World History MCQs

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One of the most famous speeches of the Cold War period in which former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemns the Soviet Union’s policies in Europe is also called as Iron Curtain Speech.

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“The Pharaoh was all” was the official title of the king of Egyptian Civilization. His position was so much above the common people and the nobbles, that he was regarded as the son of the chief of their Gods.

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As a gift to his wife, Amytis, the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II was said to have constructed the luxurious Hanging Gardens in the sixth century B.C. because she was homesick for the beautiful vegetation and mountains of her native Media.

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Emperor Qin Shi Huang ordered the construction of the Great Wall of China around 221 B.C. The labor force that built the wall was made up largely of soldiers and convicts. The construction of the Great Wall of China was started in the 7th Century BC and lasted until 1878.

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The invention of paper in ancient China was the greatest contribution to mankind. The Chinese made paper in 105 A.D. They used a brush that was made up of camel-hair for writing and painting.

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Homer wrote the ‘Iliad’ and the ‘Odyssey’ in the 7th century B.C. The subject matter of ‘Iliad’ is the Spartan victory over Troy after a decade-long war, as well as the exploits of their legendary hero, Achilles whereas the ‘Odyssey’ describes the adventurous return journey of Odysseus from Troy.

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Age of Pericles is regarded as the ‘Golden Age’ in Greek history. The period was as remarkable as the Augustan Age in Rome, Elizabethan Age in England, Gupta Age in India or Meiji Age in Japan.

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Draco codified laws of the Greek Civilization whereas Solon introduced reforms in the economy and in political affairs. Pisistratus introduced land reforms whereas Cleisthenes put into practice the idea of Ostracism.

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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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Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea. He served under Emperor Tiberius. Jerusalem Pontius Pilate awarded capital punishment to Jesus. Jesus was crucified on Calvary hill.