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Social Studies Benchmark #2

Total questions: 183

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fertile Crescent

a)

region of the Middle East in which civilizations first arose

b)

region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

c)

site of the world’s first civilization, located in southeastern Mesopotamia

d)

system of ranking groups

2.

Mesopotamia

a)

in the ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks

b)

site of the world’s first civilization, located in southeastern Mesopotamia

c)

i a large, stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city-state’s chief god or goddess

d)

region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

3.

Sumer

a)

A season

b)

site of the world’s first civilization, located in southeastern Mesopotamia

c)

system of government through departments and subdivisions administered by officials who follow set rule

d)

economic system in which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of an agreed value

4.

The Epic of Gilgamesh

a)

Something epic that happened in Gilgamesh

b)

Mesopotamian narrative poem that was first told in Summer

c)

Mesopotamian narrative poem that was first told in Sumer

5.

Ziggurat

a)

a large, stepped platform thought to have been

topped by a temple dedicated to a city-state’s chief god

b)

a large, stepped platform thought to have been

topped by a temple dedicated to a city-state’s chief god or goddess

c)

a large, stepped platform thought to have been

topped by a temple dedicated to a city-state’s chief goddess

6.

hierarchy

a)

to arrange or set down in writing

b)

branch of law that deals with offenses against others

c)

branch of law that deals with private rights and matters

d)

system of ranking groups

7.

cuneiform

a)

Mesopotamian narrative poem that was first told in Sumer

b)

in the ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks

c)

a holy day for rest and worship

d)

moral standards of behavior

8.

Sargon

a)

He is known for creating the first empire in Mesopotamia.

b)

became the first king of the Babylonian

empire.

c)

an Iranian religious reformer and

founder of Zoroastrianism.

9.

Hammurabi

a)

He made the first empire

b)

the ancestor of the Jewish people.

c)

became the first king of the Babylonian

empire.

10.

codify

a)

a binding agreement

b)

to arrange or set down in writing

c)

moral standards of behavior

11.

criminal law

a)

branch of law that deals with private rights and matters

b)

branch of law that deals with offenses against others

12.

civil law

a)

branch of law that deals with private rights and matters

b)

branch of law that deals with offenses against others

13.

Nebuchadnezzar

a)

king of the Babylonian empire from

615 B.C. to 552 B.C. .

b)

king of the Babylonian empire from

605 B.C. to 562 B.C. .

c)

king of the Babylonian empire from

600 B.C. to 560 B.C. .

14.

bureaucracy

a)

system of government through departments and subdivisions administered by officials who follow set rules

b)

economic system in which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of an agreed value

15.

barter economy

a)

economic system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another

b)

economic system in which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of an agreed value

c)

system of government through departments and subdivisions administered by officials who follow set rules

16.

money economy

a)

economic system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another

b)

economic system in which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of an agreed value

c)

system of government through departments and subdivisions administered by officials who follow set rules

17.

Zoroaster

a)

An empire

b)

an Iranian religious reformer and

founder of Zoroastrianism.

c)

the ancestor of the Jewish people.

18.

monotheistic

a)

believing in one god

b)

the most sacred text of the Hebrew Bible

19.

Torah

a)

believing in one god

b)

the most sacred text of the Hebrew Bible

20.

Abraham

a)

the son of David, known for building the

Temple in Jerusalem.

b)

described in the Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles,

c)

the ancestor of the Jewish people.

21.

covenant

a)

a binding agreement; specifically, in the Jewish tradition, the binding agreement God made with Abraham

b)

spiritual leader who interprets God’s will

c)

moral standards of behavior

22.

Moses

a)

an Iranian religious reformer and

founder of Zoroastrianism.

b)

a Jewish religious leader who led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery back to Canaan.

23.

David

a)

known for building the Temple in Jerusalem.

b)

was from the tribe of Judah and began his life as a shepherd in Bethlehem.

c)

a Jewish religious leader who led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery back to Canaan.

24.

