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The history of the world is very important to know and understand. Written history began thousands of years ago. History was documented through cave drawings, written works, music and more. It is marked with different time periods that consisted of rulers, inventors, artists and more. Some of these periods are more accurately documented than others, but records are often biased - and of course, sometimes they are destroyed by fire, time, war, or more, or simply lost to history.
Still, it's possible to piece together substantial parts of our shared global history, from individuals to the level of whole civilizations. At the individual level, do you know who invented the light bulb? Can you name the woman who was the last ruler of ancient Egypt? What about the young woman, now a Catholic saint, who fought for France in the Hundred Years War? At the civilization level, can you name all of the different empires throughout history? What about the ancient landmarks found all around the world? Maybe you can even name the period of time when machines became more widely used?
This quiz covers history of all ages, so make sure you know the places, people and things that had a large impact! Let's see how you do!
What is the first “age†of the 3 stages of early human development called?
Stone Age
Archaeology subdivides human prehistory via the three-age system. The first of this age is called the Stone Age, estimated to have lasted for around three million years or so, when humans first developed skills and used stone tools for their daily life.
Birth Age
Cotton Age
Computer Age
After the Stone Age, which age came next?
Litmus Age
Jurassic Age
Mercury Age
Bronze Age
It was during the Bronze age when humans learned some alchemy and started using metals for their daily life. It largely improved years later when the Iron Age was ushered in by more technological advances.
What is the name of the calendar system introduced way back in the 1500s, which we use today?
Mayan Calendar
Julian Calendar
Gregorian Calendar
The Gregorian Calendar is the basis of our modern-day calendar. It was in October 1582 when the Catholic Pope Gregory XII introduced it, which replaced and updated the prevailing Julian Calendar at that time.
Sumerian Calendar
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The Renaissance was a period of cultural awakening. What continent was largely affected by this era?
Europe
Modern age as we know it somehow stems from the European Renaissance which covers the 14th to the 17th century history of Europe. This important cultural movement enhanced all aspects of human living and existence.
Asia
Atlantic
Pacific
Who is the King of Macedonia termed as one of the youngest and superb military leaders of the ancient world?
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was the renowned leader of Ancient Greece. His ancient reign spread over Egypt, Persia, and Asia, as well as his legacy.
Perseus the Proud
Nexus the Noble
Simba the Legendary
What kind of institution permitted The Crusades to happen during the medieval period?
The military
The home
The Church
The Roman Catholic Church, under Pope Urban II, agreed with military leaders in their quest to wage wars outside Christian territories, under the name of the Church. These religious wars came to be known as The Crusades.
The school
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Which empire, now known as Turkey, started ruling with might in the 1300s and covered a huge expanse of territory, including parts of Western Asia, Europe, and Africa?
Mughal Empire
Babylonian Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a significant empire during the middle ages. It actually lasted until the 1900s, and even had a hand during World War I.
British Empire
In discussing classical antiquity, this is a period in history that focused on which two ancient civilizations?
Ancient Italy and Ancient Spain
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
Classical antiquity concerns the historical era concerning Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. These two ancient civilizations influenced other cultures as well, and their influence is still useful today, in certain ways.
Ancient India and Ancient Indonesia
Ancient Japan and Ancient China
Who is this smart Queen of Egypt and said to be the last emperor of that BC era?
Isis
Cleopatra
Cleopatra was known as a smart ruler who knew how to align with the powers that be during the time of the Roman Empire. Her legacy has been interpreted throughout the ages in various works of art and pop culture.
Agamemnon
Medea
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Genghis Khan is the notorious leader who emerged during the Middle Ages. From which country did he hail from?
Mongolia
Often characterized as a ruthless and fearless leader, Genghis Khan left his mark during the reign of his Mongol Empire. The empire started from his Northeast Asian country of Mongolia.
Siam
Persia
Thebes
The concept of “the Western world†emerged when these two European countries sent explorers around the world to discover new lands during the 16th century.
China and Japan
Spain and Portugal
Spain and Portugal funded many ships and explorers that went around the world to search for new lands and cultures. The concept of “the Western world†emerged from this, placing the far discoveries of these expeditions as “the East†and the “New World."
Holland and England
Samoa and Guam
It was in 776 BC when the first sports gathering of this kind was recorded. What is this gathering called?
The Olympics
It was in Olympia in Greece where the ancient Olympic Games was first held. This ancient sportsmanship move inspired the creation of the Olympic tradition which we still celebrate today.
The Marathon Race
The Pole Vault
The Duel
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When we say Napoleonic Era, which military leader are we referring to?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was the general who established himself during the time of the French Revolution. Napoleonic Era covers the years where he rose to power and ruled as a French Emperor, up until his fall from power.
Nanking Expound
Michaelangelo Buonarotti
Napoleon Dynamite
America was named after which Italian explorer?
Vasco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Lewis and Clark
Amerigo Vespucci
The Italian explorer named Amerigo Vespucci was the person whom the Americas were named after. Mapmakers named both the continents of North and South America after his explorations which technically covered mostly Central and South America, according to historians.
It was around the 1500s when the first accounts of this massive inhumane treatment of black-skinned people were first recorded. What is this concept called?
Slavery
African slaves were reported to have been uprooted from their continent and transported back in boatloads to the New World during the 1500s. However, the concept of slavery already existed way before that, which victimized other kinds of people as well.
Massacre
Genocide
Occupation
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Julius Caesar was the head of which empire?
Mughal Empire
Roman Empire
Th Roman Empire was a large-scale empire covering Europe, Asia, and Africa. Emperors headed this empire.
Ottoman Empire
Arabic Empire
What was the nationality of Christopher Columbus?
American
Italian
Christopher Columbus was the explorer sent by Spain to discover new lands, which led to European conquests of the New World. But he was born in Genoa, Italy.
