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WorksheetsMediterranean Europe
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A government in which citizens elect representatives to rule on their behalf.
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
republic
d)
democracy
2.
A renewed interest in learning and the arts that lasted from the 14th through 16th centuries that started in Italy.
a)
Renaissance
b)
Crusades
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Protestant Reformation
3.
A structure that carried water for long distances that was invented by the Romans
a)
fountain
b)
aqueduct
c)
water table
d)
sewer
4.
A political unit made up of a city and surrounding lands
a)
democracy
b)
city-state
c)
nation state
d)
metropolitan area
5.
Which 2 ancient civilizations started in this area?
a)
Turks and Mughals
b)
Vikings and Mughals
c)
Romans and Turks
d)
Greeks and Romans
6.
Which mountain range can be found on the border of Spain and France?
a)
The Alps
b)
The Dinaric Alps
c)
The Rhodope Mountains
d)
The Pyrenees
7.
What body of water lies between Europe and Africa?
a)
Black Sea
b)
North Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Pacific Ocean
8.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
9.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
10.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
11.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
12.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
13.
Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Perspective
d)
Patron
14.
Renaissance artist who painted The School of Athens
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
15.
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa &The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
perspective
d)
patron
16.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.
17.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
18.
How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?
a)
by combining a set of layers
b)
by combining a set of arches
c)
by building aqueducts
d)
by building a bridge
19.
Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Pantheon
c)
Circus Maxiums
d)
Forum
20.
The male ruler of an empire.
a)
King
b)
Emperor
c)
President
d)
Governor
21.
A ruler who has total authority.
a)
Emperor
b)
King
c)
Dictator
d)
President
22.
The title of the emperors of Rome from Augustus to Hadrian and the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
a)
Emperor
b)
King
c)
Caesar
d)
Julius
23.
What language did the Romans speak?
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
c)
Roman
d)
Italian
24.
In what year did the Roman empire officially end?
a)
380 C.E.
b)
467 C.E.
c)
476 C.E.
d)
2017 C.E.
25.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
a)
The fascist ruler of Italy
b)
The fascist ruler of Germany
c)
The fascist ruler of France
d)
The fascist ruler of England
26.
Why did Columbus name the natives he found in the New World Indians?
a)
he thought he was in India
b)
they told him they were Indians
c)
he was taught they were Indians in school
d)
he believed he was in Indiana
27.
What happened on October 12, 1492?
a)
Columbus' ship, Pinta, reached land.
b)
Columbus left for Spain.
c)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella funded Columbus' expedition
d)
Christopher Columbus was born.
28.
Between 756 and 1002, the __________ ruled most of Spain.
a)
Christians
b)
Muslims
c)
Jews
d)
Moroccans
29.
Key players in the Spanish colonization
a)
Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand
b)
Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI
c)
Queen Elizabeth and King Carlos
d)
Queen of Monaco
30.
The crusades were wars between Christians and
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
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