Before China influenced Japan, one could describe the Japanese as:

29. The need for raw materials and markets, nationalism, and the concept of the "White Man's Burden" led to:

30. The superiority of Western military technology was demonstrate by the:

31. Examples of Chinese nationalism would be:

32. The oldest known type of belief system in the world:

33. Japan became a model for modernization and technological development because:

34. The Malian king Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. His trip was recorded and he was honored everywhere he traveled because

35. Spanish colonial society was organized into four social classes. From highest to lowest, what were they?

36. Disputes between India and Pakistan are of concern to the rest of the world because both:

37. Periods of genocide occurred in:

38. The Chinese Mandate of Heaven was used:

39. The main reason the Chinese Communists gained control of mainland China in 1949 was that:

40. Which religion does not preach reincarnation?

41. Shinto is most similar to:

42. In both the kingdom of Zimbabwe and Japan, the ruler:

43. The Berlin Conference illustrated that:

44. The greatest difference between Lao-tzu and Confucius was their views on:

45. The Ming Dynasty's expansion of Chinese influence and long-range trade resulted from:

46. One similarity between the cultures of traditional China and traditional Japan was that

47. Japanese nobles reacted to the growth of Western imperialism and the opening of China by:

48. The caste system influenced traditional rural Indian society by

49. The encomienda system in New Spain allowed landholders to:

50. The development of the newly independent African nations was hampered by: