WorksheetsClassical Civilization Review
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What class was Confucius a part of?
a)
Scholar Gentry
b)
Nobles
c)
Warriors
d)
Priests
2.
Confucianism advocated what form of government?
a)
Feudalism
b)
Strong Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Theocracy
3.
What ruler ended the period of the WARRING STATES after the fall of the ZHOU DYNASTY in 221 B.C.E.?
a)
Wu Ti
b)
Han Fei Zi
c)
Shi Huang Di
d)
The Han Dynasty
4.
Which dynasty saw the consolidation of Chinese society along Confucian and Daoist lines?
a)
Shang
b)
QIn
c)
Han
d)
Zhou
5.
What Chinese religion advocated following the way of balance, harmony and nature?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
d)
Legalism
6.
What is the name of the pattern of a new dynasty, prosperity and growth, decline and then fall followed by a new dynasty called?
a)
Revolution Cycle
b)
Dynastic Cycle
c)
Mandate of Confucius
d)
Heavenly Pattern
7.
How did the ZHOU Dynasty attempt to control CHINA?
a)
Feudalism
b)
Theocracy
c)
Empire
d)
Democracy
8.
What is the idea that the GODS had given rulers in China legitimacy to rule?
a)
Theocracy
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Imperial Rule
d)
Dynastic Cycle
9.
How did China's geography affect its historical development?
a)
It isolated China from foreign interference
b)
It allowed China to expand to the South
c)
It emphasized contacts with Indian civilization
d)
It prevented invasion from the NORTH
10.
Which ruler started the GREAT WALL?
a)
WU TI
b)
LAO ZI
c)
SHI HUANG DI
d)
HAN FEI ZI
11.
Who established the HAN DYNASTY?
a)
A merchant
b)
A peasant
c)
A warrior
d)
A priest
12.
The HAN DYNASTY mirrored the development of what EMPIRE in the west?
a)
GREECE
b)
SPARTA
c)
ROME
d)
PERSIA
13.
What religion did WU TI emphasize in organizing China?
a)
Legalism
b)
Daoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
14.
Which Chinese philosophy believed that man was evil and needed strict control and laws?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Legalism
d)
Daoism
15.
What was unique about Chinese law in the HAN period?
a)
It shared control with local customs
b)
There was a unified law system throughout China
c)
It gave equal rights to women
d)
It started the practice of jury trials
16.
Which is NOT true about the Chinese Emperor Shi Huang Di?
a)
Named himself the First Emperor of China.
b)
Extended territory by using the crossbow.
c)
Believed in and practiced Confucianism.
d)
Constructed the Great Wall of China.
17.
Trade network that connected China through the Middle East and into the Roman Empire.
a)
Silk Road
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Trans-Siberian
d)
Triangular Trade
18.
Which of the following was NOT a concept or achievement produced by the Han Empire?
a)
Civil Service Examination
b)
Confucianism
c)
Accurate calendar based on 365 days
d)
Calligraphy
19.
Daoism is the belief that nature holds the key to happiness and harmony. What is the name of the man who created Daoism?
a)
Confucius
b)
Kong Fuzi
c)
Laozi
d)
Shi Huang Di
20.
Which of the following was the cause for the fall of the Han Empire?
a)
Corrupt government officials
b)
Too much land; too little communication
c)
Invasions from nomadic peoples
d)
All of the above
21.
Which civilization developed around 1500 B.C.E. around the Himalayan Mountains and by the Ganges River?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Persia
d)
Rome
22.
Which of the following was NOT considered a varna of the Caste System?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Untouchables
c)
Kshatriya
d)
Sudras
23.
Which major world religion lacks a central founding figure?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
24.
Reincarnation
a)
A world beyond existence.
b)
Good deeds lead to good life.
c)
The belief in many Gods.
d)
Souls pass into other humans or animals after death.
25.
Which beliefs do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Belief in the Caste System
c)
Reverence for Muhammad
d)
Monotheism
26.
In Chinese tradition, the Mandate of Heaven refers to-
a)
Eternal authority of a ruling dynasty
b)
Chinese ethnocentric tendacies
c)
Divine blessing of the rule of the emperor
d)
The goal of Buddhist meditation
27.
Which of the following was NOT an achievement produced by the Persian Empire?
a)
An east/west highway system
b)
First Postal Service
c)
Inns along the highway
d)
Democracy
28.