Solomon

a)

an Iranian religious reformer and founder of Zoroastrianism.

b)

the ancestor of the Jewish people.

c)

a Jewish religious leader who led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery back to Canaan.

d)

was

from the tribe of Judah and began his life as a shepherd in Bethlehem.

e)

son of David, known for building the Temple in Jerusalem.

25.

patriarchal

a)

moral standards of behavior

b)

relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority

c)

triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers

26.

Sabbath

a)

a holy day for rest and worship

b)

waterfall

c)

triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers

27.

prophet

a)

the most sacred text of the Hebrew Bible

b)

spiritual leader who interprets God’s will

28.

ethics

a)

relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority

b)

moral standards of behavior

c)

a holy day for rest and worship

29.

Diaspora

a)

title of the rulers of ancient Egypt

b)

the spreading of the Jews beyond their historic homeland

c)

chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt

30.

Cataract

a)

ruling family

b)

waterfall

31.

delta

a)

title of the rulers of ancient Egypt

b)

the spreading of the Jews beyond their historic homeland

c)

triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers

32.

dynasty

a)

chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt

b)

ruling family

c)

title of the rulers of ancient Egypt

33.

pharaoh

a)

title of the rulers of ancient Egypt

b)

chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt

34.

vizier

a)

region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

b)

the most sacred text of the Hebrew Bible

c)

chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt

35.

vizier

a)

region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

b)

the most sacred text of the Hebrew Bible

c)

chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt

36.

Hatshepsut

a)

shared power with his aunt Queen Hatshepsut before becoming pharaoh.

b)

served for 20 years alongside her husband, Thutmose II, but after his death took the role of pharaoh and served as regent to Thutmose III.

c)

known for his building programs and for the wars he waged with the Hittites and Libyans.

37.

Thutmose III

a)

known for his building programs and for

the wars he waged with the Hittites and Libyans.

b)

shared power with his aunt Queen

Hatshepsut before becoming pharaoh.

38.

Ramses II

a)

known for his building programs and for

the wars he waged with the Hittites and Libyans.

b)

served for 20 years alongside her husband, Thutmose II, but after his death took the role of pharaoh and served as regent to Thutmose III.

39.

When was king tut's Tomb discovered

a)

1922

b)

1945

c)

1923

d)

1932

40.

In the sunny lands of Ancient Egypt the chief god was the sun god. What was his name?

a)

Osiris

b)

Amon-Re

c)

pharaoh

41.

Who was the only person who could conduct certain ceremonies for the sun god?

a)

The pharaoh

b)

The sun god

c)

Osiris

d)

Isris

42.

What was the name of the god who because he was killed by his jealous brother, became the

God of death after his wife Isis brought him back to life?

a)

Osiris

b)

Isis

43.

What god and goddess promised the faithful that they would have life after death?

a)

Isis

b)

Osiris

c)

Osiris and Isis

44.

Egyptians believed each soul must pass a test to win what?

a)

Eternal Death

b)

Eternal life

c)

nothing

45.

What was the purpose of mummification?

a)

For decoration

b)

So that the body can live forever

c)

They just did it for fun

46.

What is the name of the area where many pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried?

a)

Valley of the pharaohs

b)

Valley of the peasants

c)

Valley of the Kings

47.

What was a problem that plagued many tombs of pharaohs?

a)

the treasures were robbed

b)

they were decaying

c)

people did not know where to put them

48.

Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen?

a)

Howerd Carter

b)

Howard Carter

c)

Osiris

49.

The Egyptian king Akhenaton possibly tried to introduce a new religion based on what

(which was much different from traditional beliefs at the time)?

a)

worship of multiple gods

b)

Worship of a single god

50.

How did mummification reflect Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife?

a)

Egyptians believed that people did not really die.

b)

Egyptians believed in an afterlife in which people would need their bodies.

c)

Egyptians believed that mummification prevented death.

d)

Egyptians believed that only people who were mummies would live forever.

51.

How did foreign conquests resulted in more business for artisans ?

a)

Since the foreign conquests brought more riches to Egypt , this made more businesses for artisans.

b)

Since the pharaohs brought more riches to Egypt , this made artisans make more money

c)

Since the foreign conquests joined the artisans , it made more businesses for them.

