An Interesting World History MCQ Quiz
- 1.The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to ---
- A.
Grow food and domesticate animals
- B.
Trade with others in the same river valley
- C.
Fight wars using metal weapons
- D.
Make stone temples for religious ceremonies
- 2.Archaeological discoveries suggest that ---
- A.
The Sumerians in Mesopotamia invented the sailboat
- B.
Farming societies developed before hunting and gathering societies
- C.
All the continents were settled at the same time
- D.
The wheel was first used in ancient China
- 3.The river valleys of the Tigris-Euphrates, the Nile, and the Indus were centers of civilization because they ---
- A.
Had rich deposits of iron ore and coal
- B.
Were isolated from other cultural influences
- C.
Had fertile soil, fresh water, and warm climates
- D.
Were easy to defend from invasion
- 4.Which is a major characteristic of Judaism?
- A.
Belief in a single just and all-powerful God (Monotheism)
- B.
Praying five times a day
- C.
Following the Eightfold Path
- D.
Worshipping many gods (Polytheism)
- 5.What was one similarity between the ancient civilizations of Egypt and China?
- A.
They both had a democratic government
- B.
They both believed in one God
- C.
They both had written forms of communication
- D.
They both carried on trade with the Americas
- 6.Which of these DEVELOPMENTS led to the other three? In other words, which came first?
- A.
Complex civilizations
- B.
Surplus of food
- C.
Division of labor
- D.
Domestication of plants and animals
- 7.The Code of Hammurabi was a major contribution to the development of civilization because it ---
- A.
Treated citizens and slaves equally
- B.
Ended all physical punishment
- C.
Established written laws
- D.
Rejected the principle of monotheism
- 8.We remember the Code of Hammurabi as the first legal code. Why do we remember the Ten Commandments?
- A.
Because it was written by the Jews.
- B.
It was the first moral code.
- C.
It was also written by Hammurabi
- D.
It was written by the Egyptians
- 9.The Chinese gave us papyrus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Domestication of plants and animals was the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.The people of Mesopotamia were the creators of the Ziggurat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The Egyptians gave us silk textiles.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Cities that were laid out in a grid pattern, and the use of outside sewer systems were used by the Indus Valley populations.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Select the people who gave us pyramids.
- A.
Egyptians
- B.
Mesopotamians
- C.
Indus Valley Civilization (Harappans)
- D.
Chinese
- 15.Select the people who gave us sailboats.
- A.
Egyptians
- B.
Mesopotamians
- C.
Indus Valley Civilization (Harappans)
- D.
Chinese
- 16.people who used pictograms as their written language. (Select two)
- A.
Egyptians
- B.
Mesopotamians
- C.
Indus Valley Civilization (Harappans)
- D.
Chinese
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