World History MCQs

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Apartheid was a system of racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. The National Party governed South Africa from 1948 until 1994. During this time, South Africa was a partial democracy because non-white people were barred from voting after 1958.
The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) was a British organization that opposed the South African apartheid system. The AAM supported South Africa’s non-white population who were persecuted by the policies of apartheid.
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa in 1994. He was known for his internal resistance to apartheid.

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The Velvet Revolution of 1989 was a series of peaceful protests and political events that took place in Czechoslovakia, leading to the overthrow of the Communist government and the transition to a democratic system. The Velvet Revolution, which is also known as the Gentle Revolution, began in November 1989 with a student demonstration in Prague, which was met with a violent response from the government. This sparked widespread protests and strikes, which quickly spread across the country and put pressure on the government to reform. After weeks of protests and negotiations, the Communist leadership was forced to resign, and a new government was formed. The Velvet Revolution is considered to be one of the key events of the collapse of the Communist bloc in Eastern Europe.

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Herodotus had said that “Egypt is the gift of the Nile.” The Egyptian Civilization began to flourish almost about 10,000 B.C. in the fertile valley of river Nile. The Egyptians worshiped Nile as God.

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The Sumerians invented a type of water-clock which was used to measure time. They counted their twelve months of the year by observing the decrease and increase in the shadow of the moon.

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Tiglath Pilesar III laid the foundation of the Assyrian Empire and ascended to the throne in 745 B.C. He introduced advanced civil, military, and political systems into the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

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The Qin dynasty was the first dynasty of Imperial China which ruled China from 221 to 206 BC. It marked the beginning of the Chinese Empire. During the reign of this dynasty, China was greatly expanded to cover the Ye lands of Hunan and Guangdong.

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The Greeks originlly called themselves as ‘Hellens’, but the Romans called them as ‘Greeks’ and the world has adopted the name Greeks from the Romans.

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The ancient Roman society was divided into two segments, i.e., the Patrician or the upper Class and Plebian or the poor commoners. The Roman republic was established in 509 B.C.

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H.A. Davies holds the view, “If Rome plundered she also civilized the world.” The Romans were great builders and followed the architectural technique of the Greeks and also added many new elements to it.

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Augustus was the first Roman emperor. He was a Roman statesman and a military leader who became the first emperor of the Roman Empire. He reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.