52.

What kind of people were the base of Egyptian society, making up the majority and working the lands?

a)

The peasants

b)

The gods

c)

The pharaohs

53.

Egyptian peasants, many of which were slaves, spent much of their days doing what?

a)

Trying to escape

b)

Fixing dikes, working the soil for farming.

c)

Just chilling

54.

What were two things that women were excluded from doing?

a)

Working as scribes, or working in government.

b)

They did stuff outside of their home

c)

none of the above

55.

What did Ramses II mean when he said, “The foot of an Egyptian woman may walk where it pleases her and no one may deny her”?

a)

Meaning the Women had a decent level of independence

b)

Meaning the Women had the lowest level of independence

c)

Meaning the Women had the highest level of independence

56.

What can be said about the amount of women who learned to read and write?

a)

They can possibly become scribes but few did

b)

They can possibly become scribes none of them did

c)

They had trouble being classified

57.

Who in Egyptian society was “both a god and an earthly leader”?

a)

The jewish people

b)

The pharaoh

c)

The peasants

58.

What were at least THREE things that women did OUTSIDE THE HOME?

a)

served as doctors

b)

managed farming estates

c)

they worked hard to serve good for the gods

d)

manufactured perfume and textiles

59.

Stone temples and monuments along with all paintings and written records reveal much about Egyptian ways of life and what else?

a)

Religious beliefs

b)

nothing else

60.

( Stone Temples and monuments)They also show Egyptian knowledge and advances in what three fields?

a)

vitamins , astronomy, and mathematics.

b)

medicine, zoology , and mathematics.

c)

medicine, astronomy, and mathematics.

61.

What system of writing did the Egyptians develop in which pictures represented objects, concepts, or sounds?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

geometry

c)

astronomy

62.

What were the other two forms of script that Egyptians used?

a)

greek

b)

demotic script

c)

english

63.

Who kept written records and served as government and temple officials?

a)

pharaohs

b)

peasants

c)

scribes

d)

gods

64.

What is a papyrus and what was it used for ?

a)

a plant that grows along the Nile , they used it for a paper writing material

b)

a plant that grows along the Nile , they used it for a carving material

c)

a plant that grows along the beach , they used it for a paper writing material

65.

In what country was paper invented in 100 A.D.?

a)

paper

b)

Australia

c)

United States

d)

China

e)

Canada

66.

Writing cursive scripts with reed pens and ink on the smooth surface of papyrus strips was much easier than what?

a)

eating shoes

b)

chiseling words onto stone

c)

chopping wood

67.

Egyptians eventually forgot how to read ancient hieroglyphics after centuries of not using the form of writing. What object allowed French scholar, Jean Champollion to decipher (figure out) the mysterious writings on Egypt’s great monuments?

a)

The rosetta stone

b)

The French scholar

c)

a very expensive tool that cost a lot of money

68.

What ancient Egyptian practice allowed doctors of the time to learn about the human body?

a)

By the studies of scientists looking at the body and naming the parts

b)

The knowledge of nothing

c)

The knowledge of mummification

69.

Which statement best describes the status of Egyptian women?

a)

Egyptian women were allowed to become scribes for viziers.

b)

Egyptian women had a high level of independence.

c)

Egyptian women could not own property and were given few rights.

d)

Egyptian women were not allowed to have their own occupation.

70.

Was the Egyptian calendar at all like our calendar that we use today?

a)

yes, it is a lot like our calendar with 12 months/30 days each.

b)

no, our calendar has more than 30 days

71.

In paintings the pharaohs and gods always appeared much larger than other human figures.

What did this symbolize?

a)

their importance in the monarchy

b)

their importance in the hierarchy

c)

their importance in the hinduism

72.

What is the name of the statue that crouches near the Great Pyramids at Giza and portrays an early pharaoh as a powerful lion-human?

a)

The Washington Monument

b)

The sphinx

c)

The god

73.

