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Ancient and World History

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Ancient and world history covers the rise and fall of major civilizations, their cultural practices, and their administrative developments. Topics span from the Persian and Byzantine empires to the architectural marvels of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. This collection of practice questions is tailored for candidates preparing for history and general studies sections.

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Ancient and World History Questions

Multiple choice history jainism, buddhism and ajivika philosophy in tamil nadu growth of unorthodox religious movements religion in the sixth century bce rise of territorial kingdoms and heterodox religions

Zoroastrianism was the religion of ancient ______.

  1. China

  2. Rome

  3. America

  4. Persia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Zoroastrianism is an ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran. The descendants of Zoroastrian Iran (Persia) immigrants are known as Parsis. Zoroastrianism was the state religion of three Persian dynasties, until the Muslim conquest of Persia in 7th century AD. Zoroaster is regarded as the founder of the religion. Many Parsis escaped Muslim persecution in Iran by emigrating to India. 

Multiple choice history jainism, buddhism and ajivika philosophy in tamil nadu growth of unorthodox religious movements religion in the sixth century bce rise of territorial kingdoms and heterodox religions

Chinese leader Kublai Khan was known for all of the following, except _______.

  1. Introducing Buddhism to China

  2. Completing the Mongol conquest of China

  3. Establishing a capital city in Beijing

  4. Serving as host and benefactor to Marco Polo

  5. Launching unsuccessful invasions of Japan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Buddhism in China was introduced by Indian Monks in ca. 150 CE during Han Dynasty. Kublai Khan was the first Mongolian emperor who promoted it in China.  Though the successors practiced Shamanism which was widely popular in northern Europe and Siberia.  

Multiple choice chemistry materials of daily use classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

In ancient __________, cotton as well as flax were cultivated near the river Nile and were used for making fabrics.

  1. Libya

  2. Egypt

  3. Sudan

  4. Ethiopia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Egypt is known as the oldest agricultural civilization. Due to less rainfall, river Nile was used as a source of water for agriculture. Hence, in ancient Egypt, cotton as well as flax were cultivated near the river Nile and were used for making fabrics.

Multiple choice political science national integration diverse democracy diversity unity and diversity in india community and community development community development national symbols our national symbols

Which country is called the 'Museum of human race'?

  1. Egypt

  2. China

  3. Greece

  4. India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

India is called the 'Museum of human race'. This term is very appropriate to describe India, which is diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed with rich heritage and history. In spite of all these differences, there is a feeling of oneness among people.

Multiple choice economics partition values introduction to statistics introduction to statistical method and econometrics frequency distribution tables and graphs

The _____ stastistik, first introduced by Gottfried achenwall (1749), originally designated the data analysis of the state.

  1. Babylonian

  2. Egyptian

  3. Greek

  4. German
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The German stastistik, first introduced by Gottfried ache wall $(1749)$, originally designated the data analysis of state.

Multiple choice economics partition values introduction to statistics introduction to statistical method and econometrics frequency distribution tables and graphs

The _____ Empire was the first government to gather extensive data about population, area and wealth of territories that they controlled.

  1. Greece

  2. Persian

  3. Roman

  4. British
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Roman Empire was the first government to gather extensive data about population, area and wealth of territories that they controlled.

Multiple choice history rise and spread of islam rise and expansion of islamic world the rise and expansion of islam the rise of islam the rise of nation-states in europe

The Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire were not similar in which of the following way?

  1. Both ruled ruled over substantial parts of Mesopotamia

  2. Both were opposed by large European alliances

  3. Both linked peoples of Europe with East Asia

  4. Both empires were officially Muslim

  5. Both ruled over a diverse group of cultures. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Both were opposed by large European alliances.

Multiple choice history rise and spread of islam rise and expansion of islamic world the rise and expansion of islam the rise of islam the rise of nation-states in europe

Why did Abbasid Caliphs established a House of Wisdom at Baghdad?

  1. To plan for crusades

  2. To translate into Arabic the collective wisdom of various ancient civilization.

  3. To make it the living palace of the Caliph

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) in Baghdad was a major intellectual center where scholars translated Greek, Persian, and Indian texts into Arabic.