World History - Study Mode

[#261] Who defined the "Long Nineteenth Century"?
Correct Answer

(C) Eric Hobsbawm

Explanation

Solution: The long 19th century is a term coined for the period between the years 1789 and 1914 by Russian literary critic and author Ilya Ehrenburg and British Marxist historian and author Eric Hobsbawm.

[#262] Who brought the education available in the monasteries of Northumbria?
Correct Answer

(A) Alcuin

Explanation

Solution: Alcuin is also called Ealhwine, Albinus or Flaccus. He was an English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York.

[#263] Who was known as the Morning star of Renaissance
Correct Answer

(D) Geoffrey Chaucer

Explanation

Solution: Edward Albert calls him "The earliest of the great moderns" Chaucer stands at the end of the Middle ages and the beginning of the modern age. He has been called "The Morning Star of the Renaissance " His poetry reflects the medieval spirit. It also reflects the Italian Renaissance.

[#264] The National Emblem of Italy is
Correct Answer

(C) White Lily

Explanation

Solution: The National Emblem of Italy is White Lily.

[#265] When did Abyssinian crisis end?
Correct Answer

(C) 1937

Explanation

Solution: Abyssinia crisis resulted from the ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia. It ended in 1937.