What temple at Krnak contains a vast hall with towering 80-foot columns?

a)

The magnificent temple of Thutmose

b)

The magnificent temple of Hatshepsut

c)

The magnificent temple of Ramses II

74.

Who would later adopt building techniques like those used at Karnak?

a)

The romans

b)

The Jews

c)

The crusades

75.

What was the name of the ancient Egyptian folktale which relates the wanderings of Sinuhe (SINoo hay), an Egyptian official forced to flee into what is today Syria?

a)

The Tale of Sinuhe

b)

The tail of Syria

76.

Long after its power declined, Egypt retained its economic importance as a source of many riches including what?

a)

a source of grain and other riches.

b)

a sourec of grain and other riches

77.

What did the Phoenicians learn from the ancient Egyptians?

a)

they learned to use papyrus for writing

b)

to chisel for writing

c)

they learned stuff and things

78.

Who was it that set up a great center of learning in Alexandria, Egypt, where they built on the extensive knowledge of ancient Egyptian civilization?

a)

Greeks under Alexander the best

b)

Greeks under Alexander the Great

c)

Greeks under Alexander the Hero

79.

Which of the following identifies important advances in learning made by the ancient Egyptians?

a)

Cuneiform, advanced farming techniques, and pyramids

b)

Knowledge of surgery, creation of a legal code, and a writing system

c)

Hieroglyphics, knowledge of the human body, and geometry

d)

Hieroglyphics, surgery, and Hammurabi’s Code

80.

The social studies benchmark is going to be so much fun right?

a)

YES , I am so excited

b)

NAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

c)

KINDA , it is just a benchmark

d)

ABSOLUTELY NOT

e)

WHATEVER

81.

Is this quizizz fun ?

a)

OH YES

b)

NO

c)

um.... , fine I guess...............

d)

ABSOLUTELY NOT ఠ ͟ಠ

82.

Ancient Egypt most likely developed along the Nile River because what ?

a)

it was important to survival as a source of water for crops.

b)

it was important for eating food and growing hair

c)

it was important because they can hang out in the pool

83.

Farmers in Southeast Asia most likely use the terrace method (steps going down a hill) of

growing crops because it allows them to use land that would otherwise be too steep to what ?

a)

Sleep

b)

Farm

c)

bathe

84.

In the past, India's people were divided into castes which limited what ?

a)

job opportunities

b)

money ranking

c)

self defense

85.

The earliest humans migrated to all areas of the world using land bridges that were in existence during the last ice age. According to most historians, what does the evidence suggest ?

a)

The first humans were located in Africa

b)

Most humans were slaves

c)

Humans tried to find a safe place to stay , but they had to keep moving

86.

Mesopotamia

a)

was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in an area known as the Fertile Crescent.

b)

in the first civilization were elights arose

c)

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87.

Agriculture developed independently in different parts of the world at different times.

a)

True , this did happen different times

b)

False , this happened all at the same time

88.

Due to the development of agriculture permanent settlements were developed for the .....

a)

5th time

b)

2nd time

c)

4th time

d)

3rd time

e)

1st time

89.

Culture diffusion is the spreading out of what ?

a)

cultural gods

b)

culture

c)

cultural numbers

d)

culture traits

e)

a cultural pattern from a central point.

90.

Farming allowed people to create more permanent what ?

a)

food

b)

cites

c)

settlements

d)

clothing

91.

Innovations like the production of gunpowder, tea, and silk are usually attributed to which country

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

e)

Panama

92.

Sparta, Olympia, and Athens were all famous city-states in Ancient what ?

a)

Solomon

b)

Greece

c)

Egypt

d)

Africa

93.

The "Holocaust" occurred during World War II. The term "Holocaust" refers to Hitler's mass killing of what ?

a)

I DON'T KNOW HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THE ANSWER , TELL ME , NOW , I MEAN IT , 😡

b)

European Jews

c)

American Jews

94.

What title did the senate give the triumphant Octavian, meaning Exalted One?

a)

Augustus

b)

Caesar

c)

Hannibal

d)

Mark Antony

95.

