test on ancient age

Industrial revelution

**Section A: Multiple Choice (10 Marks)**

1. Who was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, also known as the Persian Empire?

a. Cyrus the Great

b. Darius I

c. Xerxes I

d. Artaxerxes I



2. What was the primary crop grown by the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia?

a. Wheat

b. Barley

c. Rice

d. Millet



3. Who was the Carthaginian general who famously crossed the Alps with elephants during the Second
Punic War?

a. Hannibal

b. Scipio Africanus

c. Julius Caesar

d. Alexander the Great



4. What was the name of the sacred text of ancient Judaism?

a. Torah

b. Quran

c. Bible

d. Vedas

, 5. Who was the first king of the Babylonian Empire known for his code of laws?

a. Hammurabi

b. Nebuchadnezzar II

c. Sargon the Great

d. Gilgamesh



**Section B: True or False (10 Marks)**

6. The city of Troy was located in ancient Greece. (T/F)

7. Cleopatra VII was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. (T/F)

8. The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest known legal codes. (T/F)

9. The Sumerians invented the wheel around 3500 BCE. (T/F)

10. The Minoan civilization is known for its extensive trade networks in the Mediterranean. (T/F)



**Section C: Matching (10 Marks)**

11. Match each term from Column A with its corresponding description from Column B.



Column A:

1. Homer

2. Siddhartha Gautama

3. Pericles

4. Hatshepsut

5. Confucius



Column B: