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WorksheetsBenchmark 2 Review
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins
These ideas are most closely associated with what religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
The ancient written language show above is characteristic of which civilization?
India
Sumer
Phoenicia
Egypt
The illustration above best represents what key feature of Persian rule?
Forced migration of captured peoples
Cultural tolerance of captured peoples
Destruction of cultural practices of captured peoples
Assimilation of captured peoples into Persian culture
Which combination correctly labels the Greek columns from left to right?
Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
Doric, Corinthian, Ionic
Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, and Artemis are gods and goddesses important to what religion?
Roman mythology
Persian Zoroastrianism
Greek mythology
Indian Hinduism
What descriptor best fits the shaded region?
Scientists
Philosophers
Playwrights
Historians
Symbols and images in ancient Roman art and literature were often based on -
leaders and warriros
nature
history
gods and goddesses
Rome gained territory from Carthage as a result of the -
Roman civil wars
Peloponnesian Wars
Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Which title best fits the graphic?
Effects of Greek Rule
Causes of the Collapse of the Roman Republic
Causes of the Collapse of the Roman Empire
Effects of Etruscan Rule
Which group was most responsible for spreading this cultural characteristic?
Roman soldiers
Islamic traders
Egyptian pharoahs
Sumerian bureaucrats
Which characteristic describes the early Catholic Church?
Established monasteries in Russia
Centered in Mecca
Headed by the Pope
Conducted services in Greek
Which institution in Western Europe had the most power during the Middle Ages?
The Church
Merchant Guilds
The feudal system
Roman Universities
Which geographic feature did Hannibal cross to invade the Italian peninsula?
The Atlantic Ocean
The Alps
The Himalayas
The Sahara Desert
Ancient Rome made great strides in creating a _____ democracy.
direct
representative
oligarchy
polytheistic
Ancient Rome made great strides in creating a _____ democracy.
direct
representative
oligarchy
polytheistic
Constantine relocated the capital of Rome to Constantinople. The previous name of this city was
Carthage
Gaul
Byzantium
Nazareth
Identify the picture
Parthenon
Pantheon
Forum
Coliseum
Members of the upper class in Rome were known as
patricians
plebeians
slaves
dictators
The religious beliefs of the early Romans were influenced by the
Latins
Indians
Greeks
Egyptians
The term "Pax Romana" refers to
years of rule under Augustus Caesar
Years of rule under Julius Caesar
Years after the fall of Rome
Two hundred years of peace in Rome
Who declared himself dictator for life and then was assassinated by the Senate in 44 BCE?
Julius Ceasar
Augustus Ceasar
Pompey
Crasseus
The majority of Rome's population (the lower class) were called what?
Patrician
Plebeian
Serf
Slave
Roman law was codified (written down) and displayed in the Forum for citizens of all classes to see. What was this set of laws called?
Code of Hammurabi
the Roman Constitution
Laws of Solon
Twelve Tables
Which of the following ideas originated with the 12 Tables and is still a part of modern law to this day?
Slavery would be abolished.
All citizens were innocent unless proven guilty.
All members of society would be provided for by the government.
Gruesome gladiator matches would not be allowed in public places.
Which epic story, written by Virgil, told the story of a Trojan prince who was an ancestor to the founders of Rome?
The Aeneid
The Odyssey
The Iliad
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The militaristic and aggressive city-state was
Athens
Sparta
Troy
Mesopotamia
The war in which with the Delian League (led by Athens) fought the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) was called the
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Punic War
Trojan War
Which of the following groups would be consitered a citizen in Greece?
Free adult males
Free women and children
Slaves
Adult male foreigners
Which city-state went through stages of government including a Monarchy -> Aristocracy -> Tyranny -> Democracy
Athens
Sparta
Troy
Corinth
The blind poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey was called
Homer
Hippocrates
Euclid
Trojan
Which Macedonian king conquered most of Greece and had a son named Alexander the Great?
Phillip II
Alexander the Great
Siddhartha Gautama
Pericles
Which Macedonia king established an empire from Greece to Egypt and India, and blended Greek and Asian cultures together to create Hellenistic Culture?
Alexander the Great
Phillip II
Leonidas
Pericles
Which Greek mathmatician was the father of Geometry?
Socrates
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Euclid
The famous Byzantine church with a dome roof is called the
Pantheon
Hagia Sophia
Parthenon
Temple
What new alphabet was created for Slavic languages in Russia and Eastern Europe?
Latin
Cyrillic
Arabic
Roman
Byzantine culture heavily influenced the culture of...
Russia and Eastern Europe
China
Persia
North Africa
Who was the head of the Byzantine Church?
The Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
The Patriarch of Constantinople
The Pope of Rome
The Emperor of Rome
The major cause of the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church was the —
use of the Ten Commandments to guide behavior
belief in one God versus many gods
use of religious icons in church services
belief in the doctrine of the New Testament
Which Chinese emperor is responsible for building the Great Wall of China and enforcing Legalism across China?
Li Shang
Qin Shi Huangdi
Lao Zi
Siddhartha Gautama
What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall of China?
Show Chinese strength
Protect against invaders from the North
Ensure international trade
Expand the empire
Which of the following meant that the gods had chosen a particular family to rule (the dynasty had the right to rule as long as they had this and their rule was just and fair)?
The Four Noble Truths
Divine Right
The Mandate of Heaven
The Ten Commandments
