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History Quiz (Gods and Pharaohs exc

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two gods were twin brother and sister?

a)

Zeus and Hera

b)

Athena and Ares

c)

Aphrodite and Hades

d)

Apollo and Artemis

e)

Demeter and Poseidon

2.

Who was the leader of the Greek gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hera

c)

Apollo

d)

Athena

e)

Hades

3.

Which of the descriptions below best describes the goddess Aphrodite?

a)

Goddess of wisdom and war who was the patron god of Athens

b)

Goddess of love and beauty who was married to Hephaestus

c)

Goddess of agriculture whose symbol was the pig

d)

Goddess of family and marriage who was queen of the gods

e)

Goddess of the hunt whose symbol was the bow and arrow

4.
Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Persephone
5.
God of Prophecy, Music, and Healing; plays the lyre
a)
Poseidon
b)
Zeus
c)
Hermes
d)
Apollo
6.
God of War; not very popular
a)
Poseidon
b)
Artemis
c)
Hercules
d)
Ares
7.
Who kidnapped Persephone?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Zeus
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Hades
8.
The race of gods who were defeated by Zeus and the Olympians
a)
Olympus
b)
Titans
c)
Styx
d)
Medusa
9.
The home of the Greek gods
a)
Titans
b)
Styx
c)
Perseus
d)
Mt. Olympus
10.

Who is the God of Love

a)

Cupid

b)

Eros

c)

Apollo

d)

Hera

e)

The chick fil a cow

11.
What is a pharaoh?
a)
an ancient Egyptian scribe
b)
an ancient Egyptian leader
c)
an Ancient Sumerian king
d)
An ancient circus performer
12.
What is a body that has been preserved after death to keep it from decaying called?
a)
A corpse
b)
A ghost
c)
A mummy
d)
A cremation 
13.
Ancient Egypt enjoyed three long periods of stability and unity under the rule of pharaohs. Which was NOT one of these time periods?
a)
The Old Kingdom
b)
The Middle Kingdom
c)
The New Kingdom
d)
The Final Kingdom
14.
During this time period, ancient Egypt's power reached its height.
a)
The Old Kingdom
b)
The Middle Kingdom
c)
The New Kingdom
d)
Kingdom 2.0
15.
As in Mesopotamia, _______ played a central role in Egypt's political and social order.
a)
wealth
b)
religion
c)
family tree
d)
social networking
16.
Pharaoh Khufu was BEST known for....
a)
being a ruthless leader
b)
being the builder of a famous pyramid
c)
being kind and loving to his people
d)
enslaving anyone who disagreed with him
17.

How was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?

a)

Aliens built it.

b)

Nobody knows exactly how they did it.

c)

They used machines as tools to place the blocks together.

d)

Slaves built the pyramid.

e)

Ur mom made it

18.
Who was the pharaoh that united lower and upper Egypt?
a)
Khufu
b)
Ahmose
c)
Menes
d)
Tut
19.
Was known as the greatest Pharaoh.
a)
I think I was picking my nose when we talked about this!
b)
Ramses
c)
Ronald MdDonald
d)
Khufu
20.

Cleopatra married

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Mark Antony

c)

Julius Caesar and Mark Antony

d)

Jesus

21.

What is a peninsula

a)

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

b)

Florida

c)

AMERICA BABY!!!

d)

Brice's hairline

22.

What is a archipelago

a)

bunch of tiny islands. Kind of like a string of up to 1000 islands

b)

Im still picking my nose

c)

1 island

d)
23.
Which of the following has never been an Olympic event?
a)
hot air ballooning
b)
croquet
c)
ten pin bowling
d)
motorcycle racing
24.

Where were the Olympics held in the Ancient Games?

a)

Olympia

b)

Crete

c)

Russia

d)

China

25.

Who could compete in Ancient Greece?

a)

Women

b)

Men from Any Country

c)

Slaves

d)

Greek Men Only

26.

Who did the Olympic Games originally honor?

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Poseidon

d)

Odysseus

27.

When were the first Olympic Games?

a)

775 BCE

b)

777 BCE

c)

776 BCE

d)

773 BCE

28.

What term did the Greeks use to represent a 4 year period?

a)

Olympio

b)

Olympiad

c)

Olympiyear

d)

Olympia

29.

