UPSC CSE Ancient Civilisations — practice questions
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Practice UPSC CSE Ancient Civilisations in the app →Columbus, sponsored by the rulers of Spain, sailed west in which year?The Inca city of Machu Picchu was rediscovered in which year?The Arawakian Lucayos lived on a cluster of islands known today as the:Which fierce tribe had expelled the Arawaks from the Lesser Antilles?Which Arawak weaving speciality captured the imagination of Europeans?The name Brazil is derived from:The Aztecs made artificial islands in Lake Mexico called:The Aztec capital Tenochtitlan was built in which year?Children of the Aztec nobility attended which school?The Mayas devised which form of writing?The first Inca, Manco Capac, set his capital at:At its peak the Inca empire stretched 3,000 miles from Ecuador to:Every Inca subject was required to speak which court language?The Inca accounting system of cords with knots was the:Prince Henry the Navigator's Portugal attacked Ceuta in which year?Columbus's expedition set sail from the port of Palos on:Which ship did Columbus himself command?Columbus sighted the island of Guanahani on:The two American continents were named after which Florentine geographer?Cortes's interpreter, fluent in three local languages, was:Which Inca ruler did Pizarro capture in 1532 and execute despite a roomful of gold?The Spanish silver mines of Potosi lie in which modern country?