WorksheetsArtifacts of Western Civilization
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 36mins
What is the name of this artifact?
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Which civilization produced this artifact?
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What system of writing is depicted here?
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This system of writing was widely employed by which of the following civilizations?
Assyrian
Babylonian
Sumerian
Egyptian
Greek
Which famous collection of laws is inscribed on this stele?
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Which ancient civilization produced this artifact?
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What is this artifact called?
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Which civilization produced this artifact?
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Which famous king commissioned the production of this artifact?
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What is this system of writing called?
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Which ancient civilization produced this system of writing?
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During which period of Egyptian history were these artifacts produced?
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Which Pharaoh commissioned the largest of these pyramids?
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These artifacts are collectively referred to as...
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Name this artifact.
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During which period of Egyptian history was this artifact produced?
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Which civilization produced this artifact?
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Name this artifact.
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Name this artifact.
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Which civilization produced this artifact?
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What script is printed on this artifact?
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Which of the following claims is printed on this artifact?
The Babylonian god Marduk chose Cyrus to restore peace and order to the Babylonians
Peoples displaced by the Babylonians will be returned to their homelands
Temples and sanctuaries in Mesopotamia and the region will be restored
Ahura Mazda is the only god - the embodiment of light and truth
Babylon must pay annual tribute to Cyrus, or face the consequences
By which names are these statue/pillars known?
Caryatids
Muses
Oracles
Sybils
In which ancient city can these figures be found?
Athens
Thebes
Sparta
Corinth
This figure was part of a sculptural arrangement on Temple of Aphaia. It is usually referred to as ...
The Death of Achilles
The Dying Warrior
Leonidas Takes a Nap
The Sleep of Reason
This temple complex is located
on Mount Olympus, Thessaly
on the Athenian Acropolis
on Capilotine Hill, Rome
amongst the ruins of Thebes, Greece
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.
Homer's The Iliad
Livy's History of Rome
Plato's The Republic
Heredotus' Histories
What is this sculpture called?
The Senatus Populusque Romanus
The Canus Romanum
The Capitoline Wolf
The Birth of Rome
What are the names of the two human figures underneath the wolf?
The Senatus Populusque Romanus
Cupid and Psyche
Romulus and Remus
The Gemini twins
Which civilization produced this statue?
Roman
Etruscan
Greek
Byzantine
Who is the figure represented in this image?
Julius Caesar
Pericles
Augustus Caesar
Nero
Who is the larger figure depicted in this statue?
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Name this structure.
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By which Roman Emperor was this amphitheatre commissioned?
Nero
Tiberius
Vespasian
Marcus Aurelius
On which famous Roman structure can this frieze be found?
The Column of Trajan
The Arch of Titus
The Ara Pacis
The Arch of Augustus
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Which event does this frieze comemmorate?
The fall of Troy
Julius Caesar's triumphal entry into Rome
The sacking of Jerusalem
The sacking of Carthage
What is this site called?
The Forum Romanum
The Ara Pacis
The Via Apia
The Capitoline Hill
What was the main function of this site during Roman times?
A meeting place for the Senate
A marketplace
A hippodrome (a horserace track)
A caldarium (hot baths)
In which country can this structure be found?
Greece
Italy
France
Spain
What is this structure called?
The Pont du Garde Aqueduct
The Les Ferreres Aqueduct
The Aqueduct of Segovia
The Valens Aqueduct
Which civilization produced this structure?
Greek
Persian
Roman
Ottoman
What is the name of the Roman city depicted here?
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What is the name of the volcanic peak in the background of this picture?
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Which Roman Emperor is depicted here?
Calligula
Commodus
Claudius
Constantine
The emperor depicted here is famous for...
Persecuting the Church
Being the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity
Moving the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople
Fiddling while Rome burned
Starting construction on the Colosseum
