200+ Urban Societies in Ancient World Solved MCQs

1.

The word civilization derived from the Latin word---------

A. civis
B. civilize
C. civic
D. none of these
Answer» A. civis
2.

The Term Neolithic was first used by

A. lubbock
B. woolly
C. wellesley
D. bruce foot
Answer» A. lubbock
3.

The term ‘Urban Revolution was coined by

A. v.gordon childe
B. john marshall
C. petrie
D. none of these
Answer» A. v.gordon childe
4.

Settled life began in the ----------- period.

A. bronze age
B. chalco lithic
C. neolithic
D. paleolithic
Answer» C. neolithic
5.

The first metal used by the human beings was

A. iron
B. bronze
C. copper
D. none of these
Answer» C. copper
6.

Urbanism was the feature of ---------

A. bronze age
B. mesolithic age
C. paleolithic
D. none of these
Answer» A. bronze age
7.

Jericho is a ------------- site.

A. neolithic
B. ice age
C. dark age
D. none of these
Answer» A. neolithic
8.

‘Sumer’ is located at----------

A. mesopotamia
B. egypt
C. rome
D. china
Answer» A. mesopotamia
9.

The ‘Father of History’ is hailed by ------------

A. herodotus
B. socrates
C. plato
D. rousseau
Answer» A. herodotus
10.

Egyptian civilization was on the banks of ---------------

A. tigris
B. nile
C. thebes
D. siris
Answer» B. nile
11.

Nippur a part of ----------- civilization

A. mesopotamia
B. indus valley
C. sumeria
D. persia
Answer» A. mesopotamia
12.

Memphis was the capital of ----------- civilization.

A. egyptian
B. persian
C. roman
D. greek
Answer» A. egyptian
13.

The city of Rome was on the banks of ------------

A. tiber
B. thebes
C. euphrates
D. none of these
Answer» A. tiber
14.

Which among the following is not a Greek city state

A. corinth
B. athens
C. sparta
D. antioch
Answer» D. antioch
15.

Catal Hoyuk is at----------

A. turkey
B. syria
C. palestine
D. egypt
Answer» A. turkey
16.

The god of the city ‘Ur’ was

A. nanna
B. enlin
C. is iris
D. apollo
Answer» A. nanna
17.

Nanna was a------------

A. moon god
B. a star
C. king
D. none of these
Answer» A. moon god
18.

The term “Servus” related to……..

