Question 1

Guernica, the world famous painting was painted by

Accepted Answer

Picasso

Question 2

Which period of the Egyptian ancient History is known as the 'Age of the Pyramids'?

Accepted Answer

Historians divide the ancient history of Egypt into three periods. the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom. The Old Kingdom is called the Age of the Pyramids.

Question 3

Two important schools of philosophy Stoicism and Epicureanism were associated with________

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The Stoic School taught that man should accept his fate, since he cannot change it. According to Stoics, serenity of mind is the goal all men should strive to attain.Epicureans believed that the highest good for man is pleasure ,but they aimed at tranquility of mind rather than indulgence in pleasures.

Question 4

Which of the following civilization is associated with 'Laws of Twelve Tables'?

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In 454 B.C, laws were codified in Rome. The laws were written on tablets of wood and were known as 'Laws of Twelve Tables'.

Question 5

A king of the Roman Empire, in 37 B.C, became the most powerful and ruled for 44 years.Who was that king?

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In 37 BC, Octavian became the most powerful man in the Roman Empire for 44 years under the titles of Augustus, which meant 'holy' and imperator, meaning 'Victorious general'. He also called himself Princeps, 'first citizen of the state'. The period of Roman history beginning with his rule upto A.D 284 is called the principate. His rule and the period following it were peaceful and are known in history as 'Pax Romana' which means 'Roman Peace'

Question 6

Which period in medieval western Europe is known as 'Dark Ages'?

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The Early Middle Ages have often been called the Dark Ages, and to some extent they were truly dark. The people led a miserable life. Education was very uncommon. The helplessness of the comman man the arbitary rule of the king and the barons and the absence of national unity-all these conditions were common in Europe. The term 'Middle Ages' does not cover a uniform period for all the countries of the world.For Europe and the Westren World , the 'Middle Ages' are generally considered to be the period between AD 500 and AD 1500.

Question 7

Where is the Cathedral of Notre Dame located?

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The Cathedral of Notre Dame is located in paris(France) . It was one of the earliest French Cathedrals to be built in the Gothic style. It was built between A.D 1163 and AD 1270. About the 12th century, a new style- the Gothic -was developed in France.

Question 8

Of which country was the religion 'Shintoism'?

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The old religion of Japan is known as Shiltoism. This religion consists mainly of the worship of the forces of nature.

Question 9

Which country is associated with the 'Jesuit School'?

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In Spain, where there were no protestants, a soldier named lgnatius Loyola started an organisation for clergymen to work wholly as 'soldiers of jensus' in the service of the Church. Its members came to be called jesuits. They went from place to place and won back followers in France and Germany. They established missions in india, china, Africa and the Americas to gain new adherents. The Jesuit Schools which they started to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church are still in existence in many countries of the world.

Question 10

Which of the following countries is associated with 'Glorious Revolution'?

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After the deaths of Cromwell monarchy was restored and Charles II was made king of England. He and his successor, James II tried to assert the superiority of the monarchy. But feelings against this kind of rule had grown too strong. In 1688, a group of politicians invited William of Orange, the husband of James II's daughter, Mary, and rulers of Holland, to become king. Without firing a shot, William reached London and James II fled to France. The throne was granted to William and Mary Jointly. This event is known as the 'Glorious Revolution' . This revolution marked the triumph of parliament over the monarchy.

Question 11

Who described his policy of unification as one of 'blood and iron'?

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With the failure of the revolution of 1848 to unify Germany, one phase in the struggle for unification came to an end. Now Germany was to be unified not into a democratic country by the efforts of revolutionaries but by the rulers into a militaristic empire. The leader of this policy Bismarck who belonged to a prussian aristocratic family. He wanted to preserve the predominance of the landed aristocrats and the army in the united German state and to achieve the unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussian monarchy. He described his policy of unification as one of 'blood and iron'. The policy of 'blood and iron' meant a policy of war.

Question 12

Which period in history, is known as '100 days'?

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The interval of time between Napoleon's escape from Elba and his abdication after the Battle of Waterloo

Question 13

What is the importance of Minamoto Yoritumo in Japanese history?

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He was the first shogun or military dictator of japan

Question 14

Name the Harappan site in modern Gujarat , the only indus site close to the sea?

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Lothal

Question 15

What led to the beginning of the Renaissance?

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The development in arts and letters known as the Renaissance(rebirth) was a revived interest in classical learning and culture in the 1300's and the 1400's in Italy, but later spread to other parts of Europe The Renaissance involved new thought because it was a secular movement During the feudal period, the Catholic Church was the center of learning; in fact, the medieval scholar had been concerned with the harnessing of reason in the defense and service of religion But, with the end of feudalism and increased trading outside of Europe, new ideas emerged and the Renaissance scholar became more concerned with the secular side of things Furthermore, poets and philosophers concerned themselves with the natural world, rather than theology One reason for the scholarship in Italy is the fact that Greek scholars emigrated to Italy after the invasion of the Ottoman Turks who captured Constantinople These scholars brought with them classical texts and manuscripts, which helped to revive interest in classical learning and arts Along with the Greek scholars, Italian scholar Petrarch is felt to be a major impetus to the rebirth of culture and learning Having a passionate interest in the rediscovery of lost Roman manuscripts and a strong belief in the power of ancient thought to civilize, his ideas certainly complemented those who valued classical learning

Question 16

What is the main purpose of state legislatures?

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Each state in the U.S. has a state legislature. The state legislatures main purpose is to make and pass laws at the state level. An integral part to each state government - indeed where the people of each state are best represented - is the state legislature. State legislatures are the respective representative bodies for the people of each state. The primary responsibility of any state legislature is to design, draft, and vote on bills and laws to govern each state. Bills and laws generally go through several committees prior to being voted on in the entire assembly, through which the bills and laws are changed, amended, or killed altogether.

Question 17

Which of the following describes the Urban League?

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focused on helping poor African American workers

Question 18

What was the purpose of the double v campaign?

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The Double V Campaign was used in World War II The purpose of the double v campaign is to fight for victory and ending segregation at home It was aimed at African-Americans, and it first appeared in an African-American newspaper, the Pittsburgh Courier, in 1942 The Double V Campaign worked to have a victory over racism abroad and racism in the United States It stood so it gave a chance for Black Americans to fight in the war so they could achieve Victory at Home and Abroad- (Civil Rights then the war in the Atlantic and Pacific)

Question 19

The 1911 Chinese revolution ended the rule of the

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It was the Qing Dynasty, who was a Manchu Dynasty whose rule ended in 1911 Chinese revolution.

Question 20

Which statement best describes the cold war in 1989?

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The Cold War started with building tensions between the US and the USSR during World War II. As Stalin began to annex more countries and spread communism throughout Eastern Europe, the US began to feel threatened and feared that they would start a war amongst the capitalist nations. The US started an attempt to limit the spread of communism and protect capitalism, which led to a series of passive aggressive and indirectly hostile exchanges between the two nations. The beginning of the end of the cold war, the Berlin Wall came down. The USSR began to collapse the following year, in 1990.

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