Which of the following are true in regards to clothing in the Olympics?

a)

During ancient times, individuals played nude. Today, we wear jerseys or uniforms.

b)

During ancient times and modern times, individuals play with jerseys or uniforms.

c)

During ancient times, individuals played with jerseys or uniforms. Today, we play nude.

d)

It does not matter what clothing individuals wore in Ancient Greece or today.

30.

The Ancient Olympics lasted how many days?

a)

2-6 Days

b)

1-5 Days

c)

2-7 Days

d)

3-8 Days

31.

The winner of the Ancient Greece Games received which of the following?

a)

A gold medal

b)

The elimination of their taxes for the next 5 years

c)

A crown of Olive leaves, made from the sacred tree of Zeus

d)

A crown of Olive leaves, made from the sacred tree of Poseidon

32.

All of the following events were held in Ancient Greece except:

a)

Boxing

b)

Chariot Racing

c)

Discus

d)

Volleyball

33.

The Pankration was an event held in Ancient Greece. Select all the following that are true about this event:

a)

It was a mixed martial art between boxing and wrestling.

b)

The Pankration had many rules and restrictions that had to be followed when fighting.

c)

Individuals who fought were covered in oil.

d)

To surrender, individuals had to raise their index finger. Many times, they died before they were able to do this.

34.

Which animal was slaughtered to honor Zeus during the Greek Games?

a)

Horse

b)

Ox

c)

Pig

d)

Chicken

35.
The ancient artifact found by French archaeologists called the Rosetta stone
a)
Helped people make roses
b)
Helped translate the Egyptian language
c)
Helped people translate cuneiform
d)
Was good for throwing
36.
Which is not true about the Nile
a)
The Nile is the longest river in the world
b)
Egypt was called the Gift of the Nile because it gave Egypt life.
c)
The Nile flows North, up Egypt
d)
The Nile flows South, down Egypt
37.
Menes was best known for 
a)
Being from Upper Egypt
b)
Marrying princesses
c)
Good at being a general
d)
Unifying Egypt and wearing the double crown
38.
An example of a delta is 
a)
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
b)
A plane formation
c)
a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
d)
The rapids along the Nile
39.
What are Canopic Jars for?
a)
To put gold in
b)
To put treasure in
c)
To put mummy organs in
d)
To store food in
40.
People who are from rich and powerful families are called
a)
 Nobles
b)
Scribes
c)
Merchants
d)
Slaves
41.
Why do Pharaos get mummified?
a)
So their body doesn't decay
b)
So they stay nice and juicy
c)
Because Otzi was mummified
d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
42.
What was the first civilization to develop in Europe?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
France
43.
What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?
a)
Phalanx
b)
Phylange
c)
Assembly
d)
Ephor
44.
Who were the ancient people who lived on the island of Crete and built a grand palace in the city of Knossos?
a)
Minoans
b)
Romans
c)
Persians
d)
Spartans
45.
what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called? 

(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
a)
Agriculture
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Acropolis
d)
Ephor
46.
What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Assembly
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
47.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
48.

What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Nubia

c)

The Red Land

d)

Upper Egypt

49.

Where did most the Egyptian population live?

a)

along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

b)

along the coast of the Red Sea

c)

along the coast of the Nile River

d)

in the desert

50.
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
a)
System of rules by queens
b)
Gods and pyramids
c)
Writing system
d)
Use of iron, gold and ivory
51.

Area around the Nile covered with rich silt

a)

cataract

b)

pharaoh

c)

Red Land

d)

Black Land

52.

Dry, lifeless desert beyond the Nile

a)

Black Land

b)

Red Land

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

sphinx

53.

What is the definition of a nomad?

a)

someone who stays still

b)

someone who moves around from place to place

c)

someone who is not mad

d)

someone who stays away from family

54.

Why were people nomads in early history? (what is the best answer)

a)

looking for money

b)

looking for women

c)

looking for food

d)

looking for food because they tapped all their resources in the area

55.

Around 3,000 B.C some farming villages became complex?

a)

towns

b)

carbohydrates

c)

civilizations

d)

catastrophes

56.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
57.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
58.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
59.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
60.

Did a hippo kill a pharaoh?

a)

ye

b)

Falso

c)

no, a pug did

d)

maybe

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