About this Study Set
This study set covers World History through
12 practice questions.
A rigorous examination of pivotal dates, key historical figures, and quantitative data in world history. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
Questions & Answers
Browse all 12 questions from the
Global History Hard Challenges study set below.
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1
In which year did the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and the Crown of Castile, get signed?
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A
1494
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B
1492
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C
1501
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D
1488
2
How many members of the First Triumvirate were there in Ancient Rome, and who were they?
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A
2: Caesar, Pompey
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B
3: Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
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C
4: Caesar, Pompey, Crassus, Cicero
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D
3: Caesar, Octavian, Antony
3
What was the precise duration of the Hundred Years' War between the House of Plantagenet and the House of Valois?
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A
99 years
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B
100 years
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C
116 years
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D
125 years
4
The Edict of Nantes, which granted Calvinist Protestants substantial rights in the nation of France, was issued in which year?
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A
1572
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B
1589
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C
1598
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D
1610
5
How many separate voyages did Zheng He lead for the Ming Dynasty between 1405 and 1433?
6
Which Byzantine Emperor oversaw the compilation of the Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, completed in 534 AD?
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A
Constantine I
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B
Theodosius II
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C
Justinian I
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D
Heraclius
7
The Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara until the Meiji Restoration, began in what year?
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A
1600
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B
1603
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C
1615
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D
1633
8
At the height of the Mongol Empire under Kublai Khan, what was the name of the capital city he established that serves as the modern-day site of Beijing?
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A
Karakorum
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B
Sarai
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C
Khanbaliq
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D
Tabriz
9
What was the exact year that the Umayyad Caliphate was overthrown by the Abbasid Caliphate?
10
In the context of the French Revolution, the Tennis Court Oath was taken by members of the Third Estate on which specific date?
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A
June 20, 1789
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B
July 14, 1789
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C
August 26, 1789
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D
September 21, 1792
11
How many distinct 'Crusader States' were established following the successful conclusion of the First Crusade?
12
The Peace of Westphalia, which ended both the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War, was signed in which year?
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A
1618
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B
1648
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C
1659
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D
1683
