alleryWhich assembly, first gathered around the year 930, is an early example of a parliament?
AThe Icelandic Althing
BThe Roman Senate
CThe Athenian Assembly
DThe Mughal Durbar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The Icelandic Althing
1. The Icelandic Althing first gathered around the year 930.
2. It was made up of prominent free landowners of the districts of the Icelandic Commonwealth.
3. The earliest parliament is disputed, but the others named here are not described this way.
_Source: Wikipedia, Parliamentary system, History_
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