World History Review

Question 1

The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991 was known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 2

___________ was a name for Europe in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

Christendom

Question 3

Pharaohs were associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

Ancient Egypt

Question 4

Which Babylonian leader had a legal system named after him?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 5

_______ attacked Israel from Gaza to start the current war in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

Hamas

Question 6

Who is the leader of Russia?

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Putin

Question 7

Civilization began to take huge steps forward after humans settled in villages along ________________.

Accepted Answer

River valleys

Question 8

The Five Pillars are associated with the religion of

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 9

The pyramids are best associated with which empire?

Accepted Answer

Egyptian

Question 10

Which one was a Persian leader?

Accepted Answer

Cyrus the Great

Question 11

Which one is not a contribution from ancient Sumer?

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 12

The _______________ of plants and animals allowed humans to begin to focus on aspects of culture.

Accepted Answer

domestication

Question 13

Which one doesn&#x27;t fit with the three others?

Accepted Answer

Picasso

Question 14

Which religion did not come out of the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 15

Which one is in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The Nile

Question 16

Which one is not an Egyptian language?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 17

The basics of survival that humans had to achieve in order to advance were

Accepted Answer

Food, water, and shelter

Question 18

Which war did we pull out of in the middle of the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam

Question 19

Which government is ruled by a king?

Accepted Answer

Monarchy

Question 20

The ________ is considered the beginning of modern European history.

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 21

Who was the American president in 1984?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 22

Columbus had his famous voyage financed by

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 23

Israel declared its independence in the year

Accepted Answer

1948

Question 24

The _______ is the head of the Orthodox Church.

Accepted Answer

Patriarch

Question 25

Which one is not a characteristic of civilization?

Accepted Answer

Organized political systems

Question 26

Which space shuttle blew up in 1986 while launching?

Accepted Answer

Challenger

Question 27

Which concert in New York in 1969 became really famous?

Accepted Answer

Woodstock

Question 28

Which is the largest denomination in Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholic

Question 29

The old television show "MASH" was set during which Cold War conflict?

Accepted Answer

Korean War

Question 30

_______ was a leader of the Byzantine Empire.

Accepted Answer

Justinian

Question 31

Sputnik was the first object launched into space by humans. Which country launched?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 32

The Ten Commandments are associated with which religion?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 33

The _______ is an ancient story from the Sumerian Empire.

Accepted Answer

Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 34

Which government is ruled by the religious leaders?

Accepted Answer

Theocracy

Question 35

Napoleon was the leader of

Accepted Answer

France

Question 36

The _________ were a series of wars fought over control of Jerusalem and the Holy Lands.

Accepted Answer

Crusades

Question 37

Shakespeare fits best with the

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 38

When did World War I end?

Accepted Answer

1918

Question 39

What year did Americans first land on the moon?

Accepted Answer

1969

Question 40

The __________ was a movement that saw the emergence of non-Catholic Christian denominations in Europe.

Accepted Answer

Reformation

Question 41

The invention of ____________ really helped the Egyptians keep written records.

Accepted Answer

papyrus

Question 42

This refers to the spread of ideas and products from one group of people to another group of people.

Accepted Answer

Cultural diffusion

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World History Review

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