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Empires

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mediterranean empires often relied on colonies for

a)

ports and raw materials

b)

military fortresses

c)

slaves

d)

bragging rights

2.

The Lydians were important for their

a)

building of the Royal Road

b)

Satraps

c)

Their currency

d)

cultural contributions

3.

Empires differ from states in their

a)

political systems

b)

social structures

c)

diversity

d)

military abilities

4.

The Qin (Chin) dominated for a times based on Huang di' commitment to

a)

Legalism

b)

Taoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shinto

5.

Hellenism refers to

a)

devotion to the Greek Goddess Helen from the Trojan War saga

b)

reverence for Greek Culture

c)

a belief in monotheism

d)

a devotion to Persian culture

6.

The Peloponnesian War was fought between

a)

Persia and Greece

b)

Macedonia and Greece

c)

Persia and Sparta

d)

Athens and Sparta

7.

Which is properly paired

a)

Cicero and Greece

b)

Homer and Rome

c)

Euripides and the Han

d)

Marcus Aurelius and Rome

8.

The Maurya Empire was created by

a)

Huang Di

b)

Ban Zhou

c)

Shang Di

d)

Chandragupta

9.

The Gupta Empire represented

a)

India's Golden Age

b)

A period of White Hun domination

c)

The rise of Chandragupta

d)

The decline of the Qin dynasty

10.

Rome's 12 Tables were created by the Republic and its

a)

Patricians and Plebeians

b)

Caesars and Triumvirs

c)

common people

d)

Octavius

11.

Which of the following terms are appropriately grouped

a)

Gupta, Zhou, Maurya

b)

Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda, Avesta

c)

Brahmin, Vaishyas, 4 Noble Truths

d)

Jesus of Nazareth, Paul of Tarsus, Shiva

12.

Which is incorrectly paired

a)

Qin: The Great Wall of China

b)

Pericles: Parthenon

c)

Caesar Augustus: Aqueducts

d)

Alexander of Macedon: Stupas

13.

Which is not monotheistic in faith

a)

Hebrews

b)

Greece

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

14.

Which of the following is improperly paired

a)

Xerxes - Persia

b)

Diocletian - Rome

c)

Leonidas- Athens

d)

Ashoka- Maurya

15.

The result of the Peloponnesian War was

a)

the defeat of Athens

b)

the defeat of Persia

c)

the defeat of Sparta

d)

the defeat of Carthage

16.

The Delian League was formed to

a)

build the Great royal road

b)

build the Wall of china

c)

defend against Persia

d)

Defend against Alexander of Macedon

17.

If I had difficult math homework I would want help from

a)

Cicero

b)

Euclid

c)

Herodotus

d)

Tacitus

18.

Phoenician means

a)

alphabet

b)

grammar

c)

people of water trade

d)

purple people

19.

Whose currency dominated the Mediterranean region

a)

the Han

b)

the Gupta

c)

the Lydian

d)

the Hebrews

20.

The best pure hitter (baseball) in the modern era is

a)

Tony Gwynn

b)

Derrick Jeter

c)

Barry Bonds

d)

Roger Clemens