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HIS 021 World History
Midterm Exam
Student Name:
1. In the date 1492 C.E refers to:
a. Crusade era
b. Cossack era
C. Common era
d. Cuban era
2. Historiography means:
a. Writing of history
b. Writing about history
c. Medieval history
d. Christian history
3. A best historiography is the one which:
a. Is not scientific in approach
b. Describes history from religious point of view
c. Finds problems, criticize and explain previous history
d. Doesn’t engage with other perspectives
4. The term Neolithic era refers to:
a. New Bronze Age
b. New Iron Age
c. New Stone Age
d. New Steel Age
5. In history of Chinese civilizations, is remembered as China’s Sorrow or Scourge of the sons of Han.
a. Yellow river
b. Yellow crane tower
c. Yangtze River
d. Li River
6. The last capital of Shang dynasty was .
a. Anyang
b. Peking
c. Nanjing
d. Luoyang
7. The time period of Zhou dynasty is :
a. 2205-1766 BCE
b. 1122-256 BCE
c. 1766-1122 BCE
d. 256-135 BCE
8. The philosophy of yang and yin to maintain the balance of nature was used by .
a. Zhou
b. Han
c. Xin
d. Ming
9. And are the hallmark of Xin Dynasty in China.
a. Transportation and public works
b. Gunpowder and paper
c. Land reforms and redistribution of wealth
d. Grand canal and irrigation system
10. During the warring states period (476-221 BCE), how many states fought each other in China?
a.5
b.8
c.7
d.6
11. The Silk Road and Pax Sinica are significant achievements of dynasty.
a. Zhou
b. Han
c. Shang
d. Qin
12. In the Battle of Gaixia (202 BCE), Liu Bang killed 450,000 captured troops of enemy after the battle.
a. True
b. False
13. The new ethnic population which emerged out of the inter-marriage of Spanish and native South Americans is called:
a. Creoles
b. Mestizos
c. Aztecs
d. Balkan
14. Empire was defeated by Hernando Cortes in 1591 C.E in Mexico.
a. Incas
b. Mayas
c. Aztecs
d. Balkan
15. The first African slaves were brought by Portuguese to work in sugar plantations in:
a. Chile
b. Caribbean Islands
c. Brazil
d. New England
16. The transatlantic slave voyages began between Africa and Americas in:
a.1492
b.1534
c.1501
d.1565
17. Of all the African countries, which one provided the highest number of slaves to Europeans?
a. Angola
b. Ethiopia
c. Mozambique
d. Ghana
18. The most consequential event of 16th-18th century was .
a. Industrial Revolution
b. Capitalism
c. Mercantilism
d. Scientific revolution
19. The new religion “Sikhism” in India was invented by .
a. Akbar
b. Nanak
c. Genghis khan
d. Ibn-e-Shatir
20. Martin Luther(1483-1546 C.E)is associated with:
a. Calvinism
b. Slave Trade
c. Protestant Reformation
d. Jesuit reformation
21. The widespread support to Protestantism and scientific inquiry in Europe was attributed to
And .
A. New information and printing press
B. Steam engine
C. Liberalism
D. None of the above
22. By year, Europe had more than 100 universities.
a.1450
b.1500
c.1800
d.1900
23. Copernicus, a Polish astronomer objected which view of the Orthodox Catholic Church?
a. Earth is the center of solar system
b. Sun is at the center of solar system
c. Earth is round
d. Earth is flat
24. The German princes sided with Martin Luther’s protestant reformation, because:
a. They want to take over Europe
b. They wanted autonomy from the Holy Roman Empire.
