Ancient World History

1. Which of the following civilizations flourished between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

  1. Egyptian Civilization
  2. Mesopotamian Civilization
  3. Indus-Valley Civilization
  4. Chinese Civilization
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Answer: Option B. Mesopotamian Civilization

2. Which is the oldest civilization in the World?

  1. Indus Valley Civilization
  2. Harappan Civilization
  3. Egyptian Civilization
  4. Mesopotamian Civilization
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Answer: Option D. Mesopotamian Civilization

3. Egyptian Civilization flourished around which river?

  1. Atbarah river
  2. Nile river
  3. Niger river
  4. Congo river
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Answer: Option B. Nile River

4. In which country is the Great Pyramid of Giza located?

  1. Egypt
  2. Sudan
  3. Rome
  4. Iraq
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Answer: Option A. Egypt

5. “The Pharaoh was all” was the official title of the king of which civilizations?

  1. Mesopotamian Civilization
  2. Maya Civilization
  3. Roman Civilization
  4. Egyptian Civilization
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Answer: Option D. Egyptian Civilization

6. Who is the father of Greek history?

  1. Thucydides
  2. Herodotus
  3. Aristotle
  4. Hippocrates
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Answer: Option B. Herodotus

7. When was ancient Rome founded?

  1. 749 BC
  2. 753 BC
  3. 733 BC
  4. 762 BC
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Answer: Option B. 753 BC

8. Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?

  1. Cambyses II
  2. Alexander the Great
  3. Xerxes I
  4. Cyrus the Great
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Answer: Option D. Cyrus the Great

9. Who is the father of Athenian democracy?

  1. Solon
  2. Cleisthenes
  3. Alexander the Great
  4. Peisistratos
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Answer: Option B. Cleisthenes

10. When was Nineveh destroyed?

  1. 553 BC
  2. 589 BC
  3. 612 BC
  4. 629 BC
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Answer: Option C. 612 BC