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WorksheetsHistory Bee- Ancient History
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What river was the Egyptian civilization based around
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
Huang He
d)
Indus
2.
What was the name of the revolution that saw the introduction of farming?
a)
Paleolithic Revolution
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Neolithic Revolution
3.
What was at the center of city-states in Mesopotamia?
a)
ziggurats
b)
pyramids
c)
townhalls
d)
Statutes of Gods and Goddesses
4.
The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are related to what major religion?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Daoism
5.
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Nirvana
c)
Karma
d)
Hajj
6.
What early civilizations helped develop a writing system that would later influence ours?
a)
Egyptians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Hitties
d)
Chaldeans
7.
What culture developed the caste system
a)
China
b)
Europe
c)
India
d)
Egypt
8.
Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?
a)
in northern Africa near the Nile River
b)
in eastern Europe along the Danuble River
c)
in central Asia between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya
d)
in southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
9.
How did Sumerian farmers control the water supply?
a)
They built levees to prevent flooding.
b)
The dug canals to shape the paths the water took.
c)
They built reservoirs to store water for later use.
d)
All of the above.
10.
A reed plant that grows long the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians made baskets, sandals, river rafts, and paper from it.
a)
cataract
b)
delta
c)
papyrus
d)
embalming
11.
A writing system made up of pictures and sound symbols
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
embalming
c)
delta
d)
papyrus
12.
A line of rulers from one family
a)
theocracy
b)
pharaoh
c)
dynasty
d)
shadoof
13.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
a)
protection from northern invaders
b)
Protection from southern infvasers
c)
protection from Egypt
d)
Tourist attraction
14.
Why was the Terracota Army created?
a)
Protection for Great Wall
b)
Protection for afterlife
c)
protection of the land
d)
Protection of tombs
15.
A line of rulers who belong to the same family is called a
a)
Phara
b)
province
c)
Emperor
d)
Dynasty
16.
The Silk Road was a
a)
Dynasty
b)
Major river
c)
Paved road
d)
Trade route
17.
Earliest center of civilization in the Aegean region
a)
Starta
b)
Athens
c)
Minoan
d)
Mycenae
18.
This is another word for an Ancient Greece marketplace.
a)
agriculture
b)
farmer's market
c)
agora
d)
public square
19.
Who was NOT a Greek philosopher?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
20.
Civil War between Athens and their Allies vs. Sparta and their Allies
a)
Peloponnesian War
b)
Persian War
c)
Alexander the Greats War
d)
Minoan Conflict
21.
Conquered most of the known world in eight years.
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Darius III
c)
Plato
d)
Socrates
22.
What is this Greek structure called?
a)
Pantheon
b)
Acropolis
c)
Parthenon
d)
Polis
23.
Who was the first Christian Roman emperor?
a)
Nero
b)
Constantine
c)
Augustus
d)
Jesus
24.
Homer's Illiad and the Odyssey were
a)
epic poems
b)
songs
c)
statues
d)
gods
25.
In Ancient Greece, these were the common people.
a)
patricians
b)
plebeians
c)
caesars
d)
zealots
26.
He was the first Roman emperor
a)
Augustus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Constantine
d)
Nero
27.
A foreign soldier who serves only for pay and has no loyalty to Rome
a)
dictator
b)
patrician
c)
mercenary
d)
plebian
28.
A structure that carries water over long distances
a)
colosseum
b)
dome
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
29.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
30.
The enormous race course in Rome whose events included chariot races was called the
a)
Parthenon.
b)
Pantheon.
c)
Circus Maximus.
d)
Colosseum.
31.
What part of the Roman Empire was the part that actually "fell" in 467 A.D.?
a)
Southern Roman Empire
b)
Eastern Roman Empire
c)
Western Roman Empire
d)
Northern Roman Empire
32.
Which emperor ruled during the time known as Pax Romana?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Caligula
c)
Augustus
d)
Nero
33.
Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?
a)
Romulus & Remus
b)
Zeus & Hera
c)
Ronulus & Roman
d)
Bill & Ted
34.
Why did people migrate across the Earth?
a)
It was too hot
b)
The climate became colder
c)
Food was readily available
d)
Fresh water could be found
35.
The process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful for humans is called _____.
a)
Agriculture
b)
Farming
c)
Domestication
d)
Irrigation
36.
What region had the earliest evidence of a civilization?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Central America
37.
What is considered to be the oldest piece of written literature?
a)
The Iliad
b)
The Odyssey
c)
The Aeneid
d)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
38.
The Athenian Tyrant who abolished slavery of Athenian Citizens.
a)
Pericles
b)
Socrates
c)
Diogenes
d)
Solon
39.
Rome gained its independence from this group of people to the north.
a)
The Greeks
b)
The Etruscans
c)
The Spartans
d)
The Thracians
40.
After overthrowing the last of the Legendary Kings, Rome then created a...
a)
Theocracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Republic
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