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European History Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three time periods of Ancient Greece?

a)

Archaic Period

b)

Hellenistic Period

c)

Triassic Period

d)

Classical Period

2.

What were the two strongest groups in the Classical Period of Greece?

a)

Serfs

b)

Athens

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Sparta

3.

Who was the most famous leader in all of Greece?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Alexander the Proud

c)

Alexander the Strong

d)

Alexander the Giant

4.

When was Rome founded?

a)

48 B.C.

b)

231 B.C.

c)

653 B.C.

d)

753 B.C.

5.

What does "Pax Romana" stand for?

a)

Past of Rome

b)

Roman Peace

c)

Roman Tax

d)

Romance Pact

6.

Which Roman structure could hold up to 60,000 spectators, and was where gladiators would fight to the death?

a)

Colosseum

b)

Aqueduct

c)

Cathedral

d)

Apennines

7.

What kind of "rebirth" was the Renaissance?

a)

political

b)

artistic

c)

cultural

d)

economic

8.

Which historical figure was famous for his notable Renaissance paintings, such as the "Mona Lisa"?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Leonardo DiCaprio

9.

Who (or what) were patrons?

a)

Someone who would sponsor an athlete

b)

A person who paid large amounts of money to gain power

c)

A high-ranking clergy

d)

A wealthy person who chose to sponsor an artist

10.

Which of these medieval ranks did you compare?

a)

lord / lady

b)

knight

c)

council

d)

serf

e)

page

11.

In the middle ages, Europe was divided into large pieces of land called ________.

a)

tithes

b)

manors

c)

plots

d)

fields

12.

Which two Latin words make up the word "medieval"?

a)

medium and aevum

b)

mediari and aevum

c)

medium and avana

d)

meditari and avidus

13.

Which of these is NOT part of a cathedral?

a)

aisle

b)

pinnacle

c)

joist

d)

buttress

e)

clerestory

14.

Who invented the steam engine?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

James Watt

15.

What were the two main groups in society that emerged during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

bourgeouisie

b)

liege

c)

ensemble

d)

proletariat

16.

What types of transportation were most common during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

automobiles

b)

trains

c)

ships

d)

planes

17.

When did the United States declare war on Germany? (Hint: you would find this in your World War notes!)

a)

December, 1941

b)

August, 1941

c)

December, 1947

d)

August, 1947

18.

What was used in warfare for the first time in 1915?

a)

tanks

b)

trenches

c)

poison gas

d)

nuclear bombs

19.

Which two democracies fought in the Cold War?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

20.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a proxy war?

a)

Yom Kippur War

b)

Korean War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Kosovo War

21.

Bonus Freebie Question: What day of the week is it today?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Wednesday

d)

Thursday

e)

Friday