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General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
69031
The 'Great Game' was a strategic rivalry between which two empires in Central Asia?
Answer:
British and Russian
The Great Game was the political and diplomatic confrontation between the British Empire (defending India) and the Russian Empire (expanding south) over Afghanistan and Central Asia in the 19th century.
69032
Which battle in 1815 marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte?
Answer:
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo (in present-day Belgium) by a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, ending the Napoleonic Wars.
69033
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) primarily focused its trade on which region?
Answer:
East Indies (Indonesia)
The VOC was a powerful corporate-state entity that monopolized the spice trade in the East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) and established Batavia (Jakarta) as its capital.
69034
King Leopold II of Belgium personally owned which colony, infamous for its brutal rubber extraction?
Answer:
Congo Free State
The Congo Free State was not originally a Belgian colony but the personal property of King Leopold II. His regime is notorious for atrocities committed against the local population to extract rubber.
69035
What was the most valuable colony of the British Empire, often referred to as the 'Jewel in the Crown'?
Answer:
India
India was considered the 'Jewel in the Crown' because of its immense wealth, resources, and strategic importance to the British economy and global influence.
69036
Which conference held in 1884-1885 formalized the 'Scramble for Africa'?
Answer:
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference regulated European colonization and trade in Africa, effectively partitioning the continent among European powers and initiating the intense period of colonization known as the Scramble for Africa.
69037
Which Spanish Conquistador is responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire?
Answer:
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire in modern-day Mexico in 1521, defeating Emperor Moctezuma II.
69038
The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between which two nations?
Answer:
Spain and Portugal
The Treaty of Tordesillas, brokered by the Pope, drew a line of demarcation in the Atlantic. Lands to the west belonged to Spain, and lands to the east (including Brazil and Africa) belonged to Portugal.
69039
Which empire was known as 'the empire on which the sun never sets' due to its vast global span?
Answer:
British Empire
The British Empire was the largest empire in history, covering about 25% of the world's land surface at its peak. The phrase 'the sun never sets' meant that it was always daylight in at least one of its territories.
69040
Which Surah is called 'Umm-ul-Kitab' (Mother of the Book)?
Answer:
Surah Al-Fatiha
Surah Al-Fatiha is known as Umm-ul-Kitab or Umm-ul-Quran because it contains the essence of the entire Quran.