A. slavery
B. trade
C. commerce
D. agriculture
Answer» A. slavery
19.

Ziggurat was at in the city of-----------

A. ur
B. alexandria
C. rom
D. palestine
Answer» A. ur
20.

‘Great bath’ was ancient city of ----------- civilization

A. indus valley
B. egyptian civilization
C. chinese
D. none of these
Answer» A. indus valley
21.

‘Understanding Harappa’ a book written by----------

A. r.s sharma
B. sherin ratnagar
C. d.d kossambi
D. none of these
Answer» B. sherin ratnagar
22.

Man Makes Himself is Written by

A. gordon childe
B. john marshal
C. wheeler
D. none of these
Answer» A. gordon childe
23.

What happened in History is a book written by

A. gordon childe
B. e.h. carr
C. rousseau
D. voltaire
Answer» A. gordon childe
24.

Greco- Persian war was authored by

A. herodotus
B. thucydides
C. plato
D. alexander
Answer» A. herodotus
25.

Decline and fall of roman Empire written by

A. e. gibbon
B. toynbee
C. caesar
D. augustus
Answer» A. e. gibbon
26.

Feudal Society written by

A. mare bloch
B. anderson
C. robert owen
D. febver
Answer» A. mare bloch
27.

‘A study of History’ was authored by

A. arnold toynbee
B. mackay
C. e.h carr
D. polybius
Answer» A. arnold toynbee
28.

Mohammed and Charlemagne is a book of

A. pirenne
B. muzafar alam
C. mumshirul hassan
D. none of these
Answer» A. pirenne
29.

Indian feudalism written by

A. r.s sharma
B. d.d kossambi
C. h. mukhia
D. none of these
Answer» A. r.s sharma
30.

‘On the nature of things’ was the authored by

A. lucretius
B. aristotle
C. pliny
D. marco polo
Answer» A. lucretius
31.

Aenid is written by

A. homer
B. virgil
C. livy
D. caesar
Answer» B. virgil
32.

‘Odyssey one of the Greek epics written by

A. homer
B. erasthothenes
C. aristotle
D. socrates
Answer» A. homer
33.

‘History of Rome’ written by

A. livy
B. tacitus
C. pliny
D. caesar
Answer» A. livy
34.

Germania written by

A. livy
B. tacitus
C. virgil
D. none of these
Answer» B. tacitus
35.

The author of the Geography

A. strabo
B. ptolemy
C. pliny
D. none of these
Answer» A. strabo
36.

Republic was authored by

A. plato
B. aristotle
C. socrates
D. xenophon
Answer» A. plato
37.

Civilization of the Indus valley and Beyond written by

A. mortimer wheeler
B. john marshall
C. cunningham
D. r.s sharma
Answer» A. mortimer wheeler
38.

Egypt is known as------------

A. the gift of nile
B. gift of god
C. gift of pharaoh
D. none of these
Answer» A. the gift of nile
39.

The meaning of the word ‘Mesopotamia’ is

A. between the rivers
B. gift of god
C. fertile land
D. none of these
Answer» A. between the rivers
40.

Chinese civilization was on the banks of the river

A. yuan
B. hoyang ho
C. yangtze
D. none of these
Answer» B. hoyang ho
41.

The founder of the Macedonian Empire was

A. philip ii
B. alexander
C. pericles
D. darius
Answer» A. philip ii
42.

Alexander the great belongs to ------- empire

A. macedonia
B. greek
C. rome
D. chinese
Answer» A. macedonia
43.

Name of the horse of Alexander was

A. musiphales
B. doric
C. eradonius
D. none of these
Answer» A. musiphales
44.

Olympia is at-----------

A. greece
B. rome
C. persia
D. mediterranean
Answer» A. greece
45.

Greeks called themselves as---------

A. hellas
B. dellas
C. sullas
D. none of these
Answer» A. hellas
46.

Julius Caesar belongs to---------

A. rome
B. greek
C. anatolia
D. spain
Answer» A. rome
47.

The name of the Nephew of Julius Caesar.

A. octavian
B. antony
C. lepidus
D. none of these
Answer» A. octavian
48.

Cleopatra belongs to--------

A. egypt
B. persia
C. india
D. china
Answer» A. egypt
49.

The city Alexandria was founded by-------

A. alexander
B. menander
C. ptolemy
D. none of these
Answer» A. alexander
50.

Alexander founded----------cities in different parts of the world.

A. 70
B. 50
C. 100
D. none of these
Answer» A. 70
51.

Epicureanism is ------------

A. philosophy
B. culture
C. medicine
D. none of these
Answer» A. philosophy
52.

Stoicism was founded by

A. zeno
B. epicurus
C. aristotle
D. none of these
Answer» A. zeno
53.

Academy was founded by

A. plato
B. alexander
C. aristotle
D. socrates
Answer» A. plato
54.

The title Augustus was honored to ----------

A. julius caesar
B. octavian caesar
C. pam pay
D. none of these
Answer» B. octavian caesar
55.

Principate was a ----------

A. form of govt
B. a nation
C. warrior group
D. none of these
Answer» A. form of govt
56.

Princep means?

