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After the barbarian invasions the Germanic tribes settled down and assumed control of the _________ part of the Roman empire.

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  1. Northern

  2. Southern

  3. Western

  4. Eastern

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following were the consequences of the Chola, Chera and Pandya rulers encoraging ship-building and overseas exploration?

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  1. It promoted trade

  2. It established overseas colonies in Sri Lanka and South-east Asia

  3. Indian literature, language and art spread across regions

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Chera, Chola and Pandya kings encouraged shipbuilding and overseas exploration. This promoted trade and established colonies in Sri Lanka and South-East Asia. The Indian settlers interacted with the local people. As a result, the influence of Indian language, literature and art spread in this region. 

Which of the following were exported from India to Rome?

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  1. Spices

  2. Precious stones

  3. Fine cloth

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India's overseas trade with Rome is mentioned in Ptolemy's geography and the Sangam literature. A large number of Roman coins have been found in many of the port cities of India indicating trade. India exported spices, precious stones, fine cloth, perfumes, ivory, iron, dyes rice, peacocks, parrots, monkeys, etc. India received gold and silver coins, wine, glass, and metals in return.

Which of the following is the significance of 'Silk Route'?

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  1. The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length.

  2. Diseases, most notably plague, also spread along the Silk Road.

  3. Not only goods but also philosophies, technologies, religions, etc., were exchanged along this route.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West. It was central to cultural interaction between the regions for many centuries. The Silk Road refers to both the terrestrial and the maritime routes connecting Asia with the Middle East and southern Europe. The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the Han dynasty (207 BCE220 CE).
Trade on the Road played a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China, Korea, Japan,  the Indian subcontinent, Iran/Persia, Europe, the Horn of Africa and Arabia, opening long-distance political and economic relations between the civilizations.
Though silk was the major trade item exported from China, many other goods were traded, as well as religions, syncretic philosophies, and technologies. Diseases, most notably plague, also spread along the Silk Road. In addition to economic trade, the Silk Road was a route for cultural trade among the civilizations along its network.

The principal-agent(s) for the spread of Buddhism over the silk roads was/were ______.

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  1. The Buddha himself

  2. Merchants

  3. Indian monks

  4. Missionaries of the emperor Ashoka

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

During the fifth and sixth centuries C.E., Merchants played a large role in the spread of religion, in particular, Buddhism. Merchants found the moral and ethical teachings of Buddhism to be an appealing alternative to previous religions. As a result, Merchants supported Buddhist Monasteries along the Silk Roads and in return, the Buddhists gave the Merchants somewhere to stay as they travelled from city to city. As a result, Merchants spread Buddhism to foreign encounters as they travelled. 

Merchants also helped to establish diaspora within the communities they encountered and overtime their cultures became based on Buddhism. Because of this, these communities became centres of literacy and culture with well-organized marketplaces, lodging, and storage. The Silk Road transmission of Buddhism essentially ended around the 7th century with the rise of Islam in Central Asia.

In the second Punic War, Fabius confronted Hannibal and defeated him in the _________.

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  1. Battle of Actium

  2. Battle of Carrhae

  3. Battle of Zama

  4. Battle of Heraclea

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Correct Option: C

Jesus Christ lived during the reign of which Roman emperor? 

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  1. Octavius

  2. Julius Caesar

  3. Augustus Caesar

  4. Both A and C

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Correct Option: D

The Julian calendar was introduced during the reign of which of the following kings of Rome?

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  1. Augustus Caesar

  2. Julian Caesar

  3. Pompey

  4. Octavius

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Correct Option: B

In which year, the Roman empire divided into two parts?

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  1. 250 CE

  2. 350 CE

  3. 375 CE

  4. 395 CE

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Correct Option: D

In Rome, the civil wars over social issues ended only to be replaced by civil wars between Generals. Which of the following pair is correctly matched?

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  1. Marius and Cinna against Sulla

  2. Pompey against Julius Caesar

  3. Brutus and Cassius against Mark Antony and Octavian

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D