Check your world history foundations.

1 Ancient civilizations

Which river was central to agriculture and settlement in ancient Egypt?

A Amazon B Nile C Danube D Ganges

2 Ancient civilizations

Cuneiform writing first developed in which region?

A Mesopotamia B Scandinavia C Polynesia D Southern Africa

3 Government

Which ancient Greek city-state is especially associated with the development of direct democracy?

A Sparta B Athens C Corinth D Troy

4 Empires

Why were the fortifications now called the Great Wall built and rebuilt by Chinese states and dynasties?

A To mark the Equator B To support defense and border control C To carry water to rice fields D To serve as a single royal palace

5 Exchange

What were the Silk Roads?

A A single paved road inside Rome B Networks of trade routes linking regions across Eurasia and beyond C Sea walls around Japan D Pilgrimage routes used only in Europe

6 African history

Mansa Musa is most closely associated with which West African empire?

A Mali B Roman C Aztec D Ottoman

7 Culture

The Renaissance first became especially prominent in the city-states of which present-day country?

A Italy B Canada C India D Australia

8 Technology

What was a major effect of Gutenberg-style movable-type printing in Europe?

A Books became faster to reproduce and circulate B All handwritten texts immediately disappeared C Ocean travel became impossible D Universities stopped teaching

9 Global exchange

What does the Columbian Exchange describe?

A Only the exchange of coins in Colombia B Transfers of plants, animals, people, and diseases after sustained contact between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia C Trade between two ancient Greek cities D The founding of the United Nations

10 Industrialization

Where did the Industrial Revolution first take off on a large scale?

A Britain B Antarctica C The Inca Empire D Ancient Egypt

11 Revolution

Which event began in 1789 and challenged monarchy and inherited privilege in France?

A The French Revolution B The Meiji Restoration C The Russian Revolution D The Haitian earthquake

12 Social change

What was the central goal of abolitionist movements?

A Ending slavery and the slave trade B Expanding hereditary monarchy C Preventing all international trade D Replacing printed books with manuscripts

13 Conflict

What event immediately triggered the chain of declarations leading to the First World War?

A The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand B The invention of the steam engine C The fall of the Western Roman Empire D The first Moon landing

14 International relations

Why was the United Nations founded in 1945?

A To coordinate international cooperation and reduce the risk of future wars B To govern every country directly C To replace all national legal systems D To organize medieval trade fairs

15 Historical sources

Which item is a primary source for studying a protest that occurred in 1963?

A A diary written by a participant during the protest B A textbook chapter published in 2025 C A modern documentary summarizing several books D A recent encyclopedia entry