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This set of History of the Early World Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of The Early World Set 3

Q1 | Why did the Europeans go Exploring during the 1400-1600?
  • conquer native lands and settle new lands
  • to finds gold and spices
  • they were looking for a passage to the indies
  • to convert natives to christianity
Q2 | What were hieroglyphics?
  • symbols for greek astronomy
  • ancient egyptian picture writing
  • water irrigation power plants
  • sand artwork
Q3 | Ancient Egypt was located on what continent?
  • south america
  • china
  • africa
  • europe
Q4 | What was the name of the material that Ancient Egyptians used to write on?
  • papyrus
  • wood pulp
  • cotton
  • linen
Q5 | What was the name of the building in Athens which was a temple to the goddessAthena?
  • trojan horse
  • coliseum
  • tower of pisa
  • parthenon
Q6 | What was Sparta known for?
  • a military society
  • architecture
  • culture
  • government
Q7 | What was an Ancient Egyptian King called?
  • pharaoh
  • king
  • god
  • governor
Q8 | What was the capital of Ancient Greece?
  • athens
  • olympia
  • rome
  • constantinople
Q9 | Put the Following ancient civilizations in order from oldest to most recent?
  • ancient egypt, ancient greece, ancient rome
  • ancient rome, ancient greece, ancient egypt
  • ancient egypt, ancient rome, ancient greece
  • ancient rome, ancient egypt, ancient greece
Q10 | Where did the Romans go to wash, exercise, and socialize?
  • along the banks of the river
  • baths
  • coliseum
  • market place
Q11 | Which year Occurred first?
  • 2000 bc
  • 1250bc
  • 1500 bc
  • 1000 bc
Q12 | Why was the Great Wall of China built?
  • as a marker for china’ borders
  • to keep out enemies
  • to keep chinese people from visiting other lands
  • to be a fence to keep all the animals from straying
Q13 | What was Athens Not known for?
  • culture
  • government
  • the military
  • architecture
Q14 | What were the two main classes of people called in Ancient Rome?
  • patricians and plebians
  • plebians and slaves
  • slaves and patricians
  • hellans and romans
Q15 | The most important city states in Greece
  • sparta and corinth
  • athens and sparta
  • athens and macedonia
  • corinth and thebs
Q16 | What crope did not grow well in ancient Greece?
  • figs
  • grapes
  • olive
  • dates
Q17 | Which sea is both Greece and Rome located by?
  • black sea
  • caribbean sea
  • mediterranean sea
  • aegean sea
Q18 | Why were the city-states of Ancient Greece independent from each other?
  • they don’t get along with each other
  • they could not talk each other
  • their rulers didn’t want them trading with each other
  • travel between them was difficult
Q19 | What international game was began in Ancient Greece?
  • world of sports
  • the marathon
  • the chariot races
  • the olympics
Q20 | Who conquered the Ancient Greece?
  • the persians
  • the egyptians
  • the romans
  • the mongols
Q21 | Which civilization is known as the birth place of Democracy?
  • the romans
  • the greeks
  • the egyptians
  • the persians
Q22 | Who, the leader of Roman Republic was assassinated on the Ides of March?
  • octavian caesar
  • alexander
  • julius caesar
  • augustus caesar
Q23 | What was the Greek name for the king of the gods?
  • poseidon
  • zeus
  • atlas
  • jupiter
Q24 | What language did the ancient Romans speak?
  • the english
  • the latin
  • the french
  • the romans
Q25 | Who was the first emperor of Rome?
  • julius caesar
  • alexander
  • augustus caesar
  • mark antony