SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A city that appeared around 2500 B.C. in the Supe River of Peru, in which stone buildings were used for official business, as apartment buildings, and as grand residences, was ____
A
Caral
B
Harappa
C
Teotihuacan
D
Monte Alban
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With more than 5 thousand years old, Caral is considered the oldest civilization in the American continent. Between the years 3000 and 2500 B. C., the people from Caral began to form small settlements in what is now the province of Barranca, that interacted with each other to exchanged products and merchandise.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Minoan civilization is known for its Bronze Age cities on Crete which had large palace-like structures. Knossos was the largest city and location of the labyrinth and minotaur of Greek mythology.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Shang Dynasty (1750-1122 B.C.E.) was mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy (an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed from generation to generation).

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