Who was the first emperor of the new Roman Empire?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Hannibal

96.

What was one of Augustus’ reforms that he brought upon the Empire during his rule?

a)

He cemented the allegiance of cities and provinces to Rome by allowing the amount of self-government.

b)

He cemented the allegiance of cities and provinces to Rome by allowing them a small amount of private-government.

c)

He cemented the allegiance of cities and provinces to Rome by allowing them a large amount of self-government.

d)

He did none of these, WHAT DO YOU MEAN ???

97.

What is the term for a population count?

a)

Concul

b)

Consul

c)

Hannibal

d)

Census

98.

How long did the government that Augustus organized function for?

a)

100 years

b)

200 years

c)

300 years

d)

400 years

99.

Who did the emperor Caligula (a successor of Augustus) appoint as consul?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Octavian

c)

His favorite horse

d)

Pompey

100.

What Roman emperor built a wall across Britain to hold back attackers from the non-Roman north?

a)

Octavian

b)

Hadrian

c)

Antony

d)

Pompey

e)

Julius Caesar

101.

What Roman emperor was close to being Plato’s ideal of a philosopher king?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Antony

c)

Octavian

d)

Marcus Aurelius

102.

The period of rule which brought peace, order, unity, and prosperity and began with Augustus and ended with Marcus Aurelius is known as the period of the Pax Romana which means what?

a)

ROMAN ROMAN

b)

ROMAN PEACE

c)

ROMAN PIECE

d)

Bread and Circuses

103.

From what country did spices, cotton, and precious stones come to Rome?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Asia

d)

Venezuela

e)

United States of America

104.

What was Rome’s largest racecourse, where chariots thundered around an oval course, making dangerously tight turns at either end?

a)

Circus Maximus

b)

The bread and circuses

c)

Roman Peace

d)

The Largest Course

105.

After a fight of gladiators, what signal was given, showing that the gladiator should be killed?

a)

Thumbs up

b)

Thumbs down

106.

Explain what “bread and circuses” were.

a)

Breads where entertainment and circuses were food.

b)

Breads where like eating food and circuses is entertainment .

107.

THIS quizizz is so much fun right???

a)

YES

b)

NO

108.

Why did the reforms of the Gracchus brothers (Tiberius and Gaius) anger the senate?

a)

They felt the brothers were a threat to their power.

b)

They were unable to produce food as cheaply as the latifundia could.

c)

They poured salt over the earth so that nothing would grow there again.

d)

They wanted control over foreign lands and people.

109.

Who was hurt by the growth of slavery and why?

a)

The Gracchus Brothers because they were unable to get power by just doing slavery

b)

The latifundia

c)

The small farmers because they were unable to produce food as cheaply as the latifundia could

d)

A stick

110.

What is the term that means ‘huge estates bought up by newly wealthy Roman citizens’?

a)

imperialism

b)

latifundia

c)

Tiberius

d)

Gaius Gracchus

111.

What is the term that means domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region?

a)

Tiberius

b)

Gaius Gracchus

c)

latifundia

d)

imperialism

112.

After the Second Punic War because the Romans still feared their rival Carthage, how did the Roman senator Cato end every one of his speeches? ( What does he say?)

a)

“ Carthage is a big chungus”

b)

“ Carthage does not have a hairline”

c)

“ Cartage must not be destroyed”

d)

“ Carthage must be destroyed”

113.

What was the name of the general who for 15 years led his army on an epic march across the Pyrenees, through France, and over the Alps into Italy?

a)

Tiberius

b)

Gaius Gracchus

c)

Hannibal

d)

latifundia

e)

Caesar

114.

As Rome spread into the Mediterranean with what powerful city-state did conflict become inevitable?

a)

Rome

b)

Carthage

c)

Egypt

d)

Macedonia

115.

After conquering the Italian peninsula, what did Rome begin to build an empire around?

a)

The red hen

b)

The Nile river

c)

The Mediterranean Sea

d)

A platoowow

116.

What is the name of the three wars in which Rome won the islands of Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia?

a)

The Punic wars

b)

The Sicily wars

c)

The Corsica wars

d)

The Sardinia wars

117.

