Ancient world history - class-IX
Description: ancient world history | |
Number of Questions: 37 | |
Created by: Priya Bakshi | |
Tags: general knowledge world history |
What was 'Kamagatamaru' __________________.
The deity most praised in Rigveda is __________________.
Consider the following statements :
1. Periplus is a Greek word meaning sailing around.
2. Erythraean was the Greek name for the Mediterranean Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
The scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisation was ________.
Which one of the following objects of Roman manufacture has been most abundantly found in India?
The trade with Roman brought large numbers of Roman gold coins to Southern India. In contrast with the Kushanas who melted down all Roman coins and reissued them in their own name,the rulers of South India did not do this but simply defaced the coins. A sharp cut across the face of the Roman emperor indicated that his sovereignty was not recognised but his coins were welcome and would be accepted according to their own intrinsic value.
Which of the following were important items of export by India to the Roman empire?
Frequent allusions to the Romaka Siddhanta and Paulisa Siddhanta by the great Indian astronomer Varahmihira indicate _________.
Match the following.
List I(Name of the Civilization) | List II(Modern Area) |
---|---|
A. Mesopotamian Civilization | $1.$ Iraq |
B. Egyptian Civilization | $2.$ Nile Valley |
C. Chinese Civilization | $3.$ China |
Which was the first civilization in history of the world to have a system of selecting public official on the basis of education and competitive examination?
Which of the following is associated with 'Twelve Tables'?
'Sphinx' is associated with which of the following civilization?
Which of the following statements are correct about the ancient Chinese civilization?
$1.$ They knew the couses of edipes and could acurrataly Predict them.
$2.$ In Mathematics the chines used the decimal system.
$3.$ The Chinese numerical system was multiplication i.e., to write $300$ they would write the characters of $100$ and $3$.
$4.$ Long before the Europeans, the Chinese has more or less accurately Calculated the value of pie $(\pi)$.
A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ____.
Which of the following civilization was watered by two rivers 'Tigris' and 'Euphrates'?
System of counting adopted by the people of Mesopotamia is known as _____.
What happened in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire was similar to what occured in ___________.
Which of the following was the most important 'God' of ancient Egyptians?
Which of the following statements is/are true about the Egyptian civilization?
$1.$ The Egyptians could calculate the are at a triangle of a rectangle.
$2.$ They developed a decimal system of numeration.
$3.$ The growing achievement of the Egyptian was the solar calendars.
To regulate the social life of their empire, the Romans depended on __________.
A characteristic that the Shang Chinese shared with Egyptian Civilization was the ____________.
A major impact of ancient Greece and Rome on Western civilisation was that _________.
The mandate of Heaven governed the relationship between the ruler and the ruled in __________.
The Last Supper, a famous renaissance painting was a master piece of ____________.
How did Saint Boniface help of shape of German Church?
The Peloponnesian war was fought between which cities?
Who was the author of the 'Republic' a famous classic?
Who is the author of 'From the Funding of the City'?
Who among the following was associated with Cleopatra (beauty queen of Egypt)?
Who is considered as the master of Greek Comedy?
Who was among the famous Roman poets?
Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China to keep out invaders from the north known as the Great Wall of China?
Who was the last emperor of Rome?
Which mountain's volcano buried archaeological site Pompeii in 79 AD?
Which of the following is true of both the Roman Empire and Han empire?
Who is the father of Athenian democracy?
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.