NES ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
SUBTEST 1 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Mohenjo-Daro - correct answer-India's first civilization arose in
the Indus Valley 2500 - 1500 BC. The Indus River stretches
across the northwestern part of India from its source high in the
snowy Himalayan peaks. Its frequent floods left behind a fine-
grained soil called silt in which the crops grew very well. A
number of towns were neatly laid out along the Indus, indicating
that a strong central government engaged in planning activities.
One of the most impressive of these towns was Mohenjo-Daro,
a busy city of over 35,000 people, filled with craft shops
operated by beadmakers, potters, shell workers, and metal
workers. In the center of the cities were huge grain storage
rooms called citadels.
China's earliest civilizations started along a river, the _____
_____in north central China. - correct answer-Huang He
C.3500 BC - correct answer-Invention of the wheel and plough
in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq); invention of the sail in
Egypt: three fundamental inventions for trade, agriculture, and
exploration.
,C.3200 BC - correct answer-Invention of writing in
Mesopotamia: the means to record and understand human
history.
C.3000 BC - correct answer-Founding of the first cities in
Sumeria (present-day Iraq): origin of modern social and
administrative structures.
C.1600 BC - correct answer-Modern alphabet invented: the
essential means of communication of complex concepts and
culture.
C.1600 BC - correct answer-Beginning of Greek civilization:
essential to Western heritage and the root of mathematics,
philosophy, political thinking, and medicine.
753 BC - correct answer-Foundation of Rome: the Roman
Empire is a pillar of the modern age, producing ideas on justice,
law, engineering and warfare.
,C.670 BC - correct answer-Invention of ironworking: metallurgy
is the key to further technical, economic, and military
developments.
C.551 BC - correct answer-Birth of Confucius, the founder of
one of the world's major philosophical systems.
486 BC - correct answer-Birth of Buddha, founder of one of the
world's major religions.
27 BC Founding of the Roman Empire: this is the start of the
classic period of Roman domination in Europe and the
Mediterranean. - correct answer-Founding of the Roman
Empire: this is the start of the classic period of Roman
domination in Europe and the Mediterranean.
C.5 BC - correct answer-Birth of Jesus Christ, founder of the
many branches of Christianity. The exact date is disputed.
AD 105 - correct answer-First use of modern paper: this
replaced stone, slate, papyrus and vellum as a cheap and
convenient medium.
, AD 280 - correct answer-Unification of China under the
Western Chin dynasty creates the political shape of modern
China.
AD 312 - correct answer-Roman Emperor Constantine converts
to Christianity: this made it possible for Christianity to spread
across Europe.
AD 476 - correct answer-Fall of the Roman Empire in the West
ends 800 years of Roman hegemony. The creation of modern
Europe begins.
C.AD 570 - correct answer-Birth of Muhammad, founder of one
of the world's great religions.
C.AD 730 - correct answer-Printing invented in China: an
essential step in mass communication/ administration/cultural
dissemination.
SUBTEST 1 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Mohenjo-Daro - correct answer-India's first civilization arose in
the Indus Valley 2500 - 1500 BC. The Indus River stretches
across the northwestern part of India from its source high in the
snowy Himalayan peaks. Its frequent floods left behind a fine-
grained soil called silt in which the crops grew very well. A
number of towns were neatly laid out along the Indus, indicating
that a strong central government engaged in planning activities.
One of the most impressive of these towns was Mohenjo-Daro,
a busy city of over 35,000 people, filled with craft shops
operated by beadmakers, potters, shell workers, and metal
workers. In the center of the cities were huge grain storage
rooms called citadels.
China's earliest civilizations started along a river, the _____
_____in north central China. - correct answer-Huang He
C.3500 BC - correct answer-Invention of the wheel and plough
in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq); invention of the sail in
Egypt: three fundamental inventions for trade, agriculture, and
exploration.
,C.3200 BC - correct answer-Invention of writing in
Mesopotamia: the means to record and understand human
history.
C.3000 BC - correct answer-Founding of the first cities in
Sumeria (present-day Iraq): origin of modern social and
administrative structures.
C.1600 BC - correct answer-Modern alphabet invented: the
essential means of communication of complex concepts and
culture.
C.1600 BC - correct answer-Beginning of Greek civilization:
essential to Western heritage and the root of mathematics,
philosophy, political thinking, and medicine.
753 BC - correct answer-Foundation of Rome: the Roman
Empire is a pillar of the modern age, producing ideas on justice,
law, engineering and warfare.
,C.670 BC - correct answer-Invention of ironworking: metallurgy
is the key to further technical, economic, and military
developments.
C.551 BC - correct answer-Birth of Confucius, the founder of
one of the world's major philosophical systems.
486 BC - correct answer-Birth of Buddha, founder of one of the
world's major religions.
27 BC Founding of the Roman Empire: this is the start of the
classic period of Roman domination in Europe and the
Mediterranean. - correct answer-Founding of the Roman
Empire: this is the start of the classic period of Roman
domination in Europe and the Mediterranean.
C.5 BC - correct answer-Birth of Jesus Christ, founder of the
many branches of Christianity. The exact date is disputed.
AD 105 - correct answer-First use of modern paper: this
replaced stone, slate, papyrus and vellum as a cheap and
convenient medium.
, AD 280 - correct answer-Unification of China under the
Western Chin dynasty creates the political shape of modern
China.
AD 312 - correct answer-Roman Emperor Constantine converts
to Christianity: this made it possible for Christianity to spread
across Europe.
AD 476 - correct answer-Fall of the Roman Empire in the West
ends 800 years of Roman hegemony. The creation of modern
Europe begins.
C.AD 570 - correct answer-Birth of Muhammad, founder of one
of the world's great religions.
C.AD 730 - correct answer-Printing invented in China: an
essential step in mass communication/ administration/cultural
dissemination.
