Question 1

What geographical feature significantly shapes Europe's history?

Accepted Answer

A peninsula

Answer

A mountain range

Answer

A desert

Answer

An island

Question 2

Who is considered the national poet of Portugal?

Accepted Answer

Luís de Camões

Answer

Eça de Queirós

Answer

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

Answer

Fernando Pessoa

Question 3

Which early human species mixed with Homo sapiens in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Neanderthals

Answer

Homo habilis

Answer

Homo erectus

Answer

Australopithecines

Question 4

What significant cultural development emerged in the Chauvet Cave around 30,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

Cave paintings

Answer

Metalworking

Answer

Agriculture

Answer

Pottery making

Question 5

What was the primary purpose of the megaliths erected by settled peoples 5,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

Rituals and observatories

Answer

Military fortifications

Answer

Graves for leaders

Answer

Trade centers

Question 6

What important concept was first established in Athens during its golden age?

Accepted Answer

Democracy

Answer

Monarchy

Answer

Oligarchy

Answer

Feudalism

Question 7

What event is the marathon named after?

Accepted Answer

The battle of Marathon

Answer

The Siege of Troy

Answer

The Olympic Games

Answer

The Peloponnesian War

Question 8

Who was Julius Caesar's main rival known for unifying a large part of Europe?

Accepted Answer

Vercingetorix

Answer

Augustus

Answer

Pompey

Answer

Cicero

Question 9

What was the significance of the Roman roads built throughout Europe?

Accepted Answer

Facilitated trade and communication

Answer

Connected religious sites

Answer

Served as military barriers

Answer

Defined political boundaries

Question 10

Which culture's alphabet influenced modern European writing systems?

Accepted Answer

Minoan

Answer

Roman

Answer

Celtic

Answer

Byzantine

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