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The Mediterranean

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city-state is known as being the birthplace of democracy?

a)

Greece

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

Rome

2.

Which of the following describes a spartan childhood?

a)

Boys & Girls went to school until they were 18

b)

Boys & Girls received military training

c)

Girls did not receive any education

d)

Boys started military training at age 7

3.

How did Europe get it's name?

a)

A Greek Myth

b)

A Famous Speech

c)

After a Roman Leader

d)

A Greek philosopher

4.

Wait aided in the growth of the Greek Culture?

a)

Democracy

b)

Disease

c)

Trade

d)

Religion

5.

Which of the following was not a type of theatre watched in Athens?

a)

Comedy

b)

Satire

c)

Thriller

d)

Tragedy

6.

Greek theatre festivals were held to worship which Greek god?

a)

Zues

b)

Dionysus

c)

Hera

d)

Aphrodite

7.

The Hellenistic Era refers to the time period of which empire?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Byzantine

8.

What do the 5 rings represent on the Olympic flag?

a)

5 sporting events

b)

5 continents

c)

5 countries

d)

5 winners

9.

What is Paris promised after deciding Aphrodite is the fairest of them all?

a)

The love of Rome

b)

The love of Paris

c)

The love of Helan

d)

The love of Troy

10.

Which literary term refers to your weakness?

a)

Achilles Heal

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Syntax

d)

Europa

11.

Which philosopher is credited for opening "The Academy?"

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Da Vinci

12.

Who was Alexander the Great's Tutor?

a)

Europa

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Aristotle

13.

The Burning of which building destroyed precious information such as plans for a steam engine?

a)

The Library of Cairo

b)

The Library of England

c)

The Library of Athens

d)

The Library of Alexandria

14.

What Myth tells us how Rome is founded?

a)

Europa

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Romulus and Remus

d)

Peace of Paris

15.

Rome was originally a ___________ and then became a _____________ in 509BCE

a)

Monarchy, Republic

b)

Republic, Monarchy

c)

Monarcy, Direct Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy, Representative Democracy

16.

What is the Difference between a Republic and a Representative Democracy?

a)

NOTHING

b)

NOTHING AT ALL

17.

Who would sit closest to "the action" in the Coliseum?

a)

Middle class, Plebeian, Citizens

b)

Wealthy, Patrician, Senators

c)

Wealthy, Plebeian, Assembly Member

d)

Poor, Patricians

18.

Which of the following would you not see at the Coliseum?

a)

Prisioner Executions

b)

Naval Battles

c)

Political Debates

d)

Gladiator Fights

19.

What made Roman law offical?

a)

The Twelve Tables

b)

Patrician Dominance

c)

Plebeian Control

d)

Hammurabi's Code

20.

What was the purpose of an aqueduct?

a)

bringing water into rome

b)

cleaning out the sewers

c)

improving hygiene

d)

all of the above

21.

What can we compare Roman Bathhouses to in modern day?

a)

Spas

b)

Hospitals

c)

College

d)

Parks

22.

What events would you see at Circus Maxima?

a)

Gladiator Fights

b)

Lion Fights

c)

Naval Battles

d)

Chariot Races

23.

What does Cloaca Maxima mean?

a)

Greatest Aqueduct

b)

Greatest Sewer

c)

Greatest Circus

d)

Greatest Empire

24.

Which sector of Christianity will come out of the WESTERN Roman Empire?

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Eastern Orthodox

c)

Protestant

d)

Islam

25.

Which sector of Christianity will come out of the EASTERN portion of the Roman Empire?

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Eastern Orthodox

c)

Protestant

d)

Islam

26.

What is the main division between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox?

a)

Language

b)

Worshiping Idols

c)

Territory

d)

The Mongols

27.

What country does the head of the Catholic church live?

a)

Vatican City

b)

San Marino

c)

Italy

d)

Greece

28.

Where did the Black Plague originate?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

29.

What is one of the first instances of biological warfare?

a)

Americans vs. Native Americans

b)

Europeans vs. South Americans

c)

Mongols vs. Asia

d)

Fleas vs. Europe

30.

What effect did the Black Plague have on Europe?

a)

Massive lose of life

b)

Made people focus on religion

c)

Question the church

d)

All of the above

31.

What is Humanism?

a)

Focus on the Afterlife

b)

Focus on your previous life

c)

Focus on religion

d)

Focus on there here and now

32.

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leodardo

c)

Donatello

d)

Raphael

33.

What are some of Leonardo da Vinci's achievements?

a)

Studies in Anatomy

b)

Sketches for a flying machiene

c)

Mona Lisa

d)

All of the above

34.

Where can you find Portugal, Spain, and Andorra?

a)

The Balkan Peninsula

b)

The Iberian Peninsula

c)

The European Peninsula

d)

The Italian Peninsula

35.

Why did the Spanish government sent Christopher Columbus to find a trade route to India?

a)

God, Gold, Glory

b)

Spices in India

c)

Credit for the discovery

d)

To spread small pox

36.

What is the name of the trade that took place between The New World and Old World?

a)

The Grand Exchange

b)

The New Exchange

c)

The Colombian Exchange

d)

The Old Exchange

37.

Which of the following was NOT a citizen in Rome

a)

Plebeian

b)

Catossian

c)

Patrician

38.

What is country #11?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

39.

What is country #3?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

40.

What country is #9?

a)

Italy

b)

Bosnia

c)

Serbia

d)

Poland

41.

What country is #10?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Bosnia

d)

Serbia