After the Third Punic War what did Rome completely destroy and what three things happened as a result afterwards?

a)

They went back home to Rome

b)

The Romans poured salt over the earth so that nothing would grow their again

c)

Carthage and the region surrounding it became the new Roman province of Africa.

d)

survivors were sold into slavery or killed.

118.

Due to the new wealth in Rome, what replaced the virtues of the early republic, such as simplicity, hard work, and devotion to duty?

a)

self-interest

b)

Boredom

c)

Greed

d)

self-confidence

119.

What are two scenarios conquered citizens faced once acquired as slaves by the Rome?

a)

Well educated Greeks t teach children and unskilled people would do hard labor.

b)

Well educated Greeks and highly skilled people might teach children and unskilled people would do hard labor.

c)

Well educated Greeks and highly unskilled people might teach children and skilled people would do hard labor.

d)

Well educated Greeks and highly skilled people might teach children and skilled people would do hard labor.

120.

After surrendering to Rome what became of Macedonia, Greece, and parts of Asia Minor?

a)

Provinces

b)

Rome

c)

Provinces of Rome

d)

Punic

121.

What was Rome’s primary goal in its quest to build an empire?

A . It wanted to abolish slavery.

B . It wanted control over foreign lands and people.

C . It wanted to spread Roman religion.

D .

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

122.

What engulfed Rome after the murders of the Gracchus brothers whose attempt at reform had Failed?

a)

A century of turmoil and civil wars

b)

A century of turmoil

c)

Civil war

d)

The trojan trojan

123.

The issue of the civil wars in Rome were who should hold power;

What did the senate want?

a)

to weaken the senate and enact reforms.

b)

to govern as it had in the past

124.

The issue of the civil wars in Rome were who should hold power;

What did the Popular political leaders want ?

a)

to weaken the senate and enact reforms.

b)

to govern as it had in the past

125.

The turmoil sparked slave uprisings at home and revolts among Rome’s allies.

a)

True

b)

False

126.

Power struggles among ambitious generals would help weaken the republic and lead to its overthrow.

a)

True

b)

False

127.

Who was the Roman general, master of political maneuvers, who advocated for the re-organization of Rome’s government?

a)

Octavian

b)

Hannibal

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Pompey

e)

Queen Cleopatra

128.

Why did Pompey persuade the senate to order Caesar to disband his army and return to Rome?

a)

because she or he ( whatever) did stuff and things. NOW GET ME OFF OF THIS QUESTION !!!!

b)

to give Caesar a struggle of power

c)

to order Caesar to disband his army and return to Rome.

d)

to defeat Antony

129.

After crushing Pompey and suppressing rebellions, Caesar returned to Rome and forced the senate to do what?

a)

He forced them return home

b)

He forced them to make him dictator

c)

He forced them to be his slaves

d)

None of the above

130.

As ruler of Rome Caesar pushed through a number of reforms. One such reform was launching a program of public works which resulted in what?

a)

Octavian

b)

Giving land to the poor

c)

Giving jobs to the unemployed

d)

Crops started being produced

e)

google translate

131.

What is Caesar’s most lasting reform, that with minor changes, is still in use today?

a)

The calendar

b)

All of the reforms

c)

Some of the Reforms

d)

The speeches

132.

What happened as a result of Caesar’s enemies plotting against him because they worried that he planned to make himself king of Rome?

a)

They plotted against him to save the republic.

b)

The worshiped him.

c)

They decided to betray him

d)

They planned to fight him.

133.

The death of Julius Caesar plunged Rome into a new round of civil wars. Mark Antony (Caesar’s chief general) and Octavian (Caesar’s grandnephew), joined forces to hunt down Caesar’s murderers. They then turned on each other.

What happened as a result of the power

struggle between these two men?

a)

Octavian defeated Antony

b)

Antony defeated Octavian

134.

Who were the Nomadic people who migrated from Central Asia ?

a)

Nomads

b)

The huns

c)

The Gracchus Brothers

d)

Alexander the great and his people

135.

