World History Quiz

What were the functions of the Royal Road?

Which Germanic tribe was also known as Northmen or Norsemen?

What was one of the rival factions of Christians?

Which town did Islam originate from?

What is polytheism?

What battle marked the start of the Norman Conquest of England?

What were some of Augustus Caesar's institutions?

Which work of art was NOT created by Michelangelo?

What is the order of the Indian Caste system from most to least powerful?

What was not included in Justinian's Code?

True or False: Charlemagne encouraged learning and surrounded himself with foreign scholars.

Who is the goddess of the hunt and Apollo's twin?

What was an invention of the Neolithic Era?

What did the Sunni believe?

Which holy city was captured by the Christians during the Crusades and fought over with the Muslims?

Which famous conqueror was called "Son of the Gods" and the "King of Asia"?

True or False: The Spartans won the Battle of Thermopylae.

Which is NOT one of China's philosophies?

True or False: Zoroastrianism was founded by Darius.

When was the Athenian army defeated by the Spartans?

What was NOT one of Pericles' three main goals?

On which trade route was silk, paper, and gunpowder traded?

What do you call a person who studies fossils?

Which Germanic tribe took over what is now known as England?

The Dome of the Rock is located in Mecca.

What were the Mongols known for?

True or False: Paleolithic people had a written language.

Who ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over the Persians in the Battle of Marathon?

What military strategist was famous for attacking Rome from the north with an army and 60 elephants?

Who wrote The Republic?

Christianity was greatly influenced by which religion?

What does arable mean?

What factors contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire?

What is not true about "Lucy"?

True or False: Shinto spread outside of Japan to China.

What did Ashoka NOT do after halting his conquest of India?

Which family controlled the city of Florence, Italy and were great patrons of the arts?

True or False: The Phoenicians invented the first alphabet.

How did the Pope give legitimacy to the Holy Roman Emperor?

Which river was the Babylonian Empire founded next to?

The Sumerians were the first to use which metal?

China was ruled by a:

True or False: Roman mythology was heavily inspired by Greek mythology.

Who made up the First Triumvirate?

What is the name of the bacterial infection that caused the Black Death?

Who is considered the father of the Jewish people?

What were plebian representatives in the Senate called?

True or False: One of the main inspirations for Byzantine art and architecture was Greek and Roman mythology.

What is Hellenic culture?

What is the Egyptian writing system called?

True or False: Indus Script can be translated.