World History 1 Set 2

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This set of World History 1 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on World History 1 Set 2

Q1 | Who conquered the Ancient Greece?
  • the romans
  • the greeks
  • the egyptians
  • the persians
Answer: the romans
Q2 | What language did the ancient Roman Speech?
  • the english
  • the latin
  • the french
  • the romans
Answer: the romans
Q3 | What was the Greek name for the king of the Gods?
  • poseidon
  • zeus
  • atlases
  • jupiter
Answer: zeus
Q4 | What was the Athens not known for?
  • culture
  • government
  • the military
  • architecture
Answer: the military
Q5 | Which sea both Greece and Rome located by?
  • black sea
  • caribbean sea
  • mediterranean sea
  • aegan sea
Answer: mediterranean sea
Q6 | Hand axe and cleavers were characteristics tools of
  • lower paleolithic age
  • middle paleolithic age
  • upper paleolithic age
  • iron age
Answer: lower paleolithic age
Q7 | Chalcolithic Age is also known as
  • iron age
  • stone age
  • copper age
  • neolithic age.
Answer: stone age
Q8 | Which of the following is also known as microlithic period?
  • paleolithic
  • mesolith
  • c neolithic
  • chalcolithic
Answer: mesolith
Q9 | Agricultural revolution took place in
  • paleolithic age
  • mesolithic age
  • neolithic age
  • iron age
Answer: neolithic age
Q10 | First domestic animal of stone age people was
  • a dog
  • deer
  • sheep
  • horses
Answer: sheep
Q11 | Who coined the terms “Paleolithic and Neolithic?
  • james prinsep
  • john marshall
  • motstuart elphinstone
  • john lubbock
Answer: john lubbock
Q12 | The largest Mesolithic site discovered in India so far is
  • bagor
  • linghnaj
  • hirpur
  • linsugur
Answer: bagor
Q13 | In which age did the Nomad start to settle ?
  • mesolithic age
  • neolithic age
  • paleolithic age
  • none of these
Answer: neolithic age
Q14 | Who coined the phrase “ Neolithic Revolution “.
  • talcott parsons
  • roman jacobson
  • v gordon childe
  • emile durkheim
Answer: v gordon childe
Q15 | The first Paleolithic tool in India was discovered by Robert Bruce Foote, hewas a/an
  • historian
  • archaeologists
  • geologist
  • none of these
Answer: geologist
Q16 | The chief item of export in ancient China was…….
  • spices
  • copper
  • silk
  • gold
Answer: silk
Q17 | Ur belongs to ……..
  • harappa
  • mesopotamia
  • egypt
  • greek
Answer: mesopotamia
Q18 | Nebuchadnezzar II was the king of
  • greece
  • egypt
  • babylon
  • mesopotamia
Answer: babylon
Q19 | Which civilization is known as the birth place of democracy?
  • the romans
  • the greeks.
  • the egyptians
  • the mongols
Answer: the greeks.
Q20 | Who opined the growth of christianity was the cause of the downfall of Roman empire?
  • j
  • burry b edward gibbon
  • arther forill
  • arnold toynbee
Answer: burry b edward gibbon
Q21 | One result of the Neolithic Revolution was?
  • an increase in the number of nomadic tribes
  • a reliance on hunting and gathering for food
  • the establishment of villages a
  • the rise of governments
Answer: an increase in the number of nomadic tribes
Q22 | Who, the leader of Roman Republic was assassinated on the ideas of march?
  • octavian caesar
  • alexander
  • julius caesar
  • augustus caesar.
Answer: julius caesar
Q23 | . What were hieroglyphics ?
  • symbols for greek astronomy
  • ancient egyptian picture writing
  • water irrigation power plants.
  • sand art work
Answer: ancient egyptian picture writing
Q24 | What was the name of material the Ancient Egyptians used to write on?
  • papyrus
  • wood pulp
  • cotton
  • linen.
Answer: cotton
Q25 | Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
  • aristotle
  • herodotus
  • hippocrates
  • thucydides
Answer: herodotus
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