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World History and Civilizations 1 2 Test
World History and Civilizations 1 2 Test
1. Which statement proves that the homo erectus was the first to migrate out of Africa?
a. Fire enabled the homo erectus to drive away fierce animals and provide him with heat.
b. The remains of Java Man/ Peking Man were found in Indonesia and China.
c. Figurines with female anatomy were discovered all over Europe.
d. Cave arts were found in Spain and France.
2. The development of agriculture was one of the greatest achievements during this period.
a. Metal Age
b. Neolithic Age
c. Paleolithic Age
d. Industrial Age
3. Which could be a possible explanation why the Cro-Magnons creative arts and artifacts?
I. It may have something to do with early religion.
II. It may be a hobby that they have taken up.
III. It may be for aesthetic purposes.
a. I only
b. I and III only
c. I and II only
d. I, II, and III
7. What body of water was very important for the development of the Ancient Greek civilization?
a. Aegean Sea
b. Tibet River
c. Mediterranean Sea
d. Atlantic Ocean
8. While studying the violence in the Middle East for their contemporary issues class, the teacher reminded the class
that the first civilization is located in Iraq. What civilization is this?
a. Sumerian
b. Akkadian
c. Babylonian
d. Chaldean
9. These wedge-shaped characters were instrumental for recording the achievements of the Sumerians, and later the
Mesopotamians.
a. stylus
b. cuneiform
c. hieratic script
d. hieroglyphics
10. During the Age of Exploration, which among the following was not received by the colonies from the colonizers?
a. foodstuff
b. culture
c. diseases
d. none of these
12. Many of the Arab contributions to education happened during the Golden Age of Islam. In which caliphate did it
happen?
a. Fatimid
b. Abbasid
c. Ummayad
d. Rashidun
13. What was the term for the traditional Chinese concept that the powers of authority of the emperor came from
heaven and emperors are regarded as Sons of Heavens?
a. Taoism
b. Chung Kuo
c. Confucianism
d. Mandate of Heaven
14. Who was the Chinese emperor who founded the Chin Dyansty, which became the basis for the name China?
a. Emperor Yu
b. Lao Tzu
c. Shih Huang Ti
d. Kung Fu Tzu
16. What is the longest epic in the world that originated from India?
a. Ramayana
b. Mahabharata
c. Epic of Gilgamesh
d. Bhagavad Gita
17. What were the secrets of the Hittites for their success in warfare?
a. plunder and intimidation
b. warships
c. consulting the stars before going to war
d. iron implements and war chariots
18. Though not a political power, they made lasting contribution for their belief that would become the three major
paths in world right now.
a. Persians
b. Hebrews
c. Phoenicians
d. Chaldeans
19. The flight of the Israelites led by Moses from Egypt to the Sinai Peninsula is called ________.
a. Hegira
b. Diaspora
c. Exodus
d. Migration
20. Some schools patterned their school’s mission and vision after the Greek ideals like excellence, courage and
honor in Homer’s epic poems, namely the ________.
a. Works and Days
b. Aeneid and Eclogues
c. Iliad and Odyssey
d. Dialogue and Republic
25. In their class, Teacher Sister said that Palestine during Jews time was part of the Roman Empire; because of this,
Jesus had to deliver His message through ________.
a. parables
b. the Bible
c. His disciples
d. the Holy Spirit
28. While comparing and contrasting events, the teacher asked what factor was a major cause of both World War I
and World War II. It was _______.
a. the dropping of the atomic bomb.
b. ultranationalism
c. the spread of Marxist ideas into Europe
d. the rise of totalitarian fascist states.
29. The differences between the _______ led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947.
a. Hindus and Muslims
b. Hindus and Christians
c. Christians and Muslims
d. Hindus and Buddhists
31. The motives of the Age of Exploration can be summed up into three words: _______.
a. God, gold, guns
b. God, gold, glory
c. guns, glitter, goons
d. guns, goons, gold
34. Which among the following was NOT a development during the Scientific Revolution?
a. microbiology
b. social contract
c. heliocentric view of the universe
d. laws of planetary motion
35. What started in England, which was marked by the growth of factories and mass production?
a. Reformation
b. English Revolution
c. Counter Reformation
d. Industrial Revolution
37. What are the developments brought about by the discovery of agriculture?
I. Farming enabled people to stay in one place which grew into villages.
II. The surplus of food and village living enabled the people to focus on specializing on other things.
III. The different products of farmers and artisans encouraged barter and trade.
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I, II, and III
38. Which of the following was more of a political realist, or might is right, than a political idealist?
a. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b. Julius Caesar
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Benigno Aquino
39. When Christopher Columbus arrived in this place in 1492, he thought he had reached India. He therefore called
the people he found there Indians. What was the place?
a. The Americas
b. New World
c. Cape of Good Hope
d. India
40. Scientists theorize that man evolved from an ancestral hominid which split from the chimpanzee 8 million years
ago. What type of species gave rise to the more human-appearing species, Homo erectus?
