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COMPARISONS: The Roman Empire Achievements

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ptolemy and the Gupta Golden Age had achievements in which field:

a)
medicine
b)
astronomy
c)
geology
d)
math
2.

Which of the following achievements is similar to Virgil's Aeneid?

a)

Homer's Iliad

b)

Athen's Parthenon

c)

The Gupta's decimal system

d)

The Han's invention of paper

3.

Which of the following is similar to Rome's medical schools and emphasis on health?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Aeschylus

c)

Sophocles

d)

Euclid

4.

Which of the following Greek achievements is similar to Rome's colosseum?

a)

Athens' Parthenon

b)

Homer's Odyssey

c)

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

d)

Greece's Temple at Delphi

5.

While the Han invented paper, the yoke and plow, Rome invented:

a)

stone roads

b)

columns

c)

concrete

d)

plumbing

6.

Ptolemy is to Rome as _____ is to Greece:

a)

Sophocles

b)

Aeschylus

c)

Archimedes

d)

Homer

7.

Virgil and Aeschylus both had achievements in the field of:

a)

Medicine

b)

Literature

c)

Science

d)

Architecture

8.

Which of the following were Gupta achievements in science? (more than one answer)

a)

earth is round

b)

earth-centered model

c)

solar-year calculated

d)

better sailing techniques

9.

Rome's Golden Age is similar to the Han's and Guptas because: (more than one answer)

a)

They all occurred during periods of increased trade and political stability.

b)

They all saw breakthroughs in innovations within these civilizations.

c)

They all happened during the Classical Age of increased trade contacts and larger empires.

d)

They all benefited from religious pilgrimages.

10.

Roman medical schools advanced knowledge of diagnosing/treating patients. Which other Golden Age civilizations emphasized medical breakthroughs?

a)

Gupta 

b)

Han

c)

Athens

d)

Sumer

11.

How are both the Persian Royal Road and the Roman roads similar?

a)

Both were all-weather roads

b)

Both were stone-cut roads that replaced dirt roads

c)

Both were used by couriers to relay messages

d)

Both were built by slave labor

12.

The Roman free-standing dome:

a)

was a new breakthrough in architecture

b)

was a cultural diffusion from Greece

c)

was based on Persian designs of architecture

d)

was a combination of Greek and Persian designs

13.

The Roman arch: (more than one answer)

a)

was a new breakthrough for building larger/stronger structures

b)

was a diffusion off of Greek columns

c)

was based on ancient Persian imperial structures

d)

was used to build the colosseum and aquaducts

14.

All of the following were Roman achievements in health EXCEPT:

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Public Baths

c)

Medical Schools

d)

The Aeneid

15.

Athens' Parthenon and Rome's Pantheon are similar because: (more than one right answer)

a)

Both were temples to their gods

b)

Both were built during Golden Ages

c)

Both had free-standing domes

d)

Both used concrete