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WorksheetsGreece (Persian wars - Alexander the Great) and early Rome
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
What was the name of the Alliance that Athens formed to help protect them and its members from Persia?
Peloponnesian League
Delian League
Axis powers
Corinthian League
At which mountain pass did the Spartans stay and fight to the end?
Marathon
Salamis
Thermopylae
Sardinia
Who fought each other during the Persian wars?
Athens and Sparta
the Greek city states and Persia
Greeks and Egyptians
Alexander the Great and Sparta
What led to the Peloponnesian War?
A rivalry between Athens and Sparta
A new ruler in Athens
a rivalry between Persia and Greece
a new ruler in Sparta
What was the name of the naval battle between the Persians and the Athenians?
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Plataea
Battle of Corinth
Who were historians?
Sophocles and Aristophanes
Euclid and Pythagoras
Socrates and Plate
Herodotus and Thucydides
Which great empire threatened Greece in the 5th Century BC?
Roman
Persian
Babylonian
Egyptian
Who conquered the Perisans and most of the known world?
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Philipp II
Darius
Father of Philosophy
Sophocles
Socrates
Thales
Thucydides
Pythagorean Theorem
Sophocles
Euclid
Pythagoras
Homer
Father of Medicine
Homer
Hippocrates
Socrates
Plato
said "Know thyself"; taught by asking questions
Homer
Socrates
Aristophanes
Eratosthenes
Astronomer and geographer
Euclid
Eratosthenes
Artistophanes
Pythagoras
Father of History
Euclid
Herodotus
Thales
Hippocrates
Father of Geometry
Eratasthenes
Pythagoras
Euclid
Socrates
wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey
Herodotus
Sophocles
Homer
Hippocrates
What played an important role in protecting Greece from invaders?
Its strong military force
its Geography
Its powerful neighbors
a great wall
On which river was Rome founded?
Tiber River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Nile River
For how long did a Roman Senator serve in the Senate?
one year
life
6 years
2 years
According to legend, who founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Cain and Abel
Moses
Julius Caesar
What was the term for the authority that the early Roman kings held?
imperium
Ultimatum
Constitution
Magna Carta
What were the two social classes of Rome?
patricians and plebeians
Senate and Assembly
peasants and nobles
Democrats and Republicans
Which social class represented the wealthy people of Rome?
patricians
plebeians
peasants
Assemblies
Which social class represented the common people like farmers, traders, and craftsmen?
patricians
plebeians
Senate
Nobility
What were the three branches of Government in the Roman Republic?
Senate, Assemblies, Consuls
Executive, Judicial, and legislative
Supreme court, consuls, assemblies
Senate, House of Representatives, Consuls
Which branch of the Roman Republic had the most power?
Consuls
Assemblies
Senate
House
What was the name of the first written code of law for the Romans?
Law of 12 Tables
Ten commandments
Hammurabi's code
Bill of rights
Which people group conquered the Latins and ruled over them until 509 BC?
Greeks
Etruscans
Macedonians
Persians
The Law of the 12 Tables was important because
It resembled the American Constitution
It resembled the Declaration of Independence
It was the 1st Roman Law written down and made everyone equal before the law
It abolished the distinction between patricians and plebeians
The Carthaginians were descendants of Canaanites who were from:
Egypt
Phoenecia
Asia Minor
Babylon
The Carthaginian General who marched over the Alps to attack Rome was:
Hannibal
Hamilcar
Scipio
Julius Caesar
An elected official who represented the interests of the plebeians
Senator
Tribune
Consul
Patrician
The Punic Wars were fought between:
Rome and Athens
Rome and Carthage
Athens and Sparta
Rome and the Etruscans
Which branch of the Roman Republic most resembles the U.S. Congress?
consuls
Senate
Tribunes
Law of 12 Tables
What is the Law of 12 Tables most similar to in the U.S. gov't?
Bill of Rights
Congress
Supreme Court
President
What branch of the Roman Republic closely resembles our Executive branch (President)?
Senate
Consuls
Assemblies
Law of 12 Tables
What were Sophocles and Aristophanes known for?
Drama/writing plays
writing history
philosophy
medicine
Historian of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
Aristophanes
Hippocrates
Euclid
