Ancient warfare - Quiz
A) Sparta B) Carthage C) Ionia D) Rome
A) Burning down the city of Sardis B) Assassinating the Persian Emperor C) Invading the Persian capital D) Sinking the Persian fleet
A) 50 years B) 100 years C) 10 years D) 27 years
A) Thucydides B) Ashoka C) Alexander the Great D) Hannibal
A) Corinth B) Sardis C) Carthage D) Athens
A) 221 BC B) 336 BC C) 321 BC D) 448 BC
A) Spread of Greek culture and technology into Asia B) The end of the Roman Empire C) The unification of the Indian state D) Total destruction of the Greek world
A) Edicts of Ashoka B) Rock Edict I C) The History of the Peloponnesian War D) The Qin Annals
A) Ahimsa B) Sino-Xiongnu relations C) The Peloponnesian League D) Imperial expansion
A) Nine B) Three C) Twelve D) Six
A) 146 BC B) 264 BC C) 202 BC D) 221 BC
A) Rome's name for Carthaginians was Punici B) It is a Roman term for naval warfare C) It was the name of the Carthaginian general D) It refers to the location of the battles
A) First Punic War B) The final Punic War C) Third Punic War D) Second Punic War
A) Siege warfare B) Cavalry conflict C) Naval war D) Guerrilla warfare
A) Mauryan and Qin B) Parthian and Sassanid C) Carthaginian and Phoenician D) Xiongnu and Persian
A) The rise of the Qin Empire B) Arab Muslim invasions C) The death of Alexander the Great D) The Edicts of Ashoka
A) Chinese Han empire and Xiongnu confederated state B) Athenian Empire and Peloponnesian League C) Roman Republic and Parthian Empire D) Mauryan Empire and Kalinga
A) Modern day India B) Modern day Mongolia C) Modern day Turkey D) Modern day Italy
A) It unified the Mediterranean B) It became a Buddhist state C) It suffered an ultimate downfall D) It expanded into India
A) Honorius B) Hannibal C) Alexander the Great D) Ashoka
A) Terrain constraints B) High fuel consumption C) Lack of defensive armor D) Inability to hold multiple passengers
A) Five men B) One man C) Two men D) Three men
A) Zhou dynasty B) Han dynasty C) Shang dynasty D) Qin dynasty
A) Acting as a physical shock force. B) Ability to cross marshland easily. C) Providing mobility to bowmen. D) Serving as a transport for heavy infantry.
A) 500 B) 5,000 C) 10,000 D) 1,000
A) They needed constant horse replacement. B) They required rare, expensive fuel. C) They were made of gold. D) They required specialized craftsmen.
A) Homeric Greece B) New Egyptian Kingdom C) The Roman Empire D) The Babylonian Empire
A) Technology B) Weaponry C) Geography D) Organization
A) Use of horses B) Agricultural surplus C) Invention of iron D) Naval dominance
A) 618 AD B) 13th century C) 8th century D) 476 AD
A) Fall of Rome B) Kamakura period C) Gupta Empire D) Tang dynasty
A) Nataruk B) Mesopotamia C) The Fertile Crescent D) Kamakura
A) Cavalry B) Siege engines C) Artillery D) Naval ships
A) Agricultural surplus B) The trebuchet C) The camel saddle D) Ferrous metallurgy
A) The Nile River B) The Mediterranean C) The Aegean Sea D) The Red Sea
A) Inconsistent weather patterns B) Heavy cargo weights C) Speed requirements D) Lack of sail technology
A) The Philistines B) The Sea-Peoples C) The Phoenicians D) The Greeks
A) Tutankhamun B) Ramses II C) Ramses III D) Sahue
A) Converting riverboats B) Building rafts C) Using stone hulls D) Using metal sheets
A) Bronze plating B) Heavy trees C) Reinforced leather D) Iron beams
A) Greece B) Persia C) Rome D) Carthage
A) The Odyssey B) The Anabasis C) The Iliad D) The Histories
A) 60 B) 50 C) 100 D) 85
A) 200 B) 100 C) 150 D) 250
A) 190 B) 100 C) 120 D) 170
A) In the bow of the ship B) Beneath their thwarts C) In the stern of the ship D) On the deck above them
A) Fire ships B) Archery C) Ramming D) Catapult bombardment
A) Spreading education B) Simple profit C) Scientific discovery D) Seeking asylum
A) Religious obligations B) Monetary profit C) Defensive alliances D) Expansion of borders
A) A seat on a supreme council of elders B) Control over global trade routes C) A permanent military pension D) Government office
A) The wars ended immediately B) The gods were appeased C) The soldiers mutinied D) Exceptional conflicts occurred
A) Weather B) Army size C) Religious affiliation D) Terrain
A) Falx B) Katar C) Sarissa D) Kukri
A) Sniper warfare B) Siege warfare C) Naval combat D) Cavalry defense
A) Khanda B) Hallstatt C) Cruciform D) Rhone Valley
A) Khanda B) Katar C) Talwar D) Baghnakh
A) Iron shield B) Four mirrors C) Battle dress D) Horse armor
A) Carrying rations for long marches. B) Tying down enemy soldiers. C) Firing almond-shaped bronze bullets. D) Launching large stones at city walls.
