INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ptolemy built the best museum in
A
Phoenicia
B
Alexandria
C
Palestine
D
Egypt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A research institute that was especially noted for its scientific and literary scholarship, the Alexandrian Museum was built near the royal palace about the 3rd century bce possibly by Ptolemy I Soter (reigned 323–285/283 bce).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Musaeum or Mouseion of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: ; Latin: Musaeum Alexandrium), which arguably included the Great Library of Alexandria, was an institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter and his son Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ptolemies were a Greek dynasty that ruled ancient Egypt in the final centuries before the Common Era. They made a lasting impact on Nilotic culture and its landscape.

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