GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these events happened the earliest?
A
Death of Julius Caesar in 44 b.c.
B
The building of the Pyramids in 2500 b.c.
C
King Sargon ruled in 714 b.c.
D
American Civil War 1861 a.d.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -About 2600 BCE, during the Fourth and Fifth Dynasties, Egyptians probably began to mummify the dead intentionally. The practice continued and developed for well over 2, 000 years, into the Roman Period (ca. 30 BCE–CE 364). Within any one period the quality of the mummification varied, depending on the price paid for it.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the pyramid of Cheops, the king’s name in Greek) is the last remaining of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World and rises to a height of 481 feet (147 metres).

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