Emphasized the importance of personal moral choice in choosing good over evil-
a)
Zoroastrianism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Confucianism
29.
People participate in making laws and selecting leaders: people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
a)
Republic: Direct Democracy
b)
Direct Democracy: Representative
c)
Direct Democracy: Republic
d)
Republic: Monarchy
30.
The war between two leading city-states within Greece that battled for power from 431 - 404 B.C.E.
a)
Crusades
b)
Punic Wars
c)
Persian War
d)
Peloponnesian War
31.
True or False: Slavery was an essential aspect of Persian, Greek, and Roman society.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
32.
What happened at the Battle of Marathon?
a)
Pheidippides ran 26 miles to announce the Persian victory over the Greeks
b)
Pheidippides ran 26 miles to announce the Greek victory over the Persians
c)
Pheidippides ran to stop Sparta from attacking Athens
d)
Pheidippides ran to stop Athens from attacking Sparta
33.
Where did the Greeks establish city-states and colonies?
a)
Along the Atlantic Coast
b)
Along the Mediterranean Sea
c)
Along the Arabian Sea
d)
Along the Red Sea
34.
How did Greece and Rome relate to one another?
a)
The Greeks copied the earlier Roman civilization
b)
The Romans copied the earlier Greek civilization
c)
The Greeks conquered the earlier Roman
d)
The Greeks and Romans are very different
35.
What were the two leading city-states of Greece?
a)
Olympus and Athens
b)
Sparta and Athens
c)
Sparta and Corinth
d)
Athens and Thebes
36.
What was the result of Peleponnesian Wars?
a)
Athens defeated Sparta
b)
Sparta defeated Athens
c)
Sparta defeated Athens but so weakened Greece that it was conquered by Macedonia
d)
Persia lost to Athens and Sparta
37.
How did this Greek architecture get to modern TURKEY?
a)
The Hellenic Period
b)
The Hellenistic Period
c)
The Trojan Wars
d)
The Peleponnesian Wars
38.
What is a Greek city-state?
a)
Polis
b)
acropolis
c)
agora
d)
Parthenon
39.
What is rule by an individual strong man which was common in Greece?
a)
aristocracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
direct democracy
40.
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"
41.
Which ancient civilization established the basis for Western democracy?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Egyptian
c)
Greek
d)
Roman
42.
Sparta had a/an
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
tyrant
43.
Who fought in the Persian War?
a)
Greece and Sparta
b)
Greece and Athens
c)
Greece and Persia
d)
Greece and Macedonia
44.
The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Mycenae
45.
Which Greek mathematician is associated with the image shown?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Euclid
c)
Hippocrates
d)
Archimedes
46.
In what year did Western Rome fall?
a)
476 CE
b)
1476 CE
c)
876 CE
d)
764 BCE
47.
Where is the Holy Land for Jews & Christians?
a)
Rome
b)
Constantinople
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Mecca
48.
The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers.
a)
Slaves
b)
Patricians
c)
Untouchables
d)
Plebeians
49.
The social class made up of wealthy, land owners.
a)
Slaves
b)
Patricians
c)
Untouchables
d)
Plebeians
50.
Rome's first code of laws were called the..
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Law of Nations
c)
Twelve Tables
d)
10 Commandments
51.
The Romans were the first to use which of the following architectural features?
a)
Post & lintel
b)
Arches & domes
c)
Columns
d)
Openair pavilions
52.
_______, shown here, were forms of irrigation that moved water to fields.
a)
Canals
b)
Streams
c)
Aqueducts
53.
The Romans had a republic, in which citizens participated in government by --
a)
voting for representatives.
b)
voting of issues.
c)
listening to their king.
54.
What Roman general moved Rome away from it's Republican form of government when he was declared Dictator for Life?
a)
Brutus
b)
Cassius
c)
Lepidus
d)
Julius Ceasar
55.
Who became the first emperor of Rome in 27 B.C.E.?
a)
Augustus
b)
Marc Antony
c)
Tiberius
d)
Caligula
56.
What is the name of the 200 year period from the first emperor to the fall of Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 187 B.C.E. called?
a)
Pax Germanica
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Pax Mongolia
d)
Pax Augustus
57.