The phrase " ________________" is, in fact, shorthand for a long slow change from one way of life to another

a)

"The fall of Rome"

b)

"Carthage must be destroyed"

c)

"assimilationist"

d)

"Carthage must be banished"

136.

What was the name of the general who for 15 years led his army on an epic march across the Pyrenees, through France, and over ?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Caligula

c)

Hadrian

d)

Constantine

e)

Hannibal

137.

What is the term meaning 'soldiers serving in a foreign army for pay'?

a)

census

b)

mercenaries

c)

Imperialism

d)

dictator

138.

Who became emperor in A. D. 312 and continued Diocletian's reforms?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Hannibal

d)

Augustus

e)

Maximian

139.

What was the cause of Rome's Fall ?

a)

The land started cracking, and everyone in Rome, fell

b)

The Punic wars

c)

Invasions

d)

The thumbs down

140.

Who did Diocletian appoint as co-emperor to rule the weaker western provinces?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Hannibal

c)

Maximian

d)

Attila the Hun...

141.

What is the term that means the rapid rise of prices?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Inflation

c)

census

d)

consul

e)

mercenaries

142.

What did Constantine name Rome's new capital in the City of Byzantium?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Constantine

c)

The Hall of Rome

d)

HUN HUN

143.

What Hun leader embarked on a savage campaign of conquest across much of Europe in A.D. 434 ?

a)

Attila

b)

Caligula

c)

Hadrian

d)

Diocletian

144.

What is this quizizz about?

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Ancient Ancient

d)

Ancient Maya

e)

The trojan war

145.

STUDYING is so much fun right?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

KIND OF

d)

MAYBE

e)

SIGH...

146.

What two things placed England in a position to build a vast trading network?

a)

location

b)

trading outposts

c)

long seagoing tradition

d)

limited monarchy

147.

During the 1700s, thousands of settlers sailed to North America to build what?

a)

colonies

b)

cities

c)

villages

d)

A stone

148.

As a result of the French and Indian War, Britain gained rich islands in the Caribbean in 1763 as well as all of what?

a)

Russia

b)

USA

c)

All of French Canada

d)

Europe

149.

In 1701, the Act of Union united what two countries, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain?

a)

USA

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Scotland

150.

What English-born king began a 60-year reign in 1760?

a)

George

b)

George II

c)

George III

d)

George Murchison

151.

The new British king had many policies that proved disastrous, leading the 13 English colonies in North America to do what?

a)

Start a war

b)

Declare Independence

c)

build more colonies

d)

Have a new government

152.

By 1770 what three colonial cities were busy commercial centers that linked North America to

the West Indies, Africa, and Europe?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Trenton

d)

Philadelphia

153.

What was the name of the acts that British Parliament passed to regulate colonial trade and manufacturing in the colonies?

a)

regulate a colonial trade

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Citizens

d)

Merchants

154.

By the mid-1770s wealthy landowners and who else dominated government and society?

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

English Citizens

c)

Merchants

d)

Villagers

155.

The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to

a)

increase the size of the British navy.

b)

assert British control over the slave trade.

c)

regulate colonial trade.

d)

build a global trading network.

156.

What war drained the British treasury of money?

a)

Napoleonic War

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

The battle of 1812

d)

World war 1

157.

What was the name of the act (or law) passed in 1765 by the British Parliament that imposed taxes on items such as newspapers and pamphlets in the American colonies; repealed in 1766?

a)

Navigation Act

b)

The Stamp Act

158.

A series of violent clashes intensified the colonists’ anger. In March 1770, British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a crowd that was pelting them with stones and snowballs.


What was this event later called?

a)

Boston University

b)

The boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

The Continental Congress

159.

In December 1773, a handful of colonists hurled a cargo of recently arrived British tea into the harbor to protest a tax on tea.

The incident became known as what?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Tea Battle of Boston

c)

Taxation on Tea

d)

_

160.

As tensions rose in the colonies, representatives from 12 colonies gathered in Philadelphia in 1774 to discuss how to respond to Britain’s harsh moves against Massachusetts. What was this meeting called?

a)

The Continental Congress

b)

The meeting

c)

The war

d)

Napoleon

161.

