Basic Pre-1520 World History

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1. The long transition from hunting and gathering to farming and domesticating was called what? Paleolithic Revolution Neolithic Revolution Mesolithic Revolution Cultural Revolution

2. The oldest written form of language in the New World (North, Central, and South America) belonged to whom? Aztecs Toltecs Mayas Olmecs

3. The "People of the Purple" are from which kingdom? Persia Lydia Phoenicia Nineveh

4. The Greek, Herodotus, is most famous for his contributions to what field? History Mathematics Philosophy Medicine

5. What was Istanbul called before it got the name Constantinople? Rome Gaul Illyricum Byzantium

6. Mansa Musa was the ruler of which ancient African kingdom? Mali Monomotapa Ethiopia Karanga

7. Which one of the following is not a major deity of Hinduism? Siva Brahma Ahimsa Vishnu

8. The original Great Wall of China was built during which dynasty? Zhou Ming Han Qin

9. The "Black Death" is also known as ... ? Scurvy Bubonic Plague Smallpox Antonine Plague

10. Martin Luther was most notably against the sale of what? slaves indulgences land heretics