Here are 50 questions on the topic of general awareness - ancient history: ##### Who was the first emperor of China and the founder of the Qin dynasty? 1. [ ] Emperor Huangdi 2. [ ] Emperor Wu of Han 3. [x] Emperor Qin Shi Huang 4. [ ] Emperor Taizong of Tang ##### The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was located in which modern-day region? 1. [ ] The Nile River valley 2. [ ] The Indus River valley 3. [x] The Tigris and Euphrates river valley 4. [ ] The Yangtze River valley ##### What was the capital city of the Inca Empire? 1. [ ] Tenochtitlán 2. [ ] Machu Picchu 3. [x] Cusco 4. [ ] Caral ##### Who was the ancient Greek philosopher known as the "Father of Western Philosophy"? 1. [ ] Socrates 2. [x] Plato 3. [ ] Aristotle 4. [ ] Epicurus ##### The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis in which modern-day country? 1. [ ] Egypt 2. [ ] Italy 3. [ ] Greece 4. [ ] Turkey ##### Who was the founder of the Roman Republic in 509 BC? 1. [ ] Julius Caesar 2. [ ] Augustus Caesar 3. [ ] Numa Pompilius 4. [x] Lucius Junius Brutus ##### What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire? 1. [ ] Machu Picchu 2. [x] Tenochtitlán 3. [ ] Cusco 4. [ ] Caral ##### Who was the pharaoh during the time of the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt? 1. [x] The pyramid builders 2. [ ] The Middle Kingdom rulers 3. [ ] The New Kingdom conquerors 4. [ ] Cleopatra ##### Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire in ancient India? 1. [ ] Chandragupta Maurya 2. [ ] Asoka 3. [x] Sri Gupta 4. [ ] Samudragupta ##### What was the capital city of the Maurya Empire in ancient India? 1. [ ] Pataliputra 2. [x] Ujjain 3. [ ] Taxila 4. [ ] Vidisha ##### Who was the Roman general and statesman who is often credited as the "founder of the Roman Empire"? 1. [x] Augustus Caesar 2. [ ] Julius Caesar 3. [ ] Nero 4. [ ] Caligula ##### Who was the famous ancient Greek mathematician and geometer who is often referred to as the "father of geometry"? 1. [ ] Euclid 2. [x] Pythagoras 3. [ ] Archimedes 4. [ ] Diophantus ##### Who was the famous ancient Greek philosopher and scientist who is often referred to as the "father of Western science"? 1. [x] Aristotle 2. [ ] Plato 3. [ ] Socrates 4. [ ] Epicurus ##### Who was the famous ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician who is often referred to as the "father of mathematical logic"? 1. [ ] Heraclitus 2. [ ] Parmenides 3. [x] Zeno of Elea 4. [ ] Protagoras ##### Who was the famous ancient Greek playwright and poet who is often referred to as the "father of tragedy"? 1. [ ] Sophocles 2. [x] Aeschylus 3. [ ] Euripides 4. [ ] Aristophanes ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism? 1. [ ] Confucius 2. [ ] Mencius 3. [x] Laozi 4. [ ] Zhuangzi ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese philosopher and politician who is often referred to as the "First Teacher" and the "Second Sage"? 1. [x] Confucius 2. [ ] Mencius 3. [ ] Laozi 4. [ ] Zhuangzi ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese statesman and philosopher who is often referred to as the "uncrowned king" and the "sage of the hundred schools"? 1. [ ] Confucius 2. [x] Mencius 3. [ ] Laozi 4. [ ] Zhuangzi ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese military strategist and philosopher who is often referred to as the "Machiavelli of China"? 1. [x] Sun Tzu 2. [ ] Han Fei 3. [ ] Li Si 4. [ ] Sima Qian ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese historian and philosopher who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese historiography"? 1. [ ] Confucius 2. [ ] Mencius 3. [ ] Laozi 4. [x] Sima Qian ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese physician and philosopher who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese medicine"? 1. [ ] Hippocrates 2. [ ] Galen 3. [x] Huangdi 4. [ ] Sun Simiao ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese scholar and philosopher who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese calligraphy"? 1. [ ] Cang Jie 2. [ ] Wang Xizhi 3. [ ] Yan Zhenqing 4. [x] Ouyang Xun ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese poet and statesman who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese poetry"? 1. [ ] Tao Yuanming 2. [ ] Li Bai 3. [ ] Du Fu 4. [x] Qu Yuan ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese military general and strategist who is often referred to as the "Moses of the Chinese army"? 1. [ ] Cao Cao 2. [x] Zhuge Liang 3. [ ] Sima Yi 4. [ ] Xiang Yu ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese engineer and inventor who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese machinery"? 1. [ ] Zhang Heng 2. [x] Ma Jun 3. [ ] Du Shi 4. [ ] Yan Shigu ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese scientist and inventor who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese mechanical engineering"? 1. [ ] Shen Kuo 2. [ ] Wang Zhen 3. [ ] Su Song 4. [x] Zhang Sixun ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese scientist and inventor who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese astronomy"? 1. [ ] Guo Shoujing 2. [ ] Deng Feng 3. [ ] Xu Guangqi 4. [x] Zhang Heng ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese scientist and philosopher who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese botany"? 1. [ ] Li Shizhen 2. [x] Wang Zhen 3. [ ] Shen Kuo 4. [ ] Cai Yong ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese astronomer and mathematician who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese algebra"? 1. [x] Liu Hui 2. [ ] Zhang Qiujian 3. [ ] Wang Xiaotong 4. [ ] Yang Hui ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese polymath and scientist who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese mathematician and geographer"? 1. [x] Zu Chongzhi 2. [ ] Li Chunfeng 3. [ ] Yi Xing 4. [ ] Xu Yue ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese polymath and scientist who is often referred to as the "founder of Chinese chemistry"? 1. [x] Ge Hong 2. [ ] Tao Hongjing 3. [ ] Li Shizhen 4. [ ] Zhang Jiebin ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese physician and philosopher who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese acupuncture"? 1. [ ] Huangdi 2. [ ] Zhang Zhongjing 3. [ ] Hua Tuo 4. [x] Wang Weiyi ##### Who was the famous ancient Chinese physician and philosopher who is often referred to as the "father of Chinese pharmacology"? 1. [ ] Zhang Zhongjing 2. [ ] Shen Nong 3. [x] Li Shizhen 4. [ ] Ge Hong ##### Who was the famous ancient Indian philosopher and scholar who is often referred to as the "father of Indian philosophy"? 1. [x] Gautama Buddha 2. [ ] Shankara 3. [ ] Ramanujacharya 4. [ ] Madhvacharya