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1. UNIT II OF WORLD
HISTORY

2. 1. The Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations
flourished between 1600 and 1400 BCE
among the islands and along the coasts of the
Aegean Sea in the eastern Mediterranean
Sea. The progressive way of life here was
centered in the island of______________.
A. Palau
B. Crete
C. Myce
D. Minos

3. 2. This is the capital of the Minoan
Civilization that is located at the
northern part of the island.
A. Phaestos
B. Gournia
C. Knossos
D. Mallia

4. 3. One of the more widely known stories
related to the Minoan civilization is about
the Minotaur. The Minotaur is a beast
that has the
A. head of a bull and the body of a man.
B. head of a tiger and the body of a man.
C. head of a man and the body of a horse.
D. head of a man and the body of a lion.

5. 4. Many tried to go to the cellar to
look for the Minotaur and to kill it
but only this man who was able to kill
the Minotaur.
A. Theseus
B. Ariadne
C. Evans
D. Ventris

6. 5. Crete became rich due to its foreign
trade. The inhabitants of Crete were good
seafarers. They had products such as clay
pots and weapons made of__________.
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Stone

7. 6. The products that Crete traded
reached other places in the Aegean
Sea. In which places did the Minoans
maintain trade relations?
A. Greece, Cyprus, Syria and Egypt
B. Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and UAE
C. India, China, Singapore and Indonesia
D. Spain, France, and Germany

8. 7. The Mycenaeans were natives of
the area around the___________.
A. Caspian Sea
B. Mediterranean
Sea
C. Black Sea
D. Red Sea

9. 8. The Minoans had their own system of
writing which is called Linear B. This
cannot be read and understood until the
present time.
A. The first statement is true, the second one is false.
B. The first statement is false, the second one is true.
C. Both statements are true.
D. Both statements are false.

10. 9. The Mycenaeans built cities
surrounded by strong walls and the
largest of these cities was Mycenaea
located near the plain of Argos. The
famous king of this city
was____________.
A. Agamemnon
B. Agamemmon
C. Theseus
D. Thesseu

11. 10. Troy is a city in _______ near the
Hellespont. This became rich and
powerful because of its location.
A. Syria
B. Turkey
C. Lebanon
D. Cyprus

12. 11. The capture of Troy was related
by Homer in the _____________.
A. Odyssey
B. Illiad
C. Iliad
D. Oddysey

13. 12. By classical civilizations, we refer to Greek
and Roman civilizations since they have
attained the highest excellence. If it would be
compared with the river-valley civilizations of
Ancient Asia, the civilization of Greece was
centered on the__________.
A. Ocean
B. Sea
C. Gulf
D. Strait

14. 13. The Greeks called themselves
Hellenes. It is derived from the word
Hellas which means a place in
_________________.
A. Northeastern Greece
B. Northwestern Greece
C. Southeastern Greece
B. Southwestern Greece

15. 14. The signal to the emergence of the
Greek civilization was the initial staging of
the Olympics, the games in honor of
________.
A. Athena
B. Zeus
C. Aphrodite
D. Bruce

16. 15. The first settlement in Greece was called
polis, a city-state. It was called a city-state
because each one was dependent and had its
own government and the life of the
inhabitants revolved around the city.
A. The first statement is true, the second one is
false.
B. The first statement is false, the second one is
true.
C. Both statements are true.
D. Both statements are false.

17. 16. The temple in Greece was built in
the acropolis or the ___________ in
the city-state.
A. Strong place
B. Famous place
C. Beautiful place
D. Highest place

18. 17. The center of the city (Greece) was an
open space where the people either sold
various goods or where they gathered for
informal meetings. This was called an
_____________.
A. Centre
B. Agora
C. Errha
D. Faura

19. 18. He became the famous
Macedonian leader who spread
Hellinistic Civilization.
A. Julius Caesar
B. Alexander the
Great
C. King Philip
D. Cyrus the Great

20. 19. This is a war between Athens and
its allies against Sparta and its allies.
A. Greek-Persian
war
B. Peloponnesian
war
C. Battle of
Thermopylae
D. Macedonian war

21. 20. The Hellenic Age ended when
__________ of Macedonia
conquered Greece.
A. Alexander the
Great
B. Cyrus the Great
C. Philip
D. Julius Caesar

22. 21. Rome started as a city in Palatine Hill near
the Tibet River. Rome was blessed with
_____________ and its proximity to the river
that served as a trade route.
A. Fertile lands
B. Fresh water
C. Wide area of
land
D. Fertile plains

23. 22. The Roman republic had two
branches. These were
A. the Senate and the
Republic.
B. the Senate and the
Assembly.
C. the Senate
President and the
Assembly.
D. the Senate and the
Senate President.

