World History Basics Quiz #2 Choose the best answer for each question. Click Check Answers to see your score. 1) Most of the Great Wall visible today was built during which Chinese dynasty? A) Qin B) Han C) Ming D) Yuan 2) Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? A) Leonardo da Vinci B) Michelangelo C) Raphael D) Sandro Botticelli 3) Who introduced the movable-type printing press to Europe around 1450? A) Johannes Gutenberg B) Isaac Newton C) Francis Bacon D) René Descartes 4) Who wrote the “Ninety-Five Theses” in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation? A) Martin Luther B) John Calvin C) Henry VIII D) Erasmus 5) Which event in 1789 is widely seen...

World History Basics Quiz #1 Choose the best answer for each question. Click Check Answers to see your score. 1) Which river was the heart of ancient Egyptian civilization? A) Nile B) Tigris C) Indus D) Yellow (Huang He) 2) Which city-state is most closely associated with early democracy? A) Sparta B) Athens C) Rome D) Babylon 3) The Silk Road linked China with the Mediterranean, primarily trading which luxury good? A) Spices B) Porcelain C) Silk D) Tea 4) Who was the first emperor of Rome? A) Julius Caesar B) Nero C) Constantine D) Augustus (Octavian) 5) The Magna Carta (1215) limited the power of which English king? A) King John ...