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Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

The empire began as an alliance of three warning Nahua city-states : Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan. These three city-states rules the area in and around the Valley of Mexico from $1428$ until they were defeated by the Sapnish conquistadores under Hernan Cortes in $1521$. Which empire are we talking about?

  1. Inca

  2. Aztec

  3. Maya

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

The Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan formed the basis of the Aztec Empire. This alliance dominated the Valley of Mexico until the Spanish conquest in 1521.

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

The name Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran is derived from the _________.

  1. Language

  2. King

  3. Religion

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

The name Pahlavi is derived from the Pahlavi language, which is a Middle Persian language used during the Sassanid Empire. Reza Shah chose this name to emphasize Iranian heritage.

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

China intends to purchase from U.K. ___________.

  1. Hunters

  2. Harriers

  3. Sabers

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

In the late 1970s, China expressed interest in purchasing Harrier jump jets from the United Kingdom to modernize its military capabilities.

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

China attacked Vietnam because _______________________.

  1. Of armed provocations and encroachment against Chinese territory

  2. Of Vietnam's alliance with U.S.S.R.

  3. Of Vietnam's involvement in Kampuchea

  4. Of Paracel Islands dispute
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War was largely triggered by Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia (Kampuchea), which ousted the Khmer Rouge, a regime supported by China.

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

In pre-Communist China the aged were ______________.

  1. Authority figures

  2. Retired in isolation

  3. Honoured but restrained

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

In traditional pre-Communist Chinese society, Confucian values emphasized filial piety, which positioned the elderly as respected authority figures within the family and society.

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

According to Davis (1995) women may seek cosmetic surgery because ______________________________.

  1. they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control

  2. they are in pursuit of the perfect body fuelled by images of beauty

  3. they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing in relation to a cultural ideal

  4. their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kathy Davis, in her 1995 work, argues that women choose cosmetic surgery as a way to resolve the conflict between their own bodies and the cultural ideals that make them feel stigmatized.

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

According to sociologists how does food become a "design for living" with its own values, beliefs, behaviours and practices are called _______________.

  1. Society

  2. Community

  3. Culture

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

Culture is defined as the complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

In western countries the influence of Renaissance took place between ___________________.

  1. $500-1500A.D.$
  2. $500-1800A.D.$
  3. $1300-1500A.D.$
  4. $1300-1800A.D.$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Renaissance took place in western countries between $500 - 1500 AD$. It is essentially an Intellectual movement It is meant that new enthusiasm for classical literature,learning and art which sprang up in Western countries towards the close of the Middle Ages, and which during the course of the $500 - 1500$ centuries gave a new culture to Europe.

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

In Bolivia, the protest was organized by the _____________.

  1. Communist Party

  2. Trinamool Congress

  3. Seven Party Alliance

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

The 2000 Cochabamba water war in Bolivia was organized by a coalition known as FEDECOR (Federacion Departamental Cochabambina de Organizaciones Regantes).

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

Indies caste system, Japan's samurai class, and Frances Ilea Estates all embody are the principles of which of the following?

  1. social Darwinism

  2. Marxism

  3. social stradtification

  4. dynasticism

  5. egalitarianism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

All three systems are examples of social stratification, the hierarchical arrangement of individuals into social classes. They embody structured inequality rather than Marxism (which critiques stratification) or egalitarianism (opposed to it).