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Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

Which was the first civilization in history of the world to have a system of selecting public official on the basis of education and competitive examination?

  1. Arabs

  2. Chinese Civilization

  3. Iranian Civilization

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

The Chinese civilization, particularly during the Han and later dynasties, established the Imperial Examination system, which selected officials based on merit and education rather than hereditary status.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

Which of the following is associated with 'Twelve Tables'?

  1. Roman Civilization

  2. Greek Civilization

  3. Arab Civilization

  4. Iranian Civilization
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Law of the Twelve Tables was the legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law, providing a framework for social and legal relations in the Roman Republic.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

'Sphinx' is associated with which of the following civilization?

  1. Egyptian civilization

  2. Roman civilization

  3. Sumerian civilization

  4. Chinese civilization
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human, iconic to ancient Egyptian civilization.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

Which of the following statements are correct about the ancient Chinese civilization?
$1.$ They knew the couses of edipes and could acurrataly Predict them.
$2.$ In Mathematics the chines used the decimal system.
$3.$ The Chinese numerical system was multiplication i.e., to write $300$ they would write the characters of $100$ and $3$.
$4.$ Long before the Europeans, the Chinese has more or less accurately Calculated the value of pie $(\pi)$.

  1. $1, 2$ and $3$
  2. $1, 2$ and $4$
  3. $2, 3$ and $4$
  4. $1, 2, 3$ and $4$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ancient Chinese scientists were indeed advanced in astronomy (predicting eclipses), mathematics (decimal system), and geometry (calculating pi). Statement 3 is incorrect because the Chinese numerical system was positional, not purely multiplicative in the way described.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ____.

  1. Pictograms

  2. Cuneiform

  3. Hieroglyphic

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Cuneiform is the system of writing developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia, characterized by wedge-shaped marks made on clay tablets.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

Which of the following civilization was watered by two rivers 'Tigris' and 'Euphrates'?

  1. Chinese civilization

  2. Egyption civilization

  3. Mesopotamian civilization

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

Mesopotamia, which literally means 'land between the rivers' in Greek, refers to the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

System of counting adopted by the people of Mesopotamia is known as _____.

  1. Sexagesimal system

  2. Pythagoras system

  3. Quinquennial system

  4. Decimal system
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Sumerians and later Babylonians in Mesopotamia used a sexagesimal (base-60) system for counting and mathematics, which is still the basis for our measurement of time and angles.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

What happened in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire was similar to what occured in ___________.

  1. China after the fall of the Han

  2. Japan after the end of the Tokugawa Ghogunate

  3. The Holy land after the unsuccessful crusades ended

  4. The Andes when the Spanish ousted in Inca
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The collapse of the Roman Empire in the West led to fragmentation and the rise of feudalism, which is historically compared to the fragmentation and political instability following the fall of the Han Dynasty in China.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

Which of the following was the most important 'God' of ancient Egyptians?

  1. Jackal

  2. The Moon

  3. The Sun

  4. Cow
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Sun god, Ra (or Re), was the central and most important deity in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, representing the life-giving power of the sun.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

Which of the following statements is/are true about the Egyptian civilization?
$1.$ The Egyptians could calculate the are at a triangle of a rectangle.
$2.$ They developed a decimal system of numeration.
$3.$ The growing achievement of the Egyptian was the solar calendars.

  1. $1$ and $2$
  2. $1$ and $3$
  3. $1, 2$ and $3$
  4. $2$ and $3$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ancient Egyptians were highly advanced in geometry (calculating areas), developed a decimal-based numeration system, and created a solar calendar based on the flooding of the Nile.