Dutch
French
In which region of the world did the Ming Dynasty rule?
India
China
It was in ancient China where the Ming Dynasty ruled for nearly 300 years during the Middle Ages. The Han Chinese were the ones in power during this time.
USSR
Armenia
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This French woman warrior was an iconic fighter of the 1400s during the Hundred Years War. Who was this woman, who later became a saint?
Maria del Barrio
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc reportedly had Catholic-related visions which inspired her to fight for France during the Hundred Year Wars. She was later declared as a martyr which led to her canonization as a saint for France.
Frida Kahlo
Elizabeth I
Who is the American inventor who made the light bulb possible?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison is touted as one of the country’s greatest inventor. He made the light bulb possible, as well as many other inventions that we still use today.
F.B. Morse
Blake Canoy
Since the Renaissance man Leonardo Da Vinci had so many expert skills in many fields, what term is usually used to describe him?
polymath
Leonardo Da Vinci’s skills set covered varied disciplines such as mathematics, painting, science, music, sculpture, architecture, literature, and many more. For that, he is termed as a “polymath."
brilliant
numismatist
ingenue
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The 18th century was dubbed as the “Century of Philosophy,†which was also known by which other term in Europe?
The Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was the time when a widespread philosophical movement emerged and dominated Europe. It was also called the Age of Reason since “reason†was the important concept upheld that time, which was the basis for many such philosophical concepts that were also useful in various disciplines such as in the political and scientific realms.
The Age of Aquarius
The Age of Capricorn
The Age of Being
This famed structure along the River Thames in England is a reminder of the history of the British Empire. What is it?
Stonehenge
Oxford University
Arch de Triomphe
Tower of London
The Tower of London is actually a palace built around 1066. However, it served many purposes during the British Empire rule, and became symbols of many kinds of struggles of the country in general.
Which large empire ruled in Western Asia from the 6th century BC to 20th century AD, which the movie 300 depicted as the enemy?
Persian Empire
Ancient Western Asian dynasties comprised the ruling scope of the Persian Empire. Persia is the ancient name of modern-day Iran.
Roman Empire
Greek Empire
Syrian Empire
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Amelia Earhart was recored to have been the very first woman to do this across the Atlantic Ocean. What did she do?
fly a plane
Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo in crossing the Atlantic Ocean. She was trying to make another aviation first when she disappeared in 1937.
swam across it
rode a boat
drew it from memory
Which German car-maker is said to have built the first prototype of the modern-day car that we use?
Otto Preminger
Karl Marx
Karl Benz
It was in the 1870s when Karl Benz patented the components of the modern-day car, especially the engine type. He was from Germany.
Nikolai Tesla
In which region of the world did the Mughal Empire rule?
Japan
Korea
South Asia
The Mughal Empire ruled all over South Asia, specifically in the Indian subcontinent and also covered some areas of Afghanistan. It began around 1526 and extended up to 1857.
East Java
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Susan B. Anthony is the name synonymous with winning the women’s right to do this one election-related thing. What is this thing?
The right to vote
The right to vote wasn’t explicitly given to women in America. Women had to fight for it, and Susan B. Anthony is one of the leading women in the 19th century to have achieved this feat.
The right to walk the street
The right to own property
The right to marry
Which age of Northern European history featured the rule of Norse seafarers?
Klein Age
Clapton Age
Viking Age
The Viking Age covers the 8th century to the 11th century. While many accounts of Vikings describe them as barbaric conquerors, some historians are trying to shed better light on the real Viking culture that affected Scandinavian history.
Marker Age
When the world shifted from hand-made processes to machine-led production, this ushered in a new kind of revolution. What is it called?
Industrial Revolution
The rise of the factory system is one legacy of the Industrial Revolution which is still in place today. The revolution started around 1760 in Great Britain, which of course spread in other areas eventually.
Robotic Revolution
Steampunk Revolution
Canning Revolution
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What award was instituted by Alfred Nobel to honor persons and organizations who make important contributions in several chosen fields such as certain sciences and literature?
Alexander The Great Award
Nobel Prize
Alfred Nobel instituted the Nobel Prizes, an annual awarding ceremony of special awards that bestows prizes to outstanding contributors in human history. Some speculate that he turned philanthropic this way since he felt guilty about certain negativities during his inventor years, such as inventing the dynamite, for instance, which harms people.
Pulitzer Prize
Palanca Award
The United Nations was formally established on October 1945, after the world experienced these two major events. What were these destructive major events?
Earthquake and Typhoon of 1915
North and South Korea split
World War I and II
The United Nations was founded right after World War II. It was meant to replace the first attempt to unite nations called League of Nations. But since World War I happened and World War II followed suit, a newer formation had to be established for real peace to work after those two wars.
Indo-Chinese trade agreement
She was the courageous African-American woman who refused to give up her seat in a bus, an important event which led to the civil rights movement in the US.
Birming Ham
Sally Ride
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in a race-segregated Montgomery bus back in 1955. It was a kind of protest that soon led to other similar anti-segregation protests, eventually bringing forth the civil rights movement to the national discourse.
Martha Reeves
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The roll of perforated film, used widely in photography before everything went digital, was invented by which American inventor?
Etienne Marey
Karl Lagerfeld
George Eastman
George Eastman was a pioneer in the history of photography and filmmaking. Without his inventions in the late 1800s, we wouldn’t have the technology that evolved from them today.
Edward Muybridge
It was in 1623 when the very first edition of this descriptive book was published. What is this book?
the dictionary
The lexicographer named Henry Cocheram is credited to have been the first to use the term “dictionary" when he published the “English Dictionarie†back in 1623. From then on, the term stuck.
the almanac
the encyclopedia
the catechism
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