This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which Renaissance idea was BEST exemplified by Leonardo da Vinci? A) Religious devotion. B) Art was more focused and realistic. C) Political leadership. D) Economic theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Art was more focused and realistic. 2. During the late 1900s, the Sahel region of Africa has been faced with problems resulting from A) Increasing desertification. B) The lack of rainfall from the monsoons. C) The effects of acid rain. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing desertification. 3. One of Mohandas Gandhi's main strategies in dealing with the British, was to insist his followers use A) Non-Violence. B) Their ability to read and write. C) Riots and strikes. D) Military strategies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-Violence. 4. According to Bolivar, which political cause contributed to the Latin American Revolution? A) All Latin American countries were a democracy. B) Latin American citizens had representatives in Spain. C) Latin Americans had no right to own land. D) Latin Americans had no say in government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latin Americans had no say in government. 5. This early language system is best associated with the Indus River Valley Civilizations A) Sanskrit. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Cuneiform. D) Pictographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 6. Which of the following was the leader of the Communists in China from 1949 until his death in 1976? A) Mao Zedong. B) Chiang Kai-shek. C) Genghis Khan. D) Confucius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mao Zedong. 7. Polynesians, Arabs and Bantu people migrate, spreading their languages and foods. A) Post-Classical 1200-1492. B) Early Modern 1450-1792. C) Modern 1750-1942. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post-Classical 1200-1492. 8. What was the primary motivation for Incan expansion? A) A need to control natural resources like gold and silver. B) A desire to spread polytheistic beliefs. C) Competition with Mesoamerican societies. D) Diplomatic alliances with neighboring regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A need to control natural resources like gold and silver. 9. Which was the richest and most powerful city-state in the Renaissance? A) Florence. B) Genoa. C) Sienna. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Florence. 10. Colonization is intensified by evolutionary theories of race. A) Post-Classical 1200-1486. B) Early Modern 1450-1786. C) Modern 1750-1936. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern 1750-1936. 11. Where did the Spaniards export a significant portion of the silver acquired in the New World? A) Europe. B) Asia. C) Africa. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia. 12. Who created the first written Code of Laws? A) Hammurabi. B) Draco. C) Justinian. D) Henry II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hammurabi. 13. The containment of communism was an important part of American foreign policy in the twentieth century. The idea of containing communism was involved with America's entry into which war? A) World War I. B) World War II. C) The Vietnam War. D) The Gulf War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Vietnam War. 14. The Gupta Empire in ancient India is known for: A) Military conquests. B) Religious tolerance and trade. C) Isolationism. D) Building pyramids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religious tolerance and trade. 15. In their plans for Reconstruction, both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought to ..... A) Punish the South for economically and politically for starting the Civil War. B) Force the Southern States to pay reparations to the Federal Government. C) Allow the Southern States to reenter the nation quickly and efficiently. D) Establish the Republican Party as the only political party in the South. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allow the Southern States to reenter the nation quickly and efficiently. 16. Form of coerced labor in which slaves have no rights and are considered property A) Chattel slavery. B) Indentured servitude. C) Mita system. D) Complete slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chattel slavery. 17. (Lv2Q) The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been estimated at 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of A) Diseases introduced by the Spanish. B) Emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa. C) Wars between various native groups. D) Crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diseases introduced by the Spanish. 18. Which of the following is a characteristic of the medieval Eastern Orthodox Church? A) The use of icons in Church teachings and worship. B) The belief in papal supremacy. C) The use of Latin throughout the Church. D) The rejection of secular authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of icons in Church teachings and worship. 19. What religious movement was initiated by Martin Luther? A) Eastern Orthodox Schism. B) Jesuit Movement. C) Catholic Reformation. D) Protestant Reformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protestant Reformation. 20. What rose to power during medieval and early modern times to rule over the world's people? A) Democratic governments. B) Anarchies. C) Dictatorships. D) Powerful kingdoms, empires, and patriarchal societies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Powerful kingdoms, empires, and patriarchal societies. 21. Aztec chinampas and Incan terrace farming were examples of: A) Innovations developed to overcome environmental challenges. B) Religious practices involving agriculture. C) Large-scale deforestation for farming. D) Importation of farming techniques from other regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innovations developed to overcome environmental challenges. 22. What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early Cold War? A) Containment. B) Extermination. C) Nuclear War. D) Appeasement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Containment. 23. Right to vote A) Inflation. B) Suffrage. C) Appeasement. D) Secular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffrage. 24. What sparked the beginning of Japan's nationalism and rise as an imperial power? A) The Tokugawa Shogunate's decision to fight a civil war. B) The decision to compete with the United States for trade and territory. C) Its response to Western imperial interest in Japan. D) The development of additional schools of engineering and military science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its response to Western imperial interest in Japan. 25. A substantial number of Asians migrate to the Americas for agricultural labor. A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. B) Early Modern 1450-1750. C) Modern 1750-1900. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. 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