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