In the Roman Republic, what was the most powerful legislative or law-making body?
a)
The Tribunes
b)
The Senate
c)
The Consuls
d)
The Legion
58.
What major religion develops during the ROMAN EMPIRE and eventually becomes the religion of the EMPIRE?
a)
Judaism
b)
Paganism
c)
Christianity
d)
Zoroastrianism
59.
Which classical civilization created the world's first postal service?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Han China
e)
Mauryan/Gupta
60.
Which classical civilization did not encourage religious tolerance for its people?
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
c)
Gupta
d)
Mauryan
61.
Athens was the birthplace of what kind of political system?
a)
Democracy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
62.
Which classical civilization created the first histories, dramas, and olympic games.
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Han China
e)
Mauryan/Gupta
63.
The culture of this civilization spread with the conquests of Alexander the Great.
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Han China
e)
Mauryan/Gupta
64.
Which civilization conquered Greek civilization?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Han China
e)
Mauryan/Gupta
65.
This civilization created a republican government with 3 branches.
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Han China
e)
Mauryan/Gupta
66.
Scientists in this civilization discover Pi, the concept of 0, and that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Han China
e)
Mauryan/Gupta
67.
What river goes with Egypt?
a)
Nile
b)
Euphrates
c)
Egypt
d)
Indus
68.
What river valley would have been here?
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus
d)
Egypt
69.
What was the first river valley to appear?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
70.
What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
71.
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
a)
Nile River
b)
Indus River
c)
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
d)
Tigris and Euphrate Eivers
72.
Name the civilization:
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
73.
The first form of writing was called
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
cuneiform
c)
calligraphy
d)
lugal
74.
Which ancient river civilization created the first writing system?
a)
Indus River Valley
b)
Nile River Valley
c)
Tigris & Euphrates River Valley
d)
Yellow River Valley
75.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
76.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
77.
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
78.
The Great Wall protected which ancient civilization from invasion?
a)
Indus
b)
Chinese
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Egypt
79.
Which ancient river valley was known for their technology such as having an advanced sewage system and natural air conditioning?
a)
Chinese
b)
Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
80.
Which civilization had a river that would flood at random times which caused farming to be difficult?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Chinese
c)
Egypt
d)
Indus
81.
Pyramid shaped monuments or temples used for worship in Sumer were called?
a)
Temples
b)
Ziggurats
c)
Church
d)
Synagogue
82.
This is the turning point in history when farming and domestication began.
a)
Paleolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
83.
What group of people built shelters of mud and bricks supported by timber?
a)
Paleolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
84.
What is agriculture?
a)
Nomads
b)
The planting of crops
c)
Digging for artifacts
d)
Fossils
85.
What is a Hunter-Gatherer?
a)
People who live in sedentary villages.
b)
People who collect hunting tools.
c)
People who hunted animals and gathered plants for food.
d)
People who engage in agriculture.
86.
How did hunter-gatherers obtain their food?
a)
They bought it at a supermarket.
b)
They ordered pizza.
c)
They hunted small animals and gathered food.
d)
They used sophisticated weapons.
87.
What is this an example of? (Lascaux)
a)
Fossils
b)
Photographs
c)
Cave paintings
d)
Pottery
88.
The two rivers that make up the Indus River Valley.
a)
Huang He and Chang Jiang
b)
Indus and Ganges
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
89.
A nomadic people from north, swept into the Indus Valley around 1500 B.C.
a)
Aryans
b)
Egytpians
c)
Hyksos
d)
Sumerians
90.
An immense structure that was the resting place for a pharaoh after death.
a)
Citadel
b)
Dynastic cycle
c)
Pyramid
d)
Theocracy
91.
Bones and tortoise shells on which priests had scratched questions for the gods.
a)
Book of the Dead
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Oracle bones
d)
Rosetta Stone
92.
A just ruler had divine approval.
a)
Book of the Dead
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Oracle bones
d)
Rosetta Stone
93.
Egyptian writing system.
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Papyrus
d)
Rosetta Stone
94.
What was Hammurabi's code?
a)
A knight code during feudal times
b)
A unifying group of laws
c)
An encription code
d)
A kings tyrannical laws forced on slaves
95.
A __________ is a complex society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing, and centers for learning.
a)
agriculture
b)
civilization
c)
subsist
d)
artifact
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