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A characteristic that the Shang Chinese shared with Egyptian Civilization was the ____________.

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  1. principle of the mandate of Heaven

  2. lack of a social hierarchy

  3. development of a writing system

  4. ancestor worship

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Correct Option: C

A major impact of ancient Greece and Rome on Western civilisation was that _________.

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  1. Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were much admired and copied in Western Europe

  2. Greece and Rome transmitted Islamic philosophy to the areas they conquered

  3. they achieved a classless society which was later copied in Western Europe

  4. Greek and Latin are still widely spoken in universities throughout the West

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Correct Option: B

The mandate of Heaven governed the relationship between the ruler and the ruled in __________.

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  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. France

  4. Rome

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Correct Option: A

The Last Supper, a famous renaissance painting was a master piece of ____________.

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  1. Leonardo da Vinci

  2. Michelangelo

  3. Raphael

  4. Titian

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Correct Option: A

How did Saint Boniface help of shape of German Church?

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  1. Writing the epic 'Beowulf'

  2. Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'

  3. Preaching against the importance of monasteries

  4. Preaching against the divorce, incest and polygamy

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Correct Option: D

The Peloponnesian war was fought between which cities?

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  1. Athens and Macedonia

  2. Carthage and Athens

  3. Sparta and Carthage

  4. Sparta and Athens

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Correct Option: D

Who was the author of the 'Republic' a famous classic?

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  1. Herodotus

  2. Alexander

  3. Plato

  4. Aristolle

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Correct Option: C

Who is the author of 'From the Funding of the City'?

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  1. Cicero

  2. Livy

  3. Polybuis

  4. Sallust

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Correct Option: B

Who among the following was associated with Cleopatra (beauty queen of Egypt)?

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  1. Julieus Caesar

  2. Lapidus

  3. Mark Antony

  4. Octavian

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Correct Option: B

Who is considered as the master of Greek Comedy?

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  1. Aeschylus

  2. So Phocles

  3. Aristophanes

  4. Philip

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Correct Option: C