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Mankind: The Story of All of Us: Empires

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was sentenced to death by the Romans in Jerusalem?

a)

Jesus of Nazareth

b)

Paul of Tarsus

c)

John the Baptist

d)

Judas Iscariot

2.

The followers of Jesus believe he is what?

a)

The Messiah

b)

A king

c)

A great warrior

d)

The Rabbi

3.

Which of these is NOT a way that someone can die on a cross?

a)

Sepsis

b)

Blood loss

c)

Shock

d)

Dehydration

4.

What created a food shortage 18 years after the crucifixion?

a)

drought

b)

floods

c)

fires

d)

disease

5.

What was one of the largest engineering projects in the empire?

a)

the aqueduct

b)

the great wall

c)

the Coliseum

d)

the temple

6.

The key ingredient of Roman concrete is...

a)

volcanic ash

b)

crushed rock

c)

beach sand

d)

seashells

7.

Most gladiators are slaves who are forced to fight.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is one of Rome's most popular exports?

a)

the games

b)

gold

c)

fish

d)

their army

9.

What does silk come from?

a)

silkworms

b)

silktrees

c)

silkfish

d)

sheep

10.

What is the 5000 mile trade route on which silk is exported from China called?

a)

The Silk Road

b)

The Golden Route

c)

The Road to the West

d)

The Roman Road

11.

Who is the most important convert in the story of Christianity?

a)

Paul

b)

Jesus

c)

John

d)

Luke

12.

Paul's letters make up nearly half of the...

a)

New Testament

b)

Old Testament

c)

Quran

d)

Torah

13.

Under Roman rule, Christianity is legal and coverts like Perpetua had nothing to fear.

a)

False

b)

True

14.

What do executed Christians become known as?

a)

martyrs

b)

saints

c)

the killed

d)

true believers

15.

Which of these is NOT a way that Christians were killed in the Roman Empire?

a)

drowned

b)

beheaded

c)

covered in tar

d)

thrown to wild animals

16.

In 337, Constantine, the most powerful man in the western world, is...

a)

baptized

b)

killed

c)

crowned emperor

d)

beheaded

17.

What was the new Christian capital?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Istanbul

c)

Rome

d)

Jerusalem

18.

What is the Church of the Holy Wisdom?

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

St Peters Basilica

c)

The Vatican

d)

Notre Dame Cathedral

19.

What is the lasting legacy of the Roman Empire?

a)

Christianity

b)

Military power

c)

Trade routes

d)

Engineering creations

20.

Who leads the British resistance against the Romans?

a)

The Druids

b)

The Barbarians

c)

The Gauls

d)

The Vandals