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WorksheetsQuarter Exam Fall 2019 - Alt
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of these is not a type of Greek/Roman myth?
Moral
Political
Origin
Comedic
What form of government did the ancient Greek city of Athens have?
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Republic
What form of government did the ancient Greek city of Sparta have?
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Republic
What form of government did the ancient Greek city of Mycenae have?
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Republic
What form of government did Rome have from 509 BC to 29 BC?
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Republic
True or False: The ancient Greeks were monotheistic.
True
False
In ancient Rome, a member of the privileged upper class was called a-
Patriarch
Patrician
Matriarch
Pediatrician
The period of peace and prosperity through the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD was called-
Pax America
Pax Mongolica
Pax Romana
Pax Historia
In ancient Rome, the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population were called-
Plebeians
Peasants
Serfs
Servants
Which of these seas is not connected to Greece?
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Ionian Sea
The _________ is one of two powerful officials elected each year in the Roman republic to command the army and direct the government.
Senator
Consul
Emperor
Patrician
Which of these is a characteristic of a direct democracy?
The state is ruled directly by a king
The state is ruled by a small group of people
The state is ruled by the nobility
The state is ruled by its citizens
Traditional stories about gods, heroes, or ancestors that are used to explain the natural world are called-
Myths
Legends
Epics
Hymns
In ancient Greece, a powerful individual who gained control of a city-state’s government by appealing to the poor for support was called a-
Tyrant
Dictator
Emperor
Caesar
A group of 3 leaders who shared control the government of ancient Rome were called the-
Triple Alliance
Trifecta
Triumvirate
Triple Entente
In ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights was called a-
Triumvirate
Tribune
Triple Threat
Tres Leches
In ancient Rome, a person given absolute power to create laws and command the army for a short time was called a-
Tyrant
Emperor
King
Dictator
The __________ period was a time when Rome was ruled by a king
Regal
Republican
Imperial
The ____________ period was when Romans elected their leaders.
Regal
Republican
Imperial
The _________ period was when Rome was ruled by emperors.
Regal
Republican
Imperial
True or False: Women were allowed to vote in ancient Greek democracies.
True
False
True or False: Women were allowed to vote during Rome's republican period.
True
False
Which of these is not a branch of government in the Roman republic?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Fiscal
True or False: In order to be eligible to vote in ancient Rome you had to be a landowner
True
False
Which of these is a geographical feature of ancient Greece?
Greece is very mountainous
Greece is surrounded by bodies of water
Greece includes many islands
All of these are correct
A type of Greek myth that explains how things came to be is called a ________ myth.
Political
Moral
Origin
Tragic
A type of Greek myth that tries to tell people how to live better lives is called a __________ myth.
Political
Moral
Origin
Tragic
A type of Greek myth that is used to create respect for the government is called a _________ myth.
Political
Moral
Origin
Tragic
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city was called an-
polis
acropolis
agorapolis
policia
In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body that was originally made up of only aristocrats was called the-
Council of Elders
House of Lords
Senate
House of Representatives
Which of these was not an empire in India
Gupta Empire
Han Empire
Mauryan Empire
Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
Chandra Gupta II
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka
Chandra Gupta
True or False: The Mauryan Empire practiced religious toleration.
True
False
True or False: The Gupta Empire was more warlike than the Mauryan Empire
True
False
Who founded the Gupta Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta II
Chandra Gupta
Chandra Gupta
The two most dominant religions in India are-
Buddhism and Islam
Islam and Hinduism
Buddhism and Hinduism
Buddhism and Christianity
True or False: Buddhism is a polytheistic religion.
True
False
True or False: Buddhists do not believe in a god
True
False
True or False: Hinduism is a polytheistic religion
True
False
Who founded Buddhism?
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
Asoka
Mohandas Ghandi
Which of these is not one of the three main gods in Hinduism
Buddha
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
Hindus believe that when a person dies, their soul comes back as a new person. This is called-
Zombification
Reanimation
Reincarnation
None of these answers are correct
Who was the first Buddha?
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
Asoka
Mohandas Ghandi
Who founded the Han Dynasty?
Liu Bei
Liu Song
Liu Bang
Liu Han
Which of these was not an achievement of China under the Han Dynasty?
The invention of paper
Creating a unified Chinese culture
Creating a centralized government
The invention of the telescope
It is a social system where the father is the head of the family
It is a social system where the oldest son is the head of the family
It is a social system where the father is the head of the family
It is a social system where the mother is the head of the family
It is a social system where the oldest daughter is the head of the family
What does matriarchal mean?