A. the first citizen
B. warrior
C. a book
D. none of these
Answer» A. the first citizen
57.

‘Imperator’ known as in the history by

A. augustus
B. pericles
C. alexander
D. darius
Answer» A. augustus
58.

The Actium was between---------------

A. rome and egypt
B. rome and greek
C. rome and macedonia
D. none of these
Answer» A. rome and egypt
59.

Pax Romania means---------

A. roman peace
B. medicine
C. literature
D. name of a place
Answer» A. roman peace
60.

Sappho was a -----------

A. women writer
B. a poems
C. philosophy
D. none of these
Answer» A. women writer
61.

Polygnots was a------------

A. greek painter
B. king of egypt
C. greek drama
D. none of these
Answer» A. greek painter
62.

Parthenon was a--------

A. greek temple
B. name of a river
C. name of a game
D. none of these
Answer» A. greek temple
63.

Aristophanes was a ---------

A. greek comedy writer
B. tragic writer
C. magician
D. slave
Answer» A. greek comedy writer
64.

‘Antigone’ was written by

A. sophocles
B. sappho
C. oedipus
D. electra
Answer» C. oedipus
65.

Peloponnesian war was written by

A. thucydides
B. xenophon
C. tacitus
D. none of these
Answer» A. thucydides
66.

Apollo was ----------

A. the sun god
B. moon god
C. sea god
D. none of these
Answer» A. the sun god
67.

The goddess of victory was

A. apollo
B. athena
C. dionysus
D. none of these
Answer» B. athena
68.

Father of medicine-------

A. hippocrates
B. aristotle
C. sophocles
D. none of these
Answer» A. hippocrates
69.

The sky god of Sumerians was

A. enlin
B. anu
C. nanna
D. none of these
Answer» A. enlin
70.

Ishtar was a -----------

A. god
B. river
C. star
D. none of these
Answer» A. god
71.

Greek Architectural style is known as

A. doric
B. sassanid
C. athenian
D. none of these
Answer» A. doric
72.

Pereclean age in Greek history knows as

A. golden age
B. age of wars
C. warring states
D. none of these
Answer» A. golden age
73.

The book natural History was compiled by-----------

A. pliny
B. strabo
C. tacitus
D. none of these
Answer» A. pliny
74.

Rome was founded by----------

A. romulus &remus
B. marcus &sulla
C. julius caesar &augustus
D. none of these
Answer» A. romulus &remus
75.

‘Oresteia’ is a work of-----------

A. aristotle
B. aeschylus
C. sophocles
D. none of these
Answer» B. aeschylus
76.

‘Hammurabi’ was famous for his------------

A. code of law
B. administrative reforms
C. music
D. none of these
Answer» A. code of law
77.

The earliest dynasty of the Chinese civilizations was ------------

A. shang
B. chou
C. yin
D. none of these
Answer» A. shang
78.

‘The warring stats’ related to----------

A. chinese history
B. indian history
C. roman history
D. none of these
Answer» A. chinese history
79.

The oracle bone script related to------------

A. chinese civilization
B. persian
C. sumerian
D. roman
Answer» A. chinese civilization
80.

The founder of the Achaemenid empire was------------

A. darius
B. cyrus
C. seluecus
D. none of these
Answer» A. darius
81.

Zoroastrianism was founded by

A. zorashtrar
B. zeus
C. susrutha
D. none of these
Answer» A. zorashtrar
82.

The modern name of Persia

A. iran
B. iraq
C. syria
D. afganisthan
Answer» A. iran
83.

‘Ahura Mazda’ is related to------------

A. zorashianism
B. cynicism
C. confucianism
D. none of these
Answer» A. zorashianism
84.

The most important text of Zoroastrian religion ------------

A. rgveda
B. zand avesta
C. the book of dead
D. none of these
Answer» B. zand avesta
85.

Darius I belongs to-----------

A. persian empire
B. sumerian empire
C. roman empire
D. macedonian
Answer» A. persian empire
86.

Persepolis is a site of------------

A. persian empire
B. sumerian
C. egypt
D. greek
Answer» A. persian empire
87.

The founder of the Sassanid Empire was-----------

A. ardashir
B. xerxes
C. cyrus
D. none of these
Answer» A. ardashir
88.

Who was the famous cynic philosopher

A. zeno
B. aristotle
C. diogenes
D. none of these
Answer» C. diogenes
89.

The famous silk related to------------

A. china
B. rome
C. greece
D. syria
Answer» A. china
90.

The great wall of china was built by---------

A. shi huwanti
B. sima qian
C. hao
D. none of these
Answer» A. shi huwanti
91.

‘Patesi’ related to-----------

A. sumeria
B. persia
C. mesopotamia
D. egypt
Answer» A. sumeria
92.

‘Grid system’ is related to-------------

A. indus valley
B. chinese
C. roman
D. none of these
Answer» A. indus valley
93.

‘Dancing girl is related to

A. indus valley
B. china
C. persia
D. sumeria
Answer» A. indus valley
94.

Drainage system was a feature of------------

A. indus
B. chinese
C. egypt
D. ur
Answer» A. indus
95.

Feudalism from below and above is related to---------

A. r.s sharma
B. d.d kosambi
C. b.n.s yadava
D. none of these
Answer» B. d.d kosambi
96.

The fourth Buddhist council was held at---------

A. pataliputra
B. kashmir
C. magadha
D. kosala
Answer» B. kashmir
97.

The shakas belongs to---------

A. central asia
B. greek
C. west asia
D. none of these
Answer» A. central asia
98.

Who were known as Indo-Greeks ----------

A. bactrians
B. parthians
C. shakers
D. none of these
Answer» A. bactrians
99.

The most important shaka rules was-------------

A. rudradaman i
B. rudradaman ii
C. sudarshan
D. none of these
Answer» A. rudradaman i
100.

Gondophernes belongs to----------

A. parthians
B. scythians
C. bactnia
D. none of these
Answer» A. parthians
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