24. 23. Rome’s ambition was to become
powerful in the Mediterranean
region. This was achieved through
A. increasing
arms and forces.
B. acquiring
lands.
C. a series of
wars.
D. conquer
powerful places.

25. 24. Victory in battles gave Rome
wealth and prosperity but it also
resulted in a _____________ in the
morality of the people and
government.
A. Decline
B. Incline
C. Improvement
D. Stagnant

26. 25. Although they came from a
wealthy family, the ____________
brothers cared for the poor. They
proposed social reforms such as the
distribution of lands.
A. Justinian
B. Gracchi
C. Great
D. Emperor

27. 26. Augustus ushered in a period
of peace which was also called
A. Pax Romana
B. Pax Octavia
C. Pax Roma
D. Pax August

28. 27. The emperors who succeeded
Augustus were a mixed a lot. Some
were efficient and very good. But,
many were also weak and
incompetent like
A. Trajan and Hadrian
B. Tiberius and
Claudius
C. Caligula and Nero
D. Pius and Aurelius

29. 28. The fall of the Roman empire was
a result of many factors such as the
following except
A. barbarian
invasions.
B. stagnant
technology.
C. greedy emperors.
D. very little
industry.

30. 29. The following were the
centers of civilization in Africa
except
A. South Africa.
B. Egypt.
C. Axum.
D. Sudan.

31. 30. The following were the three
strong empires emerged in Western
Africa except
A. Ghana.
B. Togo.
C. Mali.
D. Songhai.

32. 31. Trade was an important factor in the
emergence of the first kingdoms and
empires. This was a trade that crossed the
Sahara Desert from Western Africa
towards Eastern Africa.
A. Pro-Sahara
B. Sahara Trade
C. Trade in Sahara
D. Trans-Sahara

33. 32. Although the leaders of Africa
discouraged the acceptance of Islam,
they did not force this upon the
people.
A. The first statement is true, the second one is false.
B. The first statement is false, the second one is true.
C. Both statements are true.
D. Both statements are false.

34. 33. The following were the means of
livelihood in the islands of the Pacific
except
A. mining.
B. fishing.
C. farming.
D. trading.

35. 34. This was the religion of the
people of the Pacific Islands. They
also believed in the concept of mana
or divine power.
A. Christianism
B. Judaism
C. Shintoism
D. Animism

36. 35. The Byzantine Empire desired to
regain the lands once occupied by
the Roman Empire and which were
taken by the
A. Germanic
Tribes
B. Romanic Tribes
C. Byzantic Tribes
D. Italic Tribes

37. 36. In the 16th century, the
__________________ attempted,
under the leadership of Justinian, to
reestablish the political unity of the
regions in the Mediterranean.
A. Southern Roman
Empire
B. Western Roman
Empire
C. Eastern Roman
Empire
D. Northern Roman
Empire

38. 37. The most important works of
Justinian were the Corpus Juris
Civilis and the ______________.
A. Hagia Sophia
B. Byza Church
C. Escuela Pia
D. The Greatest
Temple

39. 38. She is the wife of Justinian and an
example of a powerful and influential
woman of the period of Byzantine
Empire.
A. Theodora
B. Sophia
C. Cleopatra
D. Franchesca

40. 39. It is a collection of all of the laws
of Rome for a period of one
millennium. This was collected by
judges and lawyers upon the orders
of Justinian.
A. Hagia Sophia
B. Corpus Juris
Civilis
C. El Cortes
D. Escuela Pia

41. 40. Justinian built the church of
Hagia Sophia which means
A. Church of Holy
Knowledge.
B. Church of Holy
Spirit.
C. Church of Holy
People.
D. Church of Holy
Wisdom.

42. 41. The organization of the Church
during the Middle Ages was
patterned after the government in
A. Italy.
B. Rome.
C. Greece.
D. France.

43. 42. The missionaries of the church
brought Christianity and Roman
civilization to pagan places in Europe. The
monasteries preserved civilization while
they promoted
A. education.
B. social
awareness.
C. livelihood.
D. learning.

44. 43. The greatest of the Franks was
________________. During his reign,
the conquered lands under the
Franks expanded.
A. St. Patrick
B. Gregory the
Great
C. Ambrose
D. Charlemagne

45. 44. The rule of Charlemagne was
significant because of the following
except
A. He conquered many lands
B. He instituted good government
C. He encourage education
D. He extended the authority of the Church

46. 45. Christianity remained a strong
religion due to the teachings of
A. Jesus Christ.
B. the Priests.
C. Almighty God
D. the prophets.

