Historical Eras: General Knowledge Related History

141.Who was, the first female president, of an African country?

Ans. “Ellen Johnson Sirleaf”

142. What was, the name, of the famous military campaign led, by Julius Caesar, that effectively ended the Roman Republic?

Ans. “The Gallic Wars”..

 

143.Who was, the first European explorer, to reach the Americas, in the modern era?

Ans. “Christopher Columbus.”..

 

144.What was, the name of the ancient civilization, called for its advanced city planning, and drainage systems, like those found in Mohenjo-Daro, and Harappa?

Ans. “The Indus Valley Civilization”..

 

145.Who was, the first woman, to win a Nobel Prize, in Physiology ,or Medicine for her discovery of nerve growth factor?

Ans.  “Rita Levi-Montalcini, in 1986”..

 

146.What event, did mark the end of, the Cold War?

Ans.  “The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991”..

 

147.Who was, the first female prime minister, of Israel?

Ans.  “Golda Meir”..

 

148.What was, the name of the series of military campaigns, sanctioned by the Catholic Church ,with the stated goal of reclaiming the Holy Land, from Muslim rule?

Ans. “The Crusades”..

 

149.Who was, the first woman, to be elected Chancellor, of Germany?

Ans. “Angela Merkel”..

 

150.What was, the name of the ancient city well-known, for its immense statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

Ans.  “Olympia”..

 

151.Who was, the first woman to fly solo nonstop across, the Atlantic Ocean?

Ans. “Amelia Earhart”..

 

152.What was, the name of the ancient civilization well-known, for its monumental architecture, like the pyramids of Tikal, and Palenque?

Ans. “The Maya civilization”..

 

153.Who was, the first woman, to win a Nobel Prize, in Economics?

Ans. “Elinor Ostrom, in 2009”..

 

154.What was, the name of the period in European history characterized, by a renewed interest in classical learning, and the arts, spanning roughly ,from the 14^th to the 17^th century?

Ans. “The Renaissance”..

 

155.Who was, the first woman, to serve as Prime Minister ,of the United Kingdom?

Ans. “Margaret Thatcher”..

 

156.What was, the name of the ancient city well-known, for its library, which was one of the largest, and most significant libraries, of the ancient world?

Ans. “Alexandria”..

 

157.Who was ,the first female astronaut ,to travel into space?

Ans. “Valentina Tereshkova, who flew aboard Vostok 6 in 1963”..

 

158.What was ,the name of the period in European history marked, by the decline of feudalism ,and the emergence of centralized nation-states, lasting from the late Middle Ages, to the beginning of the Early Modern period?

Ans. “The Renaissance”..

 

159.Who was, the longest-reigning female pharaoh, of ancient Egypt?

Ans. “Hatshepsut”..

 

160.What event, marked the end, of the Cold War?

Ans. “The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991”..