WorksheetsWorld History 1st Semester-Pt. 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement is true?
a)
Pericles focused his attentions entirely on building up the Athenian army.
b)
Pericles was obsessed with riches, and he promoted trade to make himself wealthy.
c)
Pericles encouraged growth in the arts, including music and drama.
d)
Pericles was a timid leader who made very little difference to the development of Athens.
2.
Philosophers were important because...
a)
They taught students to focus on human reasoning instead of Religion
b)
They were always controversial
c)
All of them were teachers in Athens and Sparta
d)
They prophesied the loss of Athenian power
3.
What were the two major cities of classical Greece?
a)
Athens and Sparta
b)
Thebes and Corinth
c)
Athens and Thebes
d)
Sparta and Corinth
4.
Which of the following was an important principle of Roman law?
a)
A person is innocent until proven guilty.
b)
Property could not be seized without cause.
c)
All citizens have the right to freedom of speech.
d)
All citizens have the right to freedom of religion.
5.
Which of the following is NOT part of the legacy of the Roman Empire in the West?
a)
language
b)
engineering
c)
law code
d)
philosophy
6.
Why did the Romans create the republic?
a)
So they would not have a tyrant in control.
b)
To defend themselves.
c)
So that every person could be a citizen.
d)
So that judges could make laws.
7.
Led by Augustus Caesar, the Pax Romana was a period of:
a)
peace, unity, & accomplishments that started during Hannibal's reign.
b)
peace, unity, & accomplishments that lasted nearly 200 years.
c)
distrust & conflict between emperors & the Senate.
d)
conquests & fights for control of the empire.
8.
Christianity succeeded in Rome when the powers there were against it. Which of the following is NOT a reason for its success?
a)
It taught about Jesus who was a real man, not mythological.
b)
It taught equality and mercy for the downtrodden of Rome.
c)
It offered relevance and hope for life after death to even the lowest.
d)
It taught that the Bible would lead the Romans to salvation
9.
What important change did the emperor Constantine make in the Edict of Milan (A.D. 313)?
a)
He brought back the republic to help end violence.
b)
He made Christianity the official religion of the Empire.
c)
He divided the Empire into two parts: eastern and western.
d)
He moved the capital of the Empire to Vienna.
10.
Which of the following are causes of the fall of Rome?
a)
Equal treatment under the law.
b)
Too many stable rulers.
c)
Many invading groups conquering Roman territory.
d)
Army became too confident.
11.
Why is Justinian important?
a)
He preserved Roman law in the Justinian Code.
b)
He destroyed Roman architecture and designed his own.
c)
He fought bravely against Rome in the Carthage Wars.
d)
He created Latin.
12.
Use the bullets below:
-limited citizenship
-used with small number of people
-citizens decide the laws, pick the leaders, and debate
-voting is done by a majority of hands or broken pieces of pottery
What type of government is represented above?
-limited citizenship
-used with small number of people
-citizens decide the laws, pick the leaders, and debate
-voting is done by a majority of hands or broken pieces of pottery
What type of government is represented above?
a)
monarchy
b)
theocracy
c)
direct democracy
d)
representative democracy (republic)
13.
What did Alexander the Great accomplish?
a)
conquered and united the Greek city-states
b)
kept the Greek city-states independent
c)
conquered large areas of Africa and Central/Southern Asia (Persia)
d)
organized the Delian League
14.
Which of the following describes Athens after the Persian Wars?
a)
Lost all money
b)
Entered a Golden Age of innovation
c)
Rejected art and culture
d)
Became isolated from others
15.
Who expanded democracy during the Golden Age of Athens?
a)
Plato
b)
Phidias
c)
Pericles
d)
Poseidon
16.
Alexander's conquests spread Hellenistic culture and ideas. What is the meaning of Hellenistic?
a)
The name the Greeks gave their culture.
b)
The name of the blending of Greek culture with other cultures.
c)
The name the Greeks gave to the king of their gods.
d)
The name for the great war between Athens and Sparta.
17.
Which of the following techniques is a trait of Roman engineering?
a)
Columns
b)
Arches
c)
Pyramids
d)
Gardens
18.
Which two geographical features made Greece isolated?
a)
deserts and mountains
b)
rivers and volcanos
c)
mountains and rivers
d)
mountains and seas
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