World History Trivia
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Travel through time with world history trivia spanning World War I and II, the Cold War, the Vikings, the Renaissance, and the medieval world. From ancient turning points to the revolutions and rivalries that shaped the modern age, every era holds stories stranger than fiction. Open the history books and see if your knowledge of the past secures your place in the future.
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- America Before Columbus
- American Westward Expansion
- Cliodynamics
- History of China
- History of Japan
- Industrial Revolution
- Medieval English History
- Medieval History
- The Age of the Enlightenment
- The American Civil War
- The American Revolution
- The Cold War
- The Crusades
- The French Revolution
- The History of Australia
- The Renaissance
- The Silk Road
- The Third Reich
- Viking History
- World War I History
- World War II History
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This ancient civilization built the famous cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde in present-day Colorado.
- Ancestral Puebloans
- Aztecs
- Incas
- Olmecs
This 1803 land deal doubled the size of the United States, purchasing territory from France for about $15 million.
- Louisiana Purchase
- Gadsden Purchase
- Alaska Purchase
- Mexican Cession
This Russian-American scientist founded cliodynamics in the early 2000s while teaching at the University of Connecticut.
- Peter Turchin
- Andrey Korotayev
- Sergey Nefedov
- Jack Goldstone
This massive stone structure, visible from space according to popular myth, was built over centuries to protect China's northern borders from invaders.
- The Great Wall of China
- The Terracotta Army
- The Forbidden City
- The Grand Canal
This city served as Japan's capital for over a thousand years before Tokyo, and is famous for its ancient temples and traditional culture.
- Osaka
- Kyoto
- Hiroshima
- Nagasaki
This country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, where factories first transformed society in the late 1700s.
- France
- Germany
- England
- United States
This famous battle of 1066 saw William the Conqueror defeat Harold II and claim the English throne.
- The Battle of Hastings
- The Battle of Stamford Bridge
- The Battle of Towton
- The Battle of Agincourt
This devastating pandemic killed roughly one-third of Europe's population in the 14th century, spread by fleas on rats.
- Great Plague of London
- Antonine Plague
- Sweating Sickness
- Black Death
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