SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
World Cultures Test
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
trivia
,
culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How did Gandhi protest the Salt March ?
He designed a march to the sea
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Hindus and Muslims
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
2. why were the British able to dominate India ?
Between the Jews and the Arabs
Hierarchy of people in India
1940's
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
3. what country was created by United Nations in 1947 ?
Aryan invaders - Muslim invaders - British
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Israel
Conflict
4. What was described as economic imperialism ?
5. What country was inhabituated by Arab people known as Palestinians
Democracy
Israel
England and France
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
6. Who contributed to the Indian Culture ?
Democracy
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
The British East India Company's control over India
Aryan invaders - Muslim invaders - British
7. Who was Gandhi assassinated by ?
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
Hindu radical
1940's
8. What are the geographic features ?
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
Conflict
9. What areas make up South Asia ?
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
Democracy
England and France
Israel
10. What was considered the homeland for the Jewish people in the world
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
1940's
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Israel
11. What did imperialism bring to the Middle East ?
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
Democracy
Conflict
12. What countries are found on the Arabian Peninsula ?
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Between the Jews and the Arabs
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Conflict
13. What were the areas of conflict ?
England and France
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Hierarchy of people in India
Between the Jews and the Arabs
14. What countries were imperial powers in the Middle East ?
England and France
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
15. What is India's government considered to be today?
Democracy
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
British
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
16. What are the 3 negative impacts of Imperialism in India ?
He designed a march to the sea
Hindus and Muslims
Colonial control in India
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
17. What are Sepoy's ?
Hierarchy of people in India
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
Colonial control in India
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
18. After the Sepoy rebellion what did the British establish ?
British
Colonial control in India
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
19. What countries were imperial powers in the Middle East ?
England and France
Democracy
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
20. What was the conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel ?
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
He designed a march to the sea
Aryan invaders - Muslim invaders - British
The British East India Company's control over India
21. How did Gandhi resisted British control over India ?
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
22. What is the caste system ?
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
Israel
British
Hierarchy of people in India
23. What did imperialism bring to the Middle East ?
Israel
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Conflict
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
24. What was important about Joint-stock companies ?
He designed a march to the sea
Democracy
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
England and France
25. What areas make up South Asia ?
Conflict
Colonial control in India
Between the Jews and the Arabs
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
26. Who was Gandhi assassinated by ?
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
Hindu radical
England and France
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
27. What are Sepoy's ?
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Israel
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
28. what country was created by United Nations in 1947 ?
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Between the Jews and the Arabs
Israel
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
29. What are the geographic features of South Asia ?
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
Conflict
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
30. What are the geographic features ?
Between the Jews and the Arabs
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Conflict
Hindus and Muslims
31. After the Sepoy rebellion what did the British establish ?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Hindus and Muslims
Colonial control in India
Hindu radical
32. Who was Gandhi ?
England and France
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
Hindu radical
Hindus and Muslims
33. What Middle East countries are friendly to the U.S ?
Israel
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
34. What is India's government considered to be today?
Democracy
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
British
The British East India Company's control over India
35. Why is South Asia considered a sub-content ?
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Between the Jews and the Arabs
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
36. What was considered the homeland for the Jewish people in the world
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Conflict
Israel
37. When did India gain its independence ?
38. Who did Indian independence caused violence between ?
Israel
Democracy
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Hindus and Muslims
39. What country was inhabituated by Arab people known as Palestinians
He designed a march to the sea
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
Israel
40. Who contributed to the Indian Culture ?
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
1940's
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
Aryan invaders - Muslim invaders - British
41. What was important about Joint-stock companies ?
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
42. Why is South Asia considered a sub-content ?
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
Hindu radical
43. Who did the Sepoy's turn on ?
Israel
British
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
Colonial control in India
44. What are the 3 negative impacts of Imperialism in India ?
He designed a march to the sea
British
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
45. Who was Gandhi ?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
England and France
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
Conflict
46. What Middle East countries are friendly to the U.S ?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
1940's
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
47. What was described as economic imperialism ?
48. What are the geographic features of South Asia ?
Democracy
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Conflict
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
49. What was the conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel ?
1940's
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
50. How did Gandhi resisted British control over India ?
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
Hierarchy of people in India
Hindu radical
He designed a march to the sea