- 1. Which event marked the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD?
A) The reign of Julius Caesar
B) The Battle of Adrianople
C) The sack of Rome by the Visigoths
D) The deposition of Romulus Augustulus
- 2. Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt from the Ptolemaic dynasty?
A) Cleopatra VII
B) Hatshepsut
C) Akhenaten
D) Ramesses II
- 3. Who founded the Achaemenid Empire, also known as the First Persian Empire?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Darius the Great
C) Xerxes I
D) Cyrus the Great
- 4. Who is considered the father of medicine and wrote the Hippocratic Oath?
A) Aristotle
B) Galen
C) Hippocrates
D) Herodotus
- 5. Who was the famous emperor of the Maurya Empire who converted to Buddhism?
A) Kanishka
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Harsha
- 6. The Trojan War is said to have been sparked by the abduction of which beautiful woman?
A) Athena
B) Persephone
C) Helen
D) Aphrodite
- 7. The Hellenistic period began after the death of which famous ancient ruler?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Cyrus the Great
C) Julius Caesar
D) Hannibal
- 8. Which general led the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Hannibal
C) Pericles
D) Cleopatra
- 9. Who wrote the epic poem 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'?
A) Virgil
B) Sophocles
C) Homer
D) Ovid
- 10. Which Chinese philosopher emphasized the importance of moral values and social harmony?
A) Laozi
B) Confucius
C) Mencius
D) Sun Tzu
- 11. Who was the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty in China?
A) Confucius
B) Emperor Han Wudi
C) Qin Shi Huang
D) Sun Tzu
- 12. Which ancient ruler is credited with the construction of the massive city of Persepolis?
A) Cyrus the Great
B) Xerxes I
C) Darius the Great
D) Artaxerxes
- 13. Who was the Roman general and dictator known for crossing the Rubicon?
A) Pompey
B) Augustus
C) Julius Caesar
D) Mark Antony
- 14. The Peloponnesian War was fought between which two powerful city-states?
A) Athens and Sparta
B) Troy and Mycenae
C) Thebes and Corinth
D) Rome and Carthage
- 15. Who was the famous philosopher known for his dialogues and teachings in Athens?
A) Socrates
B) Aristotle
C) Plato
D) Epicurus
- 16. The ancient city of Troy, famous for the Trojan War, was located in which modern-day country?
A) Italy
B) Egypt
C) Greece
D) Turkey
- 17. Who was the legendary founder of Rome and raised by a she-wolf, according to mythology?
A) Romulus
B) Remus
C) Caesar
D) Augustus
- 18. Who was the famous Egyptian queen and wife of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
A) Nefertari
B) Cleopatra
C) Hatshepsut
D) Nefertiti
- 19. Which civilization is known for constructing the Great Pyramids of Giza?
A) Greece
B) Rome
C) Persia
D) Egypt
- 20. Who was the first emperor of Rome?
A) Constantine
B) Augustus
C) Nero
D) Julius Caesar
- 21. In which empire did Hammurabi establish a legal code?
A) Assyrian
B) Babylonian
C) Han
D) Macedonian
- 22. Which ancient civilization is credited with developing the concept of democracy?
A) Greece
B) Rome
C) China
D) India
- 23. The Mesopotamian city of Ur was located in which modern-day country?
A) Egypt
B) Turkey
C) Iran
D) Iraq
- 24. Which ancient empire was known for its impressive road system called the Royal Road?
A) Han
B) Macedonian
C) Roman
D) Persian
- 25. The ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire was known as:
A) Alexandria
B) Athens
C) Constantinople
D) Rome
- 26. The ancient city-state of Athens was known for its development of which form of literature?
A) Historiography
B) Drama
C) Philosophy
D) Epic poetry
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