History Question Answer

71. In which year was the solar calendar apparently put into effect?

• A) 4000 BC
• B) 4200 BC
• C) 4400 BC
• D) 4600 BC

72. In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

• A) Vienna
• B) Belgrade
• C) Sarajevo
• D) Budapest

73. Who coined the term 'Cold War'?

• A) Bernard Baruch
• B) Winston Churchill
• C) George Kennan
• D) Walter Lippmann

74. The Law of the Twelve Tables was associated with which civilization?

• A) Persia
• B) Egypt
• C) Rome
• D) Greece

75. Who were the earliest European migrants to South America?

• A) Dutch
• B) Italians
• C) Germans
• D) Spaniards

76. What was the immediate cause of the First World War?

• A) Naval arms race
• B) Colonial disputes
• C) Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• D) Economic rivalry

77. Who ordered the construction of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia?

• A) Ivan III
• B) Dmitry Donskoy
• C) Ivan the Terrible
• D) Vasily III

78. Which Chinese dynasty began the construction of the Great Wall?

• A) Han Dynasty
• B) Qin Dynasty
• C) Tang Dynasty
• D) Song Dynasty

79. Against whom did Alexander the Great fight in the Battle of the Hydaspes?

• A) King Darius III
• B) Bessus
• C) King Porus
• D) Spitamenes

80. The Renaissance movement is described as marking the end of which era?

• A) Classical Era
• B) Ancient Era
• C) Medieval Era
• D) Early Modern Era