ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

VICTORIAN AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which city became the perceived center of Western civilization by the middle of the nineteenth century?
A
Paris
B
Tokyo
C
London
D
Amsterdam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the 19th century, London grew enormously to become a global city of immense importance.

Detailed explanation-2: -The city of Uruk, today considered the oldest in the world, was first settled in c.

Detailed explanation-3: -Western civilization describes the development of human civilization beginning in Ancient Greece, and generally spreading westwards. However, Western civilization in its more strictly defined sphere traces its roots back to Rome and the Western Mediterranean.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many elements of ancient near Eastern civilization were passed on to the West. The wheeled vehicle, the plow, and the phonetic alphabet-all important to the development of civilization-derive from the near East.

Detailed explanation-5: -Modern western civilization reached a pinnacle in the last half of the 20th century, spending over 200 years evolving and spreading throughout the world.

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