A) Kukri B) Dao C) Khanda D) Shamshir
A) Ceremonial object B) Siege tool C) Hunting implement D) Full-fledged weapon
A) The Greeks B) The Nubians C) The Persians D) The Hyksos
A) Direct cavalry charge followed by infantry B) Massive archery followed by infantry or chariotry C) Siege ladder assault followed by mining D) Naval bombardment followed by land assault
A) Nubians B) Vikings C) Romans D) Mongols
A) Heavy cavalry B) Siege engineers C) Infantry phalanx D) Chariot archers
A) Alexander the Great B) Cyrus the Great C) Chandragupta Maurya D) Darius III
A) The Nanda Guard B) The Chola Regiment C) The Persian Immortals D) The Kushite Archers
A) Longbows B) Crossbows C) Javelins D) Slings
A) Steel cannon B) Repeating ballista C) Gunpowder D) Crossbow
A) Arthashastra B) Ramayana C) Mahabharata D) Rigveda
A) Chanakya B) Ashoka C) Vijayalaya Chola D) Chandragupta Maurya
A) The Cholas B) The Rashtrakuta C) The Mauryas D) The Nanda
A) Porus B) Darius III C) Chandragupta Maurya D) Alexander the Great
A) Solely focused on naval combat B) Defensive rather than aggressive C) Weak and under-developed D) Aggressive and expansionist
A) Xi'an B) Shanghai C) Anyang D) Beijing
A) Nomadic cavalry B) Light infantry C) Aristocratic chariot warriors D) Peasant archers
A) The Art of War B) The Book of Songs C) Zuo zhuan D) Records of the Grand Historian
A) Qin Shi Huang B) Sun Tzu C) Lao Tzu D) Confucius
A) Oracle bone inscriptions B) Zuo zhuan C) Terracotta Army D) Bronze chariot artifacts
A) The Zhou Hegemon B) Qin Shi Huang C) The Shang King D) Sun Tzu
A) Pants B) Silk cloaks C) Robes D) Armor plates
A) The western deserts B) The eastern islands C) The southern coast D) The northern frontier
A) Cavalry scouting B) Siege defense C) Long-range archery D) Close-quarters combat
A) Farmer's rake B) King's blade C) Woman's spear D) Samurai sword
A) Lamellae pieces B) Solid iron plates C) Reinforced bamboo D) Thick animal hide
A) Thebes B) Corinth C) Athens D) Sparta
A) Long spear B) Javelin C) Curved axe D) Short sword
A) Psiloi B) Companions C) Hoplites D) Triremes
A) The Persian King B) The Athenian Senate C) The Spartan Ephors D) Philip II
A) Pydna B) Byzantium C) Amphipolis D) Philippi
A) Egypt B) Carthage C) Persia D) Rome
A) Shipping grain from the Crimea B) Allies in neighboring regions C) Extensive underground food storage D) Superior naval blockade
A) Hide maneuvers behind the lines B) Fight exclusively in mountainous terrain C) Defend against siege engines D) Ignore the need for cavalry
A) Pompey the Great B) Marius C) Caesar D) Augustus
A) Thracians B) Illyrians C) Dacians D) Visigoths
A) Bardyllis B) Augustus C) Caesar D) Strabo
A) Peltasts B) Charioteers C) Heavy infantry D) Archers
A) Pilum B) Rhomphaia C) Scutum D) Gladius
A) Spears B) Javelins C) Axes D) Swords
A) Pausanias B) Florus C) Dionysius D) Caesar
A) Pitched battles B) Siege warfare C) Naval blockades D) Raids |
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