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World History Pre-Test
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1
How old is the Earth?
~1 trillion years old
~1 million years old
~5 million years old
~4.5 billion years old
2
True/False: The study of world history is important for American citizens.
True
False
3
How old is Egypt?
500 years old
200 years old
4,700 years old
1,000 years old
4
Who rose to power in Italy between WWI and WWII?
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
5
What country put the first man into space?
The Untied States
The Soviet Union
Italy
Great Britain
6
What document was written primarily as a response to the Holocaust?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Genocide
Universal Declaration of Peace
Universal Declaration of Reparations
7
Who won World War II?
The Allied Powers
The Soviet Union
The Axis Powers
The United States
8
Where did nearly all major world religions develop?
Asia
Europe
Middle East
United States
9
What do we call the period of history from 500-1500 AD with little written record?
Ancient History
Middle Ages
Modern
Early Modern
10
Which Soviet leader attempted to reform Russia after the Cold War?
Gorbachev
Stalin
Mussolini
Putin
11
Who discovered the New World?
Christopher Columbus
We don't know
Amerigo Vespucci
Lief Erikson
12
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Russia
13
How old is the United States?
241 years old
500 years old
250 years old
1,000 years old
14
When did the first human ancestors appear on earth?
2-3 million years ago
1 million years ago
10+ million years ago
5-7 million years ago
15
Which of the following is NOT an ancient American empire?
Aztec
Mayan
Peruvian
Incan
16
Where did early civilizations develop?
In the Mediterranean
In the Americas
Along river valleys
Along trade routes
17
What ideological conflict arose after WWII?
The Space Race
The Age of Information
The Cold War
The Berlin War
18
Who rose to power in Germany between WWI and WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
19
Which ancient society founded the idea of a republic?
Rome
China
Greece
Egypt
20
Which war did the United States NOT get involved in to stop the spread of Communism?
Cuban War
Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Vietnam War
21
What is one economic consequence of Industrialization?
Imperialism
Racism
Socialism
Colonialism
22
Which ancient society was strictly divided into social classes called castes?
Indian
Chinese
Egyptian
Mesopotamian
23
Who was NOT an Enlightenment philosopher?
Aristotle
Rousseau
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
24
How many countries exist today?
196
315
295
120
25
Which invention was NOT part of WWI warfare?
Mustard Gas
Tanks
Zeppelins
Assault Rifles
26
Whose assassination launched WWI?
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Emperor Ferdinand II
Franz Ferdinand
27
Which ancient society founded the idea of democracy?
Rome
China
Greece
Egypt
28
True/False: All countries today have child labor laws.
False
True
29
What sect of Christian denominations formed as a result of the Reformation?
Non-denominational
Catholic
Jewish
Protestant
30
Who rose to power in Russia between WWI and WWII?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
31
What is one social impact of Industrialization?
Colonialism
Socialism
Imperialism
Racism
32
What artistic movement developed in Italy after the end of the Middle Ages?
Reformation
Restoration
Enlightenment
Renaissance
33
How many continents are there?
6
1
5
7
34
True/False: All countries today have an established minimum wage.
False
True
35
Who was president of the United States at the beginning of WWII?
Harry Truman
George Washington
Winston Churchill
FDR
36
What famous inventor created the steam engine?
Hargreaves
Watt
Ford
Edison
37
Which place was NOT once part of the British empire?
Australia
India
Japan
United States
38
Where did early humans originate?
Mediterranean
Africa
'Merica
Europe
39
What discovery began the Scientific Revolution?
The Heliocentric Theory
The Universal Theory
The Creation Theory
The Geocentric Theory
40
What treaty ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Peace
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Prague
41
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
42
What is the political consequence of Industrialization?
Nationalism
Racism
Imperialism
Colonialism
43
What movement ended the authority of the Catholic Church in much of Europe?
The Catholic Reformation
The Fall of Rome
The Black Plague
The Protestant Reformation
44
What epidemic swept through Europe in the Middle Ages?
The Bubonic Plague
Bird Flu
Swine Flu
Influenza
45
Where was paper invented?
Egypt
Japan
India
China
46
Which revolution was not a consequence of Enlightenment?
American Revolution
Czech Revolution
Latin American Revolutions
French Revolution
47
Who wrote the famous "95 Theses" document which started the Protestant Reformation?
John Calvin
Ulrich Zwingli
Pope Leo X
Martin Luther
48
True or False: All countries today have plumbing/running water.
True
False
49
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
1900s
1600s
1800s
1700s
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Most ancient societies practiced what type of religion?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Atheistic
Agnostic
