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Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

To regulate the social life of their empire, the Romans depended on __________.

  1. its world religion

  2. its strictly enforced caste system

  3. its code of laws

  4. its highly efficient bureaucracy
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Roman society was heavily reliant on its sophisticated legal system, including the Twelve Tables and later civil law, to maintain order and regulate the vast, diverse empire.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

A characteristic that the Shang Chinese shared with Egyptian Civilization was the ____________.

  1. principle of the mandate of Heaven

  2. lack of a social hierarchy

  3. development of a writing system

  4. ancestor worship
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Both the Shang Dynasty in China and the Egyptian civilization developed complex, early writing systems (Oracle Bone script and Hieroglyphics, respectively) to record administration and religious activities.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

A major impact of ancient Greece and Rome on Western civilisation was that _________.

  1. Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were much admired and copied in Western Europe

  2. Greece and Rome transmitted Islamic philosophy to the areas they conquered

  3. they achieved a classless society which was later copied in Western Europe

  4. Greek and Latin are still widely spoken in universities throughout the West
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Classical antiquity left a profound legacy in Western civilization, notably through the widespread admiration, study, and emulation of Greek sculpture and Roman architectural styles during the Renaissance and later periods.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

The mandate of Heaven governed the relationship between the ruler and the ruled in __________.

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. France

  4. Rome
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Mandate of Heaven was a political and religious doctrine used in ancient and imperial China to justify the rule of the Emperor, suggesting that the right to rule was granted by heaven based on the ruler's virtue.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

The Last Supper, a famous renaissance painting was a master piece of ____________.

  1. Leonardo da Vinci

  2. Michelangelo

  3. Raphael

  4. Titian
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Last Supper is a world-renowned mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. It depicts the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with his apostles.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

How did Saint Boniface help of shape of German Church?

  1. Writing the epic 'Beowulf'

  2. Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'

  3. Preaching against the importance of monasteries

  4. Preaching against the divorce, incest and polygamy
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Saint Boniface was a missionary who played a pivotal role in the Christianization of the Germanic tribes. He is known for his efforts to reform the church and enforce moral standards, including preaching against practices like incest and polygamy.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

The Peloponnesian war was fought between which cities?

  1. Athens and Macedonia

  2. Carthage and Athens

  3. Sparta and Carthage

  4. Sparta and Athens
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Peloponnesian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece fought between the Delian League, led by Athens, and the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

Who was the author of the 'Republic' a famous classic?

  1. Herodotus

  2. Alexander

  3. Plato

  4. Aristolle
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue authored by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man.

Multiple choice ancient world history world history general knowledge

Who is the author of 'From the Funding of the City'?

  1. Cicero

  2. Livy

  3. Polybuis

  4. Sallust
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ab Urbe Condita (From the Founding of the City) is a monumental history of ancient Rome written in Latin by the historian Livy.