Milestones of Mankind: A Global Historical Overview

41.Who was, the longest-reigning monarch, in European history,?

Ans. “Louis XIV, of France”  “ 72 years i.e 110 days reiged”

 

42.What was, the name, of the ancient civilization, that did develop ,in the Indus Valley,?

Ans. “The Indus Valley Civilization”..

 

43.Who did write: “The Art of War,” a classic Chinese text, on military strategy,?

Ans. “Sun Tzu”..

 

44.What was, the name ,of the ship, that Charles Darwin sailed, on during his voyage, to the Galápagos Islands,?

Ans. “ HMS Beagle”..

 

45.Who was, “the first woman” to win ,a Nobel Prize, in Literature,?

Ans.  “Selma Lagerlöf” in 1909..

 

47.Who was, “the first Roman Emperor” to convert, to Christianity,?

Ans. “Constantine the Great”..

 

48.What was, the name, of the ancient Egyptian, writing system,?

Ans. “Hieroglyphics”..

 

49.Who was, the architect behind, many of St. Petersburg’s iconic buildings, including; the Winter Palace,?

Ans.“Bartolomeo Rastrelli”..

 

50.What was, the name ,of the well-known ship, that sank, on its maiden voyage, in 1912,?

Ans. “The RMS Titanic”..

 

51.Who was, “the first female pilot” to fly solo across, the Atlantic Ocean,?

Ans. “Amelia Earhart”..

 

52.What was, the name, of the ancient city-state, called for its militarism, and emphasis, on discipline, and austerity,?

Ans. “Sparta”..

 

53.Who was “the first European explorer” to reach, the southern tip, of Africa, which he named the Cape of Good Hope,?

Ans. “Bartolomeu Dias”..

 

54.What was, the name ,of the legislative assembly, in revolutionary France,?

Ans. “The National Assembly”..

 

55.Who was “the first woman” to win, a Nobel Prize, in Chemistry,?

Ans. “Marie Curie- in Chemistry, in 1911”..

 

56.Which ancient civilization did build, the city of Teotihuacan, in present-day Mexico,?

Ans. “The Teotihuacan civilization”..

 

57.Which year, did the United States, declare its independence, from Great Britain,?

Ans. “ 1776”..

 

58.Who was “the first female pharaoh” of ancient Egypt,?

Ans. “Hatshepsut”..

 

59.What was, the name ,of the English king, who was forced, to sign, the Magna Carta ,in 1215?

Ans. “King John”..

 

60.Who was, the author of (The Republic).. a philosophical work ,on governance ;and justice,?

Ans. “ Plato”..