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Core Knowledge 6 - Ancient Greece and Rome B

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Imagine you are studying the history of Julius Caesar. What is he most remembered for?

a)

His reputation as a great general

b)

His insatiable thirst for power, regardless of the consequences

c)

Initiating a civil war in Rome

d)

All of the above

2.

Why was Caesar Augustus considered one of Rome's greatest leaders?

a)

He enlarged the Roman Empire by conquering Gaul.

b)

He established peace that lasted a long time.

c)

He made Christianity a legal religion.

d)

all of those mentioned

3.

What was the Pax Romana?

a)

the long period of peace in the Roman Empire

b)

the words placed on public buildings in ancient Rome

c)

the motto of the Delian League

d)

the highest rank in the Roman army

4.

Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus were the major Athenian dramatists.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Consider a scenario where Aristotle is given a choice. What would he consider the most important?

a)

Discovering the truth

b)

Accumulating wealth

c)

Engaging in warfare

d)

Promoting equality

6.

What did the Edict of Milan do?

a)

made Julius Caesar a god

b)

ended the Punic Wars

c)

made Latin the official language of the Roman Empire

d)

made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire.

7.

A group of friends are discussing religion. One of them asks, 'Allah and the Koran are a part of what religion?'

a)

Greek Orthodoxy

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

8.

What did the eastern part of the Roman Empire become?

a)

the Byzantine Empire

b)

Phoenicia

c)

Ostrogothia

d)

the Visigoth Empire

9.

You are a historian studying the architectural styles of various famous buildings. You are particularly interested in the White House, Capitol, and Jefferson Memorial. Based on your research, which architectural styles are these buildings based on?

a)

Roman and Spanish architecture

b)

Byzantine architecture

c)

Greek and Turkish architecture

d)

Greek and Roman architecture

10.

Which of the following did Hannibal NOT do during the Second Punic War?

a)

raid Saguntum

b)

attack Roman by land

c)

trek across the Alps

d)

sail across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy

11.

What was the name of the group that voted to determine government policy in ancient Athens?

a)

Assembly

b)

Agora

c)

Senate

d)

Symposium

12.

Why was the Delian League established by the Greek city-states?

a)

to battle the Peloponnesian League led by the Spartans

b)

to prepare for the growing conflicts of the Peloponnesian War

c)

to establish a community education program for Athenian youth

d)

to defend themselves against any future Persian invasions

13.

What is the Socratic method?

a)

a question-and-answer system of learning

b)

a way of electing members of the Assembly

c)

a military strategy

d)

another term for the jury system

14.

For Plato, one of the goals of philosophy was to find

a)

the explanations for natural phenomena, such as lightning.

b)

the culprits responsible for the unjust death of Socrates

c)

secrets of the future in the stars.

d)

the perfect forms of life in the ideal state.

15.

What was Rome's chief governing body?

a)

Assembly

b)

Senate

c)

Acropolis

d)

Supreme Court