WorksheetsWestern Civ (Part 1)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Neolithic Revolution is...
When humans began migrating around the world
When humans discovered fire
When domestication of plants & animals began
A surplus of food led to more complex societies
The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.
Monotheistic
Democratic
Islamic
Polytheistic
The invasion of what army helped bring the city-states of Athens and Sparta together (united them)?
Egyptian
Byzantium
Persian
Mongolian
Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.
Monotheism
Anarchy
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
What important military tactic did the Greeks use to beat the Persians?
Philosophy
Phalanx
Hammer & anvil
Run & shoot
In Greek ,city-state =
polis
Eonia
Acropolis
Kudos
Which is a true statement about the democracy of ancient Athens?
Every person was able to vote in government.
Only women and foreigners were able to vote.
All citizens were able to vote or hold a political office.
In order to vote you had to be a citizen, a male, and a landowner.
Which city-state was characterized by strong military discipline, more freedoms for women, and severe treatment of slaves?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Syracuse
In what was did some Greek-City States unite to fight against an Asian foe?
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
In which war did Sparta and Athens fight against each other?
Peloponnesian War
Persian War
_____________, ____________, and _____________ were the most notable philosophers.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Thales, Plato, Aristotle
Pericles, Plato, Aristotle
Phillip, Plato, Aristotle
Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's laws?
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
It was used by many later civilizations as a model
The laws are written in stone.
It treated all people the same under the law.
Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?
The wheel
The plow
The alphabet
All of them
What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Christianity
Judiasm
The Sumerian writing system was called
Ziggurat
Stele
Heiroglyphs
Cuneiform
