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Artifacts of Western Civilization

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this artifact?

(a)  

2.

Which civilization produced this artifact?

(a)  

3.

What system of writing is depicted here?

(a)  

4.

This system of writing was widely employed by which of the following civilizations?

a)

Assyrian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Sumerian

d)

Egyptian

e)

Greek

5.

Which famous collection of laws is inscribed on this stele?

(a)  

6.

Which ancient civilization produced this artifact?

(a)  

7.

What is this artifact called?

(a)  

8.

Which civilization produced this artifact?

(a)  

9.

Which famous king commissioned the production of this artifact?

(a)  

10.

What is this system of writing called?

(a)  

11.

Which ancient civilization produced this system of writing?

(a)  

12.

During which period of Egyptian history were these artifacts produced?

(a)  

13.

Which Pharaoh commissioned the largest of these pyramids?

(a)  

14.

These artifacts are collectively referred to as...

(a)  

15.

Name this artifact.

(a)  

16.

During which period of Egyptian history was this artifact produced?

(a)  

17.

Which civilization produced this artifact?

(a)  

18.

Name this artifact.

(a)  

19.

Name this artifact.

(a)  

20.

Which civilization produced this artifact?

(a)  

21.

What script is printed on this artifact?

(a)  

22.

Which of the following claims is printed on this artifact?

a)

The Babylonian god Marduk chose Cyrus to restore peace and order to the Babylonians

b)

Peoples displaced by the Babylonians will be returned to their homelands

c)

Temples and sanctuaries in Mesopotamia and the region will be restored

d)

Ahura Mazda is the only god - the embodiment of light and truth

e)

Babylon must pay annual tribute to Cyrus, or face the consequences

23.

By which names are these statue/pillars known?

a)

Caryatids

b)

Muses

c)

Oracles

d)

Sybils

24.

In which ancient city can these figures be found?

a)

Athens

b)

Thebes

c)

Sparta

d)

Corinth

25.

This figure was part of a sculptural arrangement on Temple of Aphaia. It is usually referred to as ...

a)

The Death of Achilles

b)

The Dying Warrior

c)

Leonidas Takes a Nap

d)

The Sleep of Reason

26.

This temple complex is located

a)

on Mount Olympus, Thessaly

b)

on the Athenian Acropolis

c)

on Capilotine Hill, Rome

d)

amongst the ruins of Thebes, Greece

27.

From which famous ancient text is this an extract?

They were buried where they had fallen; and over both them and those who had met their ends earlier in the battle, before any of the men dismissed by Leonidas had gone home, an inscription was set. It reads:

 HERE IS THE SPOT WHERE ONCE THREE MILLION MEN BATTLED AGAINST FOUR THOUSAND MEN FROM THE PELOPONNESE.

 In addition to this inscription, which is common to all, the Spartiates have their own separate one:

 REPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF LACEDAEMON, O STRANGER, THAT HERE, OBEDIENT TO THEIR ORDERS, WE LIE.

a)

Homer's The Iliad

b)

Livy's History of Rome

c)

Plato's The Republic

d)

Heredotus' Histories

28.

What is this sculpture called?

a)

The Senatus Populusque Romanus

b)

The Canus Romanum

c)

The Capitoline Wolf

d)

The Birth of Rome

29.

What are the names of the two human figures underneath the wolf?

a)

The Senatus Populusque Romanus

b)

Cupid and Psyche

c)

Romulus and Remus

d)

The Gemini twins

30.

Which civilization produced this statue?

a)

Roman

b)

Etruscan

c)

Greek

d)

Byzantine

31.

Who is the figure represented in this image?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Pericles

c)

Augustus Caesar

d)

Nero

32.

Who is the larger figure depicted in this statue?

(a)  

33.

Name this structure.

(a)  

34.

By which Roman Emperor was this amphitheatre commissioned?

a)

Nero

b)

Tiberius

c)

Vespasian

d)

Marcus Aurelius

35.

On which famous Roman structure can this frieze be found?

a)

The Column of Trajan

b)

The Arch of Titus

c)

The Ara Pacis

d)

The Arch of Augustus

36.



(a)  

37.

Which event does this frieze comemmorate?

a)

The fall of Troy

b)

Julius Caesar's triumphal entry into Rome

c)

The sacking of Jerusalem

d)

The sacking of Carthage

38.

What is this site called?

a)

The Forum Romanum

b)

The Ara Pacis

c)

The Via Apia

d)

The Capitoline Hill

39.

What was the main function of this site during Roman times?

a)

A meeting place for the Senate

b)

A marketplace

c)

A hippodrome (a horserace track)

d)

A caldarium (hot baths)

40.

In which country can this structure be found?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Spain

41.

What is this structure called?

a)

The Pont du Garde Aqueduct

b)

The Les Ferreres Aqueduct

c)

The Aqueduct of Segovia

d)

The Valens Aqueduct

42.

Which civilization produced this structure?

a)

Greek

b)

Persian

c)

Roman

d)

Ottoman

43.

What is the name of the Roman city depicted here?

(a)  

44.

What is the name of the volcanic peak in the background of this picture?

(a)  

45.

Which Roman Emperor is depicted here?

a)

Calligula

b)

Commodus

c)

Claudius

d)

Constantine

46.

The emperor depicted here is famous for...

a)

Persecuting the Church

b)

Being the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity

c)

Moving the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople

d)

Fiddling while Rome burned

e)

Starting construction on the Colosseum