Name two important figures who were present at the First Continental Congress.

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Napoleon Rice

162.

In what year did Congress vote to declare independence from Britain?

a)

1776

b)

1778

c)

1780

163.

What young Virginian was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Locke

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Napoleon

164.

Thomas Jefferson’s political philosophies were especially influenced by what Enlightenment thinker?

a)

Locke

b)

Jefferson

c)

_

d)

Napoleon

165.

In the Declaration, Jefferson further stated that people had the right “to alter or to abolish” what?

a)

Independence

b)

Unjust government

c)

_

d)

_

166.

How did the American cause look at the beginning of the Revolution?

a)

Bleak

b)

Good

c)

Victorious

d)

_

167.

About how many of the American colonists were loyal to Britain?

a)

All of them

b)

one third

c)

about half

d)

only one

168.

What battle was the first victory for the Americans that was a turning point, resulting in France, the Netherlands (aka Holland), and Spain joining the American side in the war?

a)

The War of 1812

b)

French Warship

c)

World War 1

d)

World War 2

169.

What was the name of the encampment where Continental troops suffered from cold, hunger, and disease during the brutal winter of 1777–1778?

a)

Valley Forage

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

The town of Waterloo

d)

The French Warships

170.

In what year, with the help of a French fleet, did Washington force the surrender of a British army at Yorktown, Virginia?

a)

1785

b)

1781

c)

1783

d)

1784

e)

1786

171.

What was the name of the treaty, signed in 1783, which ended the war and meant that Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States of America?

a)

French Warships

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Town of Waterloo

d)

Valley Forage

172.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?

a)

It forced the British to surrender, ending the war.

b)

It convinced the Continental Congress to declare independence.

c)

It convinced the Continental Congress to declare independence.

d)

It persuaded other nations to ally themselves with the American colonists.

173.

By what decade was Britain a major power in Europe with territories around the globe?

a)

1770's

b)

1760's

c)

1800's

d)

1750's

174.

Colonists felt entitled to the same rights as who else?

a)

Merchants

b)

English citizens

c)

Villagers

d)

Colonists

175.

EXPLAIN what “No taxation without representation” meant.

a)

In order for them to represent the tax, Parliament had to explain and represent the tax. If they did not represent then they had to tax.

b)

Since they had no representatives in Parliament, they believed that Parliament had no right to tax them.

176.

What is the idea called that all government power comes from the people?

a)

Unjust Government

b)

Popular sovereignty

c)

Inflation

d)

Rights

177.

What was the name of the encampment where Continental troops suffered from cold, hunger, and disease during the brutal winter of 1777–1778?

a)

Valley Forage

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

The town of Waterloo

d)

The French Warships

178.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?

a)

It forced the British to surrender, ending the war.

b)

It convinced the Continental Congress to declare independence.

c)

It convinced the Continental Congress to declare independence.

d)

It persuaded other nations to ally themselves with the American colonists.

179.

The “Constitution of the United States” was constructed by the nation’s leaders (including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin) in what year?

a)

1780's

b)

1785

c)

1788

d)

1787

e)

2020

180.

William Blackstone’s famous statement that “the law holds it better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent party suffer” is reflected in the Constitutional rights given to people who have been accused of what?

a)

Crimes

b)

reforms

c)

bills

d)

Taxes

181.

What is the name of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, recognizing the idea that citizens have basic rights that the government must protect?

a)

Bill of rights

b)

Unjust Government

c)

Bills

d)

Taxes

182.

The Declaration of Independence, along with the Bill of Rights, put forth the idea that there are certain rights that belong to whom?

a)

Colonists

b)

The President

c)

Everyone

d)

Merchants

183.

With which of the following statements would a framer of the U.S. Constitution disagree?

a)

Government should respect all basic human rights.

b)

Government works best when it gives unlimited rights and freedoms to its people.

c)

Government works best when it is founded upon the consent of the people.

d)

Government should allow people to follow any religion