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Lesson 8: Grain Trade in the Ancient World

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the word used for "a seed that is used to make bread"?

a)

flour

b)

grain

c)

grind

d)

broad

e)

bakery

2.

What has to be done before the seeds can be used for bread?

a)

grinding

b)

baking

c)

eating

d)

frying

e)

painting

3.

What two important cities of the ancient world needed a lot of grain?

a)

Halifax

b)

Constantinople

c)

Rome

d)

Athens

4.

Which areas sent grain to Rome?

a)

Sicily

b)

Turkey

c)

Athens

d)

Egypt

5.

Which areas sent grain to Athens?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Egypt

c)

Turkey

d)

Rome

e)

Sicily

6.

In which direction did grain travel to Athens?

a)

west

b)

north

c)

southeast

d)

south

e)

northeast

7.

In which direction did grain travel from Sicily to Rome?

a)

west

b)

northeast

c)

southeast

d)

north

e)

south

8.

In which direction did grain travel from Egypt to Rome?

a)

west

b)

northwest

c)

southeast

d)

north

e)

south

9.

Which area was not a great grain-growing area of the ancient world?

a)

Turkey

b)

Sicily

c)

Cyprus

d)

Egypt

10.

From a very long time ago.

a)

ancient

b)

grain

c)

grind

d)

population

11.

A seed from a cereal plant such as wheat, rice, corn, maize, millet, barley, spelt, or oats.

a)

ancient

b)

grain

c)

grind

d)

population

12.

To make something into a powder or small pieces by crushing.

a)

ancient

b)

grain

c)

grind

d)

population

13.

All the people living in a particular place.

a)

ancient

b)

grain

c)

grind

d)

population

14.

People need to ________ grain into ________ before bread can be made.

a)

bake

b)

grind

c)

flour

d)

wheat

15.

Two large cities of the ancient world that needed a lot of grain were ________ and _______.

a)

Sicily

b)

Rome

c)

Cyprus

d)

Athens

16.

In what direction did Turkey send grain to Athens?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

d)

east

17.

Egypt sent grain ________ to Rome.

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

18.

All of the below are grains of the Ancient World EXCEPT:

a)

einkorn

b)

millet

c)

bread

d)

spelt

19.

Which cities needed more grain than they could grow?

a)

Egypt and Sicily

b)

Rome and Athens

c)

Turkey and Greece

d)

Paris and Spain

20.

How many cities are shown on the map?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

d)

1

21.

In which direction does Sicily send grain to Rome?

a)

northwest

b)

north

c)

southeast

d)

east

22.

Which of the countries below had enough grain?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sicily

c)

Turkey

d)

All of the above