c. They wanted to spread Protestant Christianity
d. They wanted to take part in colonialism
25. The Mughal empire in India was established by Muslims from:
a. Turkey
b. Uzbekistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Iran
26. The Habsburg empire spread in Europe using:
a. Modern weapons and war
b. Printing press and propaganda
c. Marriage and inheritance
d. None of the above
27. Write down four aspects of military revolution during 1500-1800 in the World （4）
28. Please explain the historical contributions and significance of Han dynasty in Chinese civilization from the social, economic and political point of view（5）
29. Based the documentary, History of the World by Andrew Marrs, write a note on the historical importance of Industrial revolution and its consequences in Britain and elsewhere in the world （5）
HIS 021 Final Exam.docx
Subject:
Student Name:
Section A:Multiple Choice Questions Total:30 Questions 01 point each
1.“The empire whose sun never sets”is referred to:
a.Austro-Hungarian Empire
b.British Empire
c.Russian Empire
d.Ottoman Empire
2.Japan conquered Manchria in:
a.1931
b.1945
c.1949
d.1956
3.Under his leadership,first revolution In China was brought in 1911:
a.Hu Chi Minh
b.Mao-Tse Dong
c.Deng Xiao Peng
d.Sun Yat-sen
4.The Communist revolution in China was brought in:
a.1911
b.1931
c.1949
d.1955
5.The Nationalists in China during the communist revolution fled to Taiwan and formed:
a.People’s Republic of China
b.Democratic Republic of China
c.Socialist Republic of China
d. Republic of China
6.The British Empire formally ended in:
a.1945
b.1960
c.1997
d.2014
7.The Nanjing Massacre occurred in:
a.1911
b.1931
c.1935
d.1937
8.Under Mao,the Collective Farming was introduced in China during:
a.The Communist Revolution
b. The Cultural Revolution
c. The Socialist Revolution
d. The Great Leap Forward
9.Today’s India,Pakistan,USA and Sri Lanka were once colonies of:
a. The British Empire
b. The Ottoman Empire
c. The Japanese Empire
d. Austro-Hungarian Empire
10.The Cultural Revolution in China started:
a.1966
b.1976
c.1979
d.1981
11.Deng Xiaoping introduced the policy of reform and opening in:
a.1963
b.1975
c.1978
d.1986
12. The Iranian Revolution was brought in year:
a.1966
b.1976
c.1979
d.1981
13. The Iranian Revolution caused a hostage crisis to the diplomatic staff of:
a.USSR
b.USA
c.South Korea
d.China
14.United Kingdom is at present composed of:
a.England
b.Wales and Scotland
c.Northern Ireland
d.All of the above
15. The major setback to the British Empire came after the independence of:
a. Korea
b.USA
c.India
d.Ghana
16.He led the struggle for the black people in South Africa:
a.Hu Chi Minh
b.Nelson Mandela
c.Saddam Hussain
d. Sun Yat-sen
17. The state of Israel was created in:
a.1930
b.1941
c.1948
d.1959
18.The Korean border is divided called:
a.36th parallel
b. 37th parallel
c. 38th parallel
d. 39th parallel
19. The communists got control of the South Vietnam and declared Vietnam as one nation in:
a.1945
b.1949
c.1959
d.1975
20. The Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan under Geneva Accords in:
a.1960
b.1979
c.1983
d.1988
21. The Afghan fighters against USSR were helped by:
a.USA
b.China
c.Saudi Arabia
d.All of the above
22. The post Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan brought:
a.Stable communist government in Afghanistan
b.Rise of Taliban
c. Rise of Chinese influence in Afghanistan
d.Growth of Afghan economy
23.During the Soviet occupation,most of the refugees from Afghanistan went to:
a.Iran and Pakistan
b.Iraq and UAE
c.USSR
d.USA
24.It greatly contributed to the defeat of USSR in Afghanistan:
a.Low number of Soviet forces
b.Growing popularity of Afghan fighters
c.Stinger air defense missile supplied by USA
d.None of the above
25. The commonwealth of Nations is an organization of countries who once were under:
a. The British Empire
b. The Ottoman Empire
c. The Japanese Empire
d. Austro-Hungarian Empire
26.He called USA”Great Satan”:
a.Hu Chi Minh
b.Mao-Tse Dong
c.Ayatollah Khomeini
d. Sun Yat-sen
27.India and Pakistan got independence in:
a.1935
b.1941
c.1947
d.1958
28.Ghana in African continent got independence in:
a.1935
b.1941
c.1947
d.1957
29.The black population in South Africa faced before 1994 known as:
a. Apartheid
b.Colonization
c.Proxy war
d.Economic loss
30.Iran-Iraq Was started in year:
a.1980
b.1988
c.2003
d.2013
Section B:Short Question-Answer Total:05 Questions 03 points each
1. Write a brief note on British Empire
2. What factors were responsible for colonization?
3. Write brief note on Soviet-Afghan War.
4. Write a brief note on the “Rise and Fall of Japan.
5. List down the factors that caused decolonization.
Section C:Long Question-Answer Total: 01 Questions 05 points
Critically examine the rise of China from 1949 to date.
OR
Critically examine the Iranian Revolution.