a. homo erectus
b. homo habilis
c. Neanderthal
d. Peking Man
41. The first Mauryan dynasty ruler who unified India’s sub-continent was _______.
a. Gautama
b. Ashoka
c. Chandragupta
d. Alexander
42. Who was the well-known Chinese thinker who ideas spread into parts of East Asia?
a. Marco Polo
b. Lao Tzu
c. Genghis Khan
d. Confucius
43. What civilization took pride in the famous penthouse Hanging Garden, which was identified as one of the
“wonders of the world”?
a. Assyria
b. Persia
c. Babylonia
d. Sumeria
44. Whose assassination provided the excuse for Austria-Hungary to ask for Germany’s support in declaring was
against Serbia during World War I?
a. Leo Tolstoy
b. Francis Ferdinand of Austria
c. Nicolas Lenin
d. Gavrillo Princep
45. It was the transition to the new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometimes between
1820 and 1840.
a. Green Revolution
b. Industrial Revolution
c. Machineries Revolution
d. Human Revolution
47. The Greeks are said to be “the teachers of the Western European World.” Which among the following
descriptions best illustrates the saying?
a. Greeks were hired by European rulers to teach them.
b. Greeks were able to influence western Europeans into their way of life.
c. Greeks were the best teachers of Europe.
d. Greeks were advanced in civilization than the rest of Europe.
48. The Industrial Revolution, which was characterized by the factory system, brought tremendous change on the
social life of the people in the 18th century. The family, which is the basic unit of society, was greatly affected.
Which among the following effects or changes are not beneficial to the family?
a. The family members were always out working.
b. Family life became prosperous.
c. Stronger family ties resulted.
d. Family relationship was solidified.
49. Medieval castles in Europe were constructed to serve the following purposes, except _______.
a. as homes of rulers and wealthy landlords
b. as office of the ruler
c. as military barracks
d. as a magnificent palace to show greatness of a ruler
50. During the Middle Ages, the Church was the most influential institution because it had been able to command
respect and executed influence over the people, except _______.
a. The Church was consulted by monarchs for advice and guidance.
b. The Church leader, who is the Pope and is considered as Christ’s representative on earth, commanded the
spiritual allegiance of the entire Christendom.
c. When Muslims took the Holy Land, the Pope’s call for volunteers to join the Crusades was immediately
answered by monarchs and nobility and ordinary Christians.
d. The Church encouraged scientific research, particularly in medicine, thus many scientific discoveries took
place.
51. One of the greatest political reforms in Ancient Rome was illustrated when the plebeians was given rights and
privileges through the enactment of _______.
a. Plebeian Law
b. Twelve Tables
c. Draconian Code
d. Roman Law
52. Augustus Caesar was Ancient Rome’s greatest emperor. His famous statement was “I found Rome a city of bricks
and left it a city of marble.” What does this statement mean?
a. All roads in Rome were paved in marbles.
b. Rome became the biggest producers of marble.
c. The magnificent structures he built were made of marbles.
d. Rome imported marbles to build palaces.
53. After the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Congress of Vienna was held to decide on what to do with the countries
of Europe, which came under Napoleon’s rule. One principle upheld by the Congress was the Principle of
Compensation. What did this principle mean?
a. that countries exploited by Napoleon showed properly be compensated or paid
b. that original boundaries of countries before Napoleon’s time should be restored
c. that former kings should be returned to their throne
d. that each countries should choose its own ruler
54. The aftermath of World War I saw the collapse of four empires, namely _______.
a. British, Austrian, German, Turkish
b. Austrian, German, Turkish, Russian
c. Russian, German, French, British
d. Austrian, German, French, Turkish
55. The Europeans were the first to practice the African slave trade. Which among the following countries became the
main slave traders, and known for its horrendous but profitable triangular trade?
a. Portugal
b. Spain
c. Britain
d. France
56. The group which challenged the power of King Louis XVI of France by setting up a National Assembly which
eventually led to the storming of the Bastille was the _______.
a. Fourth State
b. Third State
c. Bourgeoisie
d. Girondists
57. The 19th century was characterized by a constant stream of new technological developments. There was a series of
remarkable development in the field of medicine that transformed the way in which people lived: notable among
these were the following, except _______.
a. discovery of the cause of disease by Louis Pasteur
b. introduction of an effective antiseptic for the prevention of infections by Joseph Lister
c. investigations into mental illness by Sigmund Freud
d. discovery of uranium for nuclear power by Marie Curie
58. Colonization has both its advantages and disadvantages. Which among the following is the greatest disadvantage?
a. Colonists were exploited.
b. Colonial mentality developed, which lessened nationalism.
c. Colonies were drawn into war.
d. Colonies were made markets for their surplus products.
59. Periodization in History is very important so we can describe the prevailing characteristics in any given time. We,
therefore, use terms like decade, century, millennium. When we say 1250 A.D., we actually refer to it as _______.
a. the twelfth century AD
b. the eleventh century AD
c. the thirteenth century AD
d. the twelfth hundred fifty AD
60. In the 16th to the 17th centuries, Spain was referred to as the “Mistress of the Sea.” This meant that _______.
a. Spain mastered navigation.
b. Spain was good in exploration.
c. Spain enjoyed travelling.
d. Spain was a naval power.