WorksheetsLesson 8: Grain Trade in the Ancient World
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the word used for "a seed that is used to make bread"?
flour
grain
grind
broad
bakery
What has to be done before the seeds can be used for bread?
grinding
baking
eating
frying
painting
What two important cities of the ancient world needed a lot of grain?
Halifax
Constantinople
Rome
Athens
Which areas sent grain to Rome?
Sicily
Turkey
Athens
Egypt
Which areas sent grain to Athens?
Cyprus
Egypt
Turkey
Rome
Sicily
In which direction did grain travel to Athens?
west
north
southeast
south
northeast
In which direction did grain travel from Sicily to Rome?
west
northeast
southeast
north
south
In which direction did grain travel from Egypt to Rome?
west
northwest
southeast
north
south
Which area was not a great grain-growing area of the ancient world?
Turkey
Sicily
Cyprus
Egypt
From a very long time ago.
ancient
grain
grind
population
A seed from a cereal plant such as wheat, rice, corn, maize, millet, barley, spelt, or oats.
ancient
grain
grind
population
To make something into a powder or small pieces by crushing.
ancient
grain
grind
population
All the people living in a particular place.
ancient
grain
grind
population
People need to ________ grain into ________ before bread can be made.
bake
grind
flour
wheat
Two large cities of the ancient world that needed a lot of grain were ________ and _______.
Sicily
Rome
Cyprus
Athens
In what direction did Turkey send grain to Athens?
north
south
west
east
Egypt sent grain ________ to Rome.
northwest
southwest
northeast
southeast
All of the below are grains of the Ancient World EXCEPT:
einkorn
millet
bread
spelt
Which cities needed more grain than they could grow?
Egypt and Sicily
Rome and Athens
Turkey and Greece
Paris and Spain
How many cities are shown on the map?
4
6
2
1
In which direction does Sicily send grain to Rome?
northwest
north
southeast
east
Which of the countries below had enough grain?
Egypt
Sicily
Turkey
All of the above
