World Final Quiz

Question 1

A social system where men hold power and roles of leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property

Accepted Answer

Patriarchy

Question 2

Who invented the revolutionary steam engine in 1769?

Accepted Answer

James Watt

Question 3

Which trade route(s) helped spread Islam?

Accepted Answer

Both blue and yellow

Question 4

Why did Buddhism spread more easily than Hinduism from 1200-1450?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism rejected the caste system and stood for equality for all

Question 5

What was a result of Mongol rule across Eurasia during the 13th and 14th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Increased cultural and technological exchange

Question 6

What were the two parties fighting during the October Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Red and White Armies

Question 7

Which of the following is false about the Mongol Empire?

Accepted Answer

Left cultural imprint on Eurasia, evidenced by architecture

Question 8

What was the top class in the Hindu Caste System?

Accepted Answer

Brahmins

Question 9

Which of the following best serves as an example of an economic union formed to protect postcolonial nations?

Accepted Answer

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Question 10

Who was the son of Genghis Khan that took over the Mongolian Empire after he died?

Accepted Answer

Ögedei Khan

Question 11

What factor encouraged decolonization after World War II?

Accepted Answer

European empires weakened by war and faced nationalist movements

Question 12

What was the primary reason the US and the Soviet Union were not able to directly attack each other during the cold war?

Accepted Answer

Mutually assured destruction

Question 13

Which of the following did not directly lead to or inspire the second wave of the feminist movement?

Accepted Answer

Sexual Harassment Movements

Question 14

Which state was NOT influenced by Islam or Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Great Zimbabwe

Question 15

What was a result of sugar production in the Atlantic economy?

Accepted Answer

Increased demand for enslaved labor from Africa

Question 16

Which country industrialized during the Second Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 17

What navigational instrument, developed in the ancient world/refined by Islamic scholars, determined latitude and time

Accepted Answer

Astrolabe

Question 18

Which was not one of the most prominent factors that led to the First World War

Accepted Answer

The growing economic tensions as a result of the Great Depression.

Question 19

What goods did Britain want to purchase from China leading to the Opium Wars

Accepted Answer

Tea

Question 20

Which empire had a feudalistic system most similar to Europe?

Accepted Answer

Tokugawa Shogunate

Question 21

What empire funded Columbus?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 22

Through what country did Champa rice arrive in China?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam

Question 23

Which is NOT one of the ideals the Enlightenment movement was based on?

Accepted Answer

Nationalism

Question 24

Which of the following Gunpowder Empires was Shia muslim

Accepted Answer

Safavid Empire

Question 25

How did Confucianism influence gender roles in East Asia from 1200–1450?

Accepted Answer

Women were expected to be servants and live under their husbands

Question 26

How did industrialization impact class structure in 19th-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

Led to a growing middle class and more distinct labor classes

Question 27

What were the land based empires from 1450-1750?

Accepted Answer

Qing, Safavid, Ottoman, Mughal

Question 28

What was NOT one of the causes of World War I?

Accepted Answer

Grievances of the the Working Class

Question 29

Which was the reason for Britain’s initial success in the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Proximity to waterways

Question 30

Which best describes the role of syncretism in the Americas after European colonization?

Accepted Answer

Indigenous beliefs blended with Christianity, creating hybrid practice

Question 31

What impact did the Green Revolution have on global agriculture?

Accepted Answer

It introduced new technologies that increased food production

Question 32

Which one of the following was not a major Khanate of the Mongol Empire

Accepted Answer

Jahangir

Question 33

Which one was a method employed by the Mughal Empire to consolidate power?

Accepted Answer

Zamindar System

Question 34

Which of the following best explains Britain’s motivation behind the opium trade in China?

Accepted Answer

To reverse an unfavorable trade balance

Question 35

Who were the axis powers? Who were the allied powers?

Accepted Answer

Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan - Allied: GB, France, USSR, US

Question 36

How did the Aztec and Chinese empires keep influence over surrounding regions?

Accepted Answer

Factory owners used cheap labor to maximize profit

Question 37

What economic plan was implemented by Lenin and later repealed by Stalin?

Accepted Answer

New Economic Plan

Question 38

A decentralized political/economic system common in medieval Europe, where land was granted for military service/loyalty

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 39

How did the Qing Empire force the Han to assimilate and submit?

Accepted Answer

Queue Order

Question 40

What differentiated the Haitian Revolution from the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

It was led by formerly enslaved people

Question 41

What was the inciting incident which led to Japan rapidly industrializing?

Accepted Answer

Threats from America

Question 42

What was the main purpose of the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

To reject alignment with both the US and USSR blocs

Question 43

Which of the following best describes how Islam affected trade between 1200 and 1450?

Accepted Answer

Islam unified regions with shared belief systems/strengthening trade routes

Question 44

What happened as a result of medicine improving

Accepted Answer

New diseases, like cancers, appeared

Question 45

How did European mercantilism impact Latin American colonies?

Accepted Answer

Colonies were sources of raw materials for European economies

Question 46

Following WWII, a period of geopolitical tension between the US and the Soviets characterized by arms race/proxy war

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 47

Who was the most famous leader of the Mughal Empire, known for his religious tolerance?

Accepted Answer

Akbar the Great

Question 48

What countries participated MOST in the Scramble for Africa?

Accepted Answer

Britain, France

Question 49

Which revolution directly influenced the Haitian Revolution?

Accepted Answer

French

Question 50

How did the African slave trade change during the period 1450–1750?

Accepted Answer

It expanded through the transatlantic routes

Question 51

Which best explains a major factor that allowed European powers to establish overseas empires between 1450 and 1750?

Accepted Answer

Advancements in navigational technology and maritime skills

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