The Sinic Civilization is the oldest civilisation in the world which is continuously in practice for 4,000 years of the recorded history and another 1000 years of the unrecorded history. Correct answer is D.

The boys started school at the age of 7 and stayed until they were about 14.

Statements I and III are true about Greek mythology to define the religion of the Hellenic Civilization

The Ancient Olympic Games were held for over a thousand years and ended in 393 CE when the Roman emperor Theodosius banned them. He had outlawed the worship of the ancient gods because of new beliefs in Christianity. The buildings were eventually torn down and the city was buried under earthquakes and floods. The correct answer is A.

In ancient Chinese society, the Fengjian social class structure of circa 1046-256 BCE gave rise to Confucian or Legalist scholars’ classification of the Chinese people into four broad categories.

The education of Athenian boys included fitness classes emphasizing sports that had embedded military training, e.g. javelin, shot put, discus and wrestling, for the army which was composed of citizen-soldiers, (Hoplites). The correct answer is A.

Epic poems are long poems, which do not rhyme, and describe a serious topic, which is culturally important. Homeric Epics described the great deeds of the warriors of Greece, who led the war against Troy. The correct answer is C. 

Under the leadership of Menes, Upper and Lower Egypt were united, ensuring the unity of Egypt, consolidating the cumulative advances of both regions and launching Egypt into a time of prosperity and advancement.

Many local agricultural villages or poleis (plural.) [polis single] formed the basic sociological, political and military patterns of Greece throughout its earliest history and extended into the Classic Greek Age.

The mythology provided an explanation for natural phenomena: destructive storms were the result of Zeus’s anger at man’s impieties; Poseidon would raise storms at sea and sink the ships of those who displeased him. In the same manner, victory in battle was evidence of Athena’s pleasure, and a successful hunt was the result of Artemis guiding the hunter’s hand. With the earthly domains of the gods and goddesses being a part of human existence, even skeptical persons would hedge their bets through a ritual observance to ensure success. The correct answer is A.

Sometimes the mixed breeds were particularly antagonistic towards the human side of their heritage, notably the Gorgons, whose snake-haired visage would turn any human who looked at them into stone!

In 776 B.C.E, about 3000 years ago, the first Olympic Games took place.

Statements I-III and IV are among the innovations of the Mesopotamian Civilization.

The Roman occupation of Mesopotamia after the Punic War was not too long. It lasted only about three years. The correct answer is C. 

Legalism: it is a pragmatic political philosophy, whose main motto is “set clear strict laws, or deliver harsh punishment”, and its essential principle is one of jurisprudence. According to Legalism, a ruler should govern his subjects according to Fa (law or principle), Shu (method, tactic, art, or statecraft) and Shi (legitimacy, power, or charisma). The correct answer is B.

The list of the top 8 food and drink inventions discovered by Chinese people is given below.

Three Meals. Confucius advocated three meals practice of breakfast, lunch and dinner. And the custom of three meals a day has been in use for more than 20 centuries in China, until the present time.

Salt Production. The Chinese didn’t “invent” salt. They first produced salt by boiling brine water and used it for commercial purposes, which laid the basis as salt as a currency in other parts of the world.

Vegetarian. Buddhists were prohibited from killing animals and began eating vegetarian food.

Tea Production. Tea was first considered a medicinal beverage. It was around 300 BCE when, tea became a daily drink.

Chopsticks. Chopsticks are eating utensils consisting of a set of two tapered sticks.

Ice Cream. The origins of ice cream date back to China’s Tang period (618-906 CE), probably as a dish for the country’s rulers.

Bean curd. Bean curd, also called Tofu, is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. Tofu originated in ancient China some 2,000 years ago.

Wine Production. Ancient Chinese were the first to discover wine and invent the technique of making wine and liquor. Judging from the wine vessels in archaeological sites, wine making probably started in the period of the Yangshao culture, about 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.

The Roman Republic transformed into the mighty Roman Empire with the dictatorship of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE and the ascension to power of Augustus Caesar in 31 CE.

All of the four statements are true for assrians.

Confucius emphasized people’s individual responsibility in making choices and criticized an over-reliance on supernatural powers. Correct answer is D.

The overhaul and reforms, beginning with Italy and Africa, were meant to create a powerful system of military administration. The two areas, Italy and Africa, were placed under the control of a commander who was also the civil governor. Such
figures were called (borrowing from the ancient Greek) exarchs, and the provinces under them were called exarchates.