Tag: world history

Questions Related to world history

Who was among the famous Roman poets?

  1. Tacitus

  2. Plinky

  3. Virgil

  4. Marcus


Correct Option: C

Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China to keep out invaders from the north known as the Great Wall of China?

  1. Chu Ruler

  2. Chi Ruler

  3. Chin Ruler

  4. Chou Ruler


Correct Option: C

Who was the last emperor of Rome?

  1. Nero

  2. Ceasen

  3. Romulus Augustulus

  4. Julius


Correct Option: C

Which mountain's volcano buried archaeological site Pompeii in 79 AD?

  1. Mount Pelee

  2. Mount Tambora

  3. Mount Etna

  4. Mount Vesuvius


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is true of both the Roman Empire and Han empire?

  1. Both empires were heavily dependent on slave labor

  2. Both empires were characterised by long periods of effective centralised government

  3. In both empires, extensive maritime trade was important

  4. Both empires were ruled by wealthy merchant cities


Correct Option: B

Who is the father of Athenian democracy?

  1. Cleisthenes

  2. Draco

  3. Hippias

  4. Preisistratos


Correct Option: A

The first recorded landfills were found in $3000 BC$ which comprised waste that was placed in a pit and covered with dirt at different levels. Name the country in which it was found.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Greece

  3. Italy

  4. Egypy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • A landfill is an area that is used to dispose off solid waste material.
  • Archaeological evidence of first landfills dates back to 3000 BC at Crete in Greece where waste was deposited in pits that were subsequently covered up with earth when full.

Demetrio's was king of ____________.

  1. Bactria

  2. Greece

  3. Macedonia

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The empire began as an alliance of three warning Nahua city-states : Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan. These three city-states rules the area in and around the Valley of Mexico from $1428$ until they were defeated by the Sapnish conquistadores under Hernan Cortes in $1521$. Which empire are we talking about?

  1. Inca

  2. Aztec

  3. Maya

  4. Byzatine


Correct Option: B

The name Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran is derived from the _________.

  1. Language

  2. King

  3. Religion

  4. River


Correct Option: A