47. 46. The Christian Church is made up of
small groups called _____________ which
means meeting.
A. Genesis
B. Galilea
C. Ecclesia
D. Eden

48. 47. The early churches where the
first Christians gathered together can
be found in the following places
except
A. Italy.
B. Rome.
C. Alexandria
D. Antioch
E. Corinth

49. 48. The ____________ are important
in the history of Christian-Muslim
relations.
A. Wars
B. Practices
C. Crusades
D. Holy Books

50. 49. The culture of the Middle Ages
was shaped by
A. Christianity.
B. Religions.
C. Practices.
D. the culture of
Romans.

51. 50. It was a way of life where there
was no centralized government or
leadership and power was in the
hands of the lords.
A. Manorialism
B. Feudalism
C. Animism
D. Realism

52. 51. The duty of the ________ was to
protect his vassal against invaders or
robbers and to dispense justice in all
conflicts.
A. Lord
B. Vassal
C. Warrior
D. Knights

53. 52. The duty of the ____________ was to
give his loyalty and service to the lord and
to give some form of payment like ransom
in case the lord is captured in war.
A. Lord
B. Vassal
C. Warrior
D. Knights

54. 53. A warrior during the feudal period was
called a ___________. He wore a chain
mail, a type of armor formed by iron
strips, and rode a horse.
A. Lord
B. Vassal
C. Warrior
D. Knight

55. 54. The code of conduct that a
knight lived by was called
A. Vassal
B. Chivalry
C. Book of Ethics
D. Guide for
Knight

56. 55. The following were the three
kinds of peasants in the manor
except
A. slaves.
B. serfs.
C. warrior.
D. freemen.

57. 56. Peasants lived in the
________ ; the lord in the castle.
A. Nipa Hut
B. Tree house
C. Forest
D. Village

58. 57. It was a large piece of farming
land.
A. Manor
B. Feud
C. hacienda
D. farm

59. 58. The literature of chivalry revolved
around topics such as the following
except
A. Greatness of the
Knights
B. Comedy and
tragedy
C. Honor and
Betrayal
D. Love and War

60. 59. It is a system that guided the
method of farming.
A. Feudalism
B. Manorialism
C. Minorialism
D. Mercantilism

61. 60. It was an organization of people
who were experts in the production
of a particular object.
A. Guild
B. Merchants
C. Oligarchs
D. Scientists

62. 61. It was a large market that was
held every year and attended by
many merchants.
A. Guild
B. Oligarchs
C. Fair
D. Merchants

63. 62. From 264 BCE until 146 BCE, this
two groups engaged in war three
times which came to be known as
the Punic Wars.
A. Rome and
Carthage
B. Rome and Sparta
C. Rome and Persia
D. Rome and
Greece

64. 63. In 100 BCE, Rome acquired all lands
along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Because of this, it was not surprising that
Romans started to call the Mediterranean
Sea as ______________ or Our Sea.
A. Mane Nostrum
B. Mare Nostrum
C. Mires Nostrum
D. Miros Nostrum

65. 64. The first triumvirate was
formed by the following except
A. Caesar
B. Pompey
C. Crassus
D. Augustus

66. 65. The term Augustus usually
pertains to a holy land or holy act.
This was the title given to
___________ by the Senate.
A. Octavian
B. Caesar
C. Antony
D. Lepidus

67. 66. The second triumvirate was
formed by the following except
A. Crassus
B. Octavian
C. Antony
D. Lepidus

68. 67. The following were belong to
the “Five Good Emperors” except
A. Claudius
B. Trajan
C. Hadrian
D. Charlemagne
E. Pius

69. 68. It is the system of government of
the Muslims.
A. Caliphate
B. Caliph
C. Mecca
D. Pillar

70. 69. It is withdrawal from the world to
attain a higher level of devotion to
Christianity. This spread in Europe when
St. Benedict established a monastery in
Monte Cassino, Italy.
A. Mercantilism
B. Monasticism
C. Manoralism
D. Minoralism

71. 70. He was the most important of
the Christian missionaries.
A. James
B. Vincent
C. John
D. Paul

72. 71. He established a school for the study
of medicine where the cause of an illness
was investigated and where the sick was
treated based on observation and a
curative method.
A. Herophilus
B. Erasistratus
C. Hippocrates
D. Thucydides

73. 72. The Germanic tribes worshipped
various gods and this is the most
important of all the Gods.
A. Tiw
B. Woten
C. Thor
D. Freya

74. 73. He was a former pagan and is
the symbol of intense devotion to
God.
A. Augustine
B. Paul
C. Jerome
D. Gregory

75. 74. The official doctrine or theology
of the Christian Church was arranged
in an orderly framework by four
scholar priests. Who was not belong?
A. Augustine
B. Paul
C. Ambrose
D. Jerome
E. Gregory

76. 75. It is an external sign left
behind by Jesus Christ whose
goal is to give grace.
A. Eucharist
B. Sacrament
C. Baptism
D. Confession