It is a social system where the father is the head of the family
It is a social system where the oldest son is the head of the family
It is a social system where the mother is the head of the family
It is a social system where the oldest daughter us the head of the family
True or False: Religious toleration means that people have the right to hold different religious beliefs
True
False
Which Hindu god is considered the "preserver of the world"?
Shiva
Vishnu
Brahma
Which Hindu god is considered the "destroyer of the world"?
Vishnu
Shiva
Brahma
What was the name of the central Asian trade route that carried products such as silk from Asia to Europe?
The Silk Highway
The Silk Road
The Silk Express
The Silk Trail
The adoption of a conqueror's culture by a conquered people is called-
Unification
Dissimilation
Ratification
Assimilation
A group's exclusive control over the production and distribution of goods is called a-
Hegemony
Corporation
Monopoly
Cartel
What is this building called?
Stupa
Mosque
Taj Mahal
Temple
True or False: Siddhartha Gautama had to be reincarnated thousands of times to become the Buddha.
True
False
A fertile deposit of windblown soil is called a
Subcontinent
Delta
Monsoon
Loess
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on is called
Pyramid
Oracle Bone
Papyrus
Monsoon
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land is known as
Polytheism
Pyramid
Hieroglyphics
Feudalism
A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure is a
Empire
Dynasty
Theocracy
Pharaoh
The historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties is called the
Mummification
Fertile Crescent
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
A political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler is called an
Empire
Dynasty
Theocracy
City-state
A belief in many gods is known as
Mesopotamia
Feudalism
Subcontinent
Polytheism
True or False: A pharaoh is a king of ancient Egypt and considered a god as well as a political and military leader
True
False
True or False: A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit is called a city-state
True
False
True or False: The Fertile Crescent was an arch of rich farmland in Southwest Asia.
True
False
True or False: A series of rulers from a single family is called a dynasty
True
False
True or False: The spreading of ideas and products from one culture to another is called cultural diffusion
True
False
What was the main purpose for the construction of the pyramids?
They were used as landmarks to allow for easy navigation across the Egyptian desert
They were the burial tombs for Egyptian pharaohs
They were used as a way to communicate with alien lifeforms
They were used as palaces for the pharaohs
Which of these was NOT an environmental challenge that Egypt faced?
Flooding
Dense rain forests
Deserts
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
Advanced Cities
Specialized Workers
Lack of a written language
Advanced Technology
True or False: Trade brought new civilizations into contact with one another leading to the transfer of new technology.
True
False
True or False: Government is an example of a complex institution
True
False
True or False: Cultural diffusion is the process of a civilization losing its culture
True
False
True or False: Ancient Egypt was a democracy.
True
False
True or False: Women in Sumerian society can become merchants.
True
False
What was the name of the river that Egypt relied on?
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
Yellow
Which of these two rivers lie along the Fertile Crescent? (Pick two)
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
Yellow
True or False: The Sumerians invented papyrus, an early form of paper.
True
False
Extensive grassy plains that usually support agriculture in Africa are-
Savannas
Sahara
Sahel
Ancient city located on a tributary of the Niger River in West Africa
Djenne Djeno
Athens
Sparta
Rome
Storytellers who kept Africa's history alive through oral retellings were-
Oracles
Psychics
Griots
Curanderos
The largest desert in the north of Africa was-
the Gobi desert
the Sahara desert
the Mohave desert
a religion in which spirits are involved in regulating daily life is called-
Polytheism
Monotheism
Animism
West Africa's earliest known culture was-
Nok Culture
Aksumite Culture
Bantu Culture
India's two main faiths are-
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
A caravan route that traders used to transport silk and other goods was the-
Silk Road
Indian Ocean Trade Route
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Ivory comes mainly from which of these areas?
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
A ________________ is a system in which a central authority controls the running of the state.
Decentralized government
Centralized government
A _____________ in when one group has exclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goods.
Monarchy
Monopoly
Mercantilism
True or False: The process of making conquered people part of the prevailing culture is called assimilation
True
False
The aristocratic branch of Rome's government was called the-
Senate
House of Representatives
Republic
Consul
Which of these is a government in which people have the right to vote?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
Republic
In Rome, a large military unit of armed foot soldiers was called a-
Militia
Military
Legion
Squadron
In Greece, traditional stories about gods were called-
Legends
Myths
Oracles
Divinations
True of False: The ruler of the Greek gods was called Hades
True
False
The number 3 represents which continent?
Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
The number 4 represents which continent
Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
The number 5 represents which continent?
Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
The number 1 represents which continent?
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
The number 2 represents which continent?
Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
