Learning history is important because it helps us to understand our past, which in turn allows us to make more sense of the current world. The events and wars that happened previously all play a part in shaping the world as we know it today and how our lives came to be this way. Studying history can provide us with insight into our cultures and places of origin as well as cultures with which we might be less familiar, thereby increasing cross-cultural awareness and understanding.
We often hear that "history repeats itself," but even so, if we study the successes and failures of the past, we may be able to learn from our mistakes and avoid repeating them in the future.
If you would like to test your knowledge about history, then you should take this quiz and find out how much of a world history know-it-all you actually are.
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How Much of a World History Know-It-All Are You? Quiz Questions
Which country listed below was NOT on the side of the Central Powers during World War I?
Italy
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
Who ruled Rome as its first emperor after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC?
Caligula
Augustus
Tiberius
Mark Antony
Who replaced Richard Nixon as president of the United States after he resigned from office in 1974?
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Which Cuban president did Fidel Castro overthrow during the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s?
Ramón Grau
Andrés Domingo del Castillo
Carlos Prío Socarrás
Fulgencio Batista
From what country did the United States purchase Louisiana in 1803?
Spain
England
Mexico
France
Who was the last king of France before the French Revolution in the late 18th century?
Louis XV
Louis XIII
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
What country was the first to send a person into space?
France
Soviet Union
China
USA
Who replaced Genghis Khan as the second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire?
Möngke Khan
Kublai Khan
Güyük Khan
Ögedei Khan
What is the name of the Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1600 to 1046 B.C.?
Tang Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Xia Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
What is the name of the first Hawaiian king who united the islands in the early 19th century?
Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku
Keawemauhili
Kamehameha the Great
Kalaninuiamamao
Where did the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 take place between the British and Zulu Kingdom?
Botswana
Namibia
Zimbabwe
South Africa
What empire was Mehmed the Conqueror part of?
Roman Empire
Russian Empire
Mongol Empire
Ottoman Empire
Who was the emperor of Japan during World War II?
Hirohito
Akihito
Meiji
Taishō
Who was the first prime minister of Canada?
Wilfrid Laurier
John Abbott
Alexander Mackenzie
John A. Macdonald
Who was the first Tsar of Russia?
Feodor I
Ivan IV
Boris Godunov
Simeon Bekbulatovich