2025 History Blue Set

Who was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress?

• Nelson Mandela

• Jean-Bédel Bokassa

• Mönke Khan

• The Buddha

Fill in the blank: Cairo, close to the ancient Giza pyramid complex and the cities of Memphis and Heliopolis, was founded by the ______ dynasty in 969.

• Fatimid

• Umayyad

• Abbasid

• Ottoman

The military dictator of the Central African Republic from 1966 to 1979 was:

• Jean-Bédel Bokassa

• François Bozizé

• David Dacko

• André Kolingba

After the death of Möngke Khan, the Mongol Empire split into four major states. Name any two of these states.

• Golden Horde and Ilkhanate

• Yuan Dynasty and Chagatai Khanate

• Ottoman Empire and Byzantine Empire

• Roman Empire and Persian Empire

In what is widely considered the worst industrial accident in world history, 500,000 people were exposed to toxic gas in the 1984 (a)   .

• Bhopal

• Chernobyl

• Fukushima

• Three Mile Island

The Buddha was a wandering South Asian religious teacher in the 6th or 5th century BCE. His major teachings include the ______ and the Noble Eightfold Path.

• Four Noble Truths.

• Five Precepts.

• Three Jewels.

• Ten Commandments.

Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia and was formerly the capital of the Dutch East Indies under its former name, ______.

• Batavia.

• Surabaya.

• Medan.

• Bandung.

Who was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius the Great

• Xerxes I

• Artaxerxes I

Who were the monarchs of ancient Egypt, many of whom are buried in the Valley of the Kings?

• The monarchs of ancient Egypt, many of whom are buried in the Valley of the Kings, include famous pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Ramses II, and Seti I.

• The monarchs of ancient Egypt were primarily known as emperors and were buried in the Pyramids of Giza.

• The monarchs of ancient Egypt were known as sultans and were buried in the Sahara Desert.

• The monarchs of ancient Egypt were called kings and were buried in the Nile Delta.

What writing system was used in ancient Egypt, which was deciphered by comparing it with the Greek script found on the Rosetta Stone?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Latin

• Cyrillic