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US AP World History Test 5

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History Test 5 (Ap World History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Ap World History USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Ap World History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 5 (Ap World History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 5 (Ap World History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Ap World History

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
What was Magna Carta?
A) 1215 limits charter
B) War declaration
C) Trade pact
D) No charter
Question 2
When were pyramids built?
A) 500 BC
B) About 2500 BC
C) 1000 AD
D) 100 BC
Question 3
Who painted Mona Lisa?
A) Michelangelo
B) Raphael
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Donatello
Question 4
What was NATO?
A) Trade bloc
B) Court
C) Asian pact
D) 1949 alliance
Question 5
Which 1517 event was 95 Theses?
A) Martin Luther
B) Ignatius
C) John Calvin
D) Henry VIII
Question 6
Which 1453 event was Fall of Constantinople?
A) Arab conquest
B) Ottoman conquest
C) Crusader conquest
D) Mongol conquest
Question 7
Who built pyramids?
A) Romans
B) Greeks
C) Egyptians
D) Mayans
Question 8
What were Silk Roads?
A) Roman roads
B) rail lines
C) sea walls
D) Eurasian trade networks
Question 9
When was Israel founded?
A) 1948
B) 1938
C) 1958
D) 1968
Question 10
What started WWI?
A) Treaty
B) Archduke killing 1914
C) Election
D) Accident
Question 11
What best defines the Ottoman Empire?
A) Greek league
B) Arab caliphate
C) Turkish empire 1299-1922
D) Persian tribe
Question 12
What best defines WWI?
A) Trade pact
B) Peace era
C) Cold war
D) 1914 to 1918 war
Question 13
What best defines Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) 1962 standoff
B) Bay win
C) Missile gift
D) Trade deal
Question 14
What best defines Holocaust?
A) War battle
B) Nazi genocide
C) Famine
D) No killings
Question 15
What best defines Pax Romana?
A) War era
B) Fall era
C) Roman peace
D) No era
Question 16
Which of the following best defines cuneiform?
A) Pictures
B) Alphabet
C) No writing
D) Wedge writing
Question 17
Which person was Erasmus?
A) Humanist scholar
B) Painter
C) King
D) Pope
Question 18
What best defines Sparta?
A) Trade city
B) Warrior city
C) Art city
D) No city
Question 19
Provide the definition of globalization:
A) Closed borders
B) No trade
C) Linked world economy
D) Local only
Question 20
Identify Hammurabi.
A) Pharaoh
B) Emperor
C) No ruler
D) Law code king

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

History USA — 3,900+ tests. U.S. History (Colonial, Revolution, Civil War, WWII, Civil Rights to modern), World History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern), State History (51 jurisdictions (50 states + District of Columbia)) and AP U.S./World. Leveled: Elementary, Middle, High School, University. AP-style sourcing & chronology. Each leaf 8×20Q.

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