History Varian I Part I (exercises А1-А21)

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А-1. Herodotus called Ancient Egypt the “gift of the Nile” because:

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the flooding of the river produced fertile soil

the Nile was the main connecting river in Egypt

Egypt’s earliest populations arrived using the river

fishing was ancient Egyptians’ main occupation

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А-2. The events described in the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur took place ….

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on the Island of Pylos

on the Island of Rodos

in the Mycenae

on the Island of Crete

on Fera Island

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А-3. The reason for the adoption of the law on land of the Gracchi brothers:

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the departure of the plebs from Rome

the defeat of Rome in the battle with Carthage

the decline of Rome as a military power

the lack of slaves in Rome and their high cost

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А-4. In the 1st, 2nd and 3rd centuries, a portion of the territory of Western and Central Asia was occupied by:

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the Syrian, Parthian and Bactrian Kingdoms

the Assyrian and Median Kingdoms

the Parthian and Kushan Empires

the Rome Empire and Armenian Kingdom

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А-5. Which of the following tribes were NOT Germanic?

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the Jutes

the Creeks

the Goths

the Vandals

the Burgundians

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А-6. Avicenna is the author of:

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the Shahnameh poems

texts on algebra

The Canon of Medicine

The 1,001 Nights series of stories

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А-7. “Babur” is:

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tentative land ownership in Arab countries

the title of governors in the Ottoman Empire

the founder of the Grand Mogul dynasty

a land tax in Iran

a historical region of India

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А-8. Who led the peasant revolt in France in the middle of the 14th century?

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Wat Tyler

Joan of Ark

Guillaume Cale

John II of France

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А-9. Indicate the final centuries of the intensive development of trade along the Great Silk Road?

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7th - 8th centuries

10th - 12th centuries

9th - 13th centuries

16th - 17th centuries

14th - 15th centuries

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А- 10. Who were called the Geuzen in the Netherlands?

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members of the Council of Troubles

supporters of Catholicism

opponents to Spanish rule

nobles who sided with Spain

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А-11. Who said the following: “If you wish to build a solid state, equalize as much as possible, don’t allow grandiose wealth or extreme poverty to coexist”

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Adam Smith

Cardinal Richelieu

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Charles Montesquieu

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А-12. The Montagnards and the Girondists were the names of whom during the French Revolution:

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various departments in France

groups in the National Assembly

representatives of the Second and Third Estates

allies and opponents of republicanism

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А-13. The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled Japan in:

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1603-1868

1337-1453

1526-1858

1224-1483

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А-14. The following persons were involved in the development of transportation in the 19th century:

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Etienne Marten, Henry Bessemer

Robert Fulton, George Stephenson

Thomas Edison, Pavel Yablochkov

Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell

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А-15. The first state to win independence in Latin America:

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Cuba

Venezuela

Haiti

Brazil

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А-16. Homesteads were:

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lands held by plantation owners in the South

territories that Spain conceded to the USA

reservations for the Native American population

land plots set aside for American settlers, either free of charge or at a discount

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А-17. The “100 Days” reform in China ended with:

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the expulsion of colonizers

the defeat of the reformers

the creation of the Kuomintang Party

the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China

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А-18. The reparation plan developed for Germany after World War I was:

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the Dawes Plan

Treaty of Guarantee

the Schlieffen Plan

the Kellogg-Briand Pact

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А-19. The Declaration on Liberated Europe was presented at:

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the Tehran Conference

the Potsdam Conference

the Crimea Conference

the Moscow Conference

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А-20. The signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 led to:

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the end of the war in Afghanistan

the breakup of Yugoslavia

the end of civil war in Algeria

the creation of the European Union

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А-21. Which of the following countries is NOT considered an “Asian Tiger”?

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South Korea

Singapore

Malaysia

Hong Kong

Taiwan

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