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Early Bronze and Iron age Civilizations | Set 1

1. Who discovered the Rosetta stone?

Correct : A. francois champollion

2. The inscriptions on the Rosetta stone are in

Correct : D. all the above

3. During the Old Kingdom of Egypt, what were the nomes?

Correct : C. divisions of population

4. The Rosetta stone was discovered in the year……

Correct : B. 1822

5. What is the meaning of the word “pharaoh”?

Correct : C. great house

6. The oldest work of philosophy in ancient Egypt is

Correct : A. instructions of ptahhotep

7. Who was Ptah-hotep?

Correct : B. governor of memphis

8. Thoth is the Egyptian god of

Correct : C. wisdom

9. What is Ahmes Papyrus?

Correct : C. oldest mathematical treatise in egypt

10. Which of the following statements regarding Vizier is incorrect?

Correct : C. family members of the pharaoh were not allowed to become a vizier

11. What was the purpose of the pyramids in ancient Egypt?

Correct : A. to protect the body of the pharaoh to help it reach the afterlife.

12. Name the world’s earliest form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians.

Correct : A. papyrus

13. The Rosetta Stone was important because

Correct : B. it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics.

14. The Egyptians developed a type of government in which rule is based on religious authority of the pharaoh. The type of government was

Correct : C. theocracy

15. Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?

Correct : A. king tutankhamen

16. Pyramids are

Correct : D. royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point on top.

17. Ramses the Great is best remembered

Correct : D. as a great warrior and builder.

18. What job employed the most people in Egypt?

Correct : C. farmer

19. Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

Correct : A. the afterlife

20. Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?

Correct : A. egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.

21. Why was Hammurabi’s Code important?

Correct : C. it helped everyone to know the rules and punishments

22. The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

Correct : A. upper egypt and lower egypt.

23. Name the important female Pharaoh of the New Kingdom who expanded trade and built monuments.

Correct : A. hatshepsut

24. The Egyptian god responsible for life, death, and rebirth was

Correct : A. osiris.

25. The pharaoh who founded a controversial new religion was

Correct : C. akhenaton

26. The Erlitou culture is?

Correct : B. a bronze age culture

27. The Oracle Bones attested the existence of

Correct : D. shang dynasty

28. The first historical dynasty of China is

Correct : C. shang dynasty

29. The supreme god of Shang dynasty is

Correct : A. shangdi

30. The concept of the Mandate of the Heaven is the base of

Correct : B. zhou dynasty

31. Name of the feudal system during the Zhou rule

Correct : C. fengjian

32. What is the meaning of the term dao in Taoism?

Correct : B. the way of the universe

33. Who developed the philosophy of Mohism?

Correct : A. mozi

34. Who founded the Shang dynasty?

Correct : B. cheng tang

35. Who started recruiting civil servants through competitive exams in ancient China?

Correct : A. emperor wu

36. Name the rebel army formed by the peasantry during the Xin dynasty?

Correct : C. chimei

37. The social class known as shi consisted of

Correct : A. government officials

38. The shangs were

Correct : C. merchants

39. Regarding the civil administration in ancient China, which of the following statements is incorrect?

Correct : C. civil scholars were trained in confucius doctrines

40. What was the first dynasty in China?

Correct : B. shang

41. Which trade route connected China with the West?

Correct : C. silk route

42. What was Confucius’ most important goal?

Correct : B. bring peace and stability to chinese society

43. Which of the following inventions helped China to become the first imperial power?

Correct : C. compass

44. Which material was first used to make compass in China?

Correct : A. lodestone

45. Which Chinese historical work has earlier accounts of magnetic needle?

Correct : B. sung-shu

46. Who composed an extensive description of the 730 drugs used in Chinese medicine?

Correct : C. t\ao hung-ching

47. Who founded Taoism?

Correct : B. lao-zi

48. The bulk of the ancient Chinese community consisted of

Correct : C. peasants

49. The emperor is considered as

Correct : C. the son of heaven

50. The Han dynasty ruled china from

Correct : A. 206 b.c.e.– 220 c.e. b. 250

51. The poor peasantry of ancient Greek is known as

Correct : A. thetes

52. the Peloponnese wars were fought between

Correct : A. athens and sparta

53. The primary unit of the democratic structure established by Cleisthenes was

Correct : B. the deme

54. Doeris were

Correct : C. slaves

55. The peculiar form of slavery introduced by the Spartans was

Correct : B. helotry

56. Who among the following was the proponent of Ionian school of thought?

Correct : B. anaximandes

57. Who is known as the “Father of History”?

Correct : D. herodotus

58. Who is the famous disciple of Plato?

Correct : B. aristotle

59. What is the meaning of thalosso-cracy?

Correct : B. sea power

60. What is tholoi?

Correct : A. large beehive shaped tombs

61. In Sparta, the free non-citizens were called

Correct : A. perioikoi

62. Who is the author of Elements?

Correct : B. euclid

63. What was Aeropagus?

Correct : C. council of aristocracy

64. When did the Europeans first landed in Latin America?

Correct : C. 15th century c.e.

65. The Olmec is?

Correct : B. traditional knowledge of mayans

66. The highest authority on the Mayan State was

Correct : C. halachuinic

67. The main god of Mayans was

Correct : C. itzamma

68. Chichen Itza is associated with the civilization of……..

Correct : D. mayans

69. Name the ancient Mayan game which involved human sacrifice.

Correct : C. pok-a-tok

70. The Mayan calendar system with 18 months was called

Correct : B. haab

71. In Mayan Calendar, Uyaeb is

Correct : A. unlucky days

72. The Mayan calendar has………days.

Correct : D. 365

73. The Mayan language used to make records is

Correct : C. glyphs

74. Tzolkin is

Correct : B. ritual calendar

75. How many Kins made an Unial?

Correct : B. 20

76. Chac was the ………………of Mayans

Correct : B. rain god

77. Chilan was the ………………….of Mayans

Correct : D. scribe- priest

78. The high priest of Mayas was called

Correct : D. ahkin

79. The head of May city-states was called

Correct : C. halach uinic

80. Mayans constructed upright stone-slabs called

Correct : B. steles

81. Mayan women made embroidered tunics called

Correct : A. huipiles

82. The Incas called their language as

Correct : C. runasimi

83. Tawantinsuyu is

Correct : B. inca state

84. the Inca knot-record was famously called as

Correct : B. khipu

85. Name the Inca creator god

Correct : D. wiraqocha.

86. Who discovered Mach Pichu?

Correct : B. hiram bingham

87. Tawantinsuyu was the………………of Incas

Correct : A. domain

88. Qoya was the …………… of Incas.

Correct : B. queen

89. The Royal Descent groups of the Incas were known as

Correct : A. panaqa

90. Inti-Illapa was the

Correct : B. weather god

91. The elaborate ritual system of the Incas was known as

Correct : A. zeqe

92. The Khipu record-keeping system is associated with

Correct : C. inca

93. Provincial divisions under the Incas were known as

Correct : B. tampu

94. What is qhapaq nani?

Correct : B. royal highway of incas

95. Taki Onqoy was the name of

Correct : A. indigenous inca movement against spanish settlers

96. The village match-maker during Inca civilisation is

Correct : C. atanzahab

97. War captain in ancient Maya culture is called

Correct : B. nacom

98. Cochabamba is which country?

Correct : B. bolivia