General World History Milestones 2

Question 1

Which ancient wonder was located in Alexandria, Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Answer

The Colossus of Rhodes

Answer

The Hanging Gardens

Answer

The Temple of Artemis

Question 2

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, limited the powers of which English king?

Accepted Answer

King John

Answer

King Richard I

Answer

King Edward I

Answer

King Henry II

Question 3

Which civilization built the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains?

Accepted Answer

Inca

Answer

Aztec

Answer

Maya

Answer

Olmec

Question 4

The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) primarily took place in which region?

Accepted Answer

The Holy Roman Empire

Answer

The Iberian Peninsula

Answer

The Ottoman Empire

Answer

Scandinavia

Question 5

Who led the Haitian Revolution, making Haiti the first Black republic in the world?

Accepted Answer

Toussaint Louverture

Answer

Simón Bolívar

Answer

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Answer

Henri Christophe

Question 6

The Opium Wars of the 19th century were fought between China and which nation?

Accepted Answer

Britain

Answer

France

Answer

Portugal

Answer

United States

Question 7

The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 was primarily convened to regulate what?

Accepted Answer

European colonization of Africa

Answer

Trade routes across Asia

Answer

Naval boundaries in the Pacific

Answer

Immigration to the Americas