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Ancient Greece and Rome

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Greek city-state first developed democracy?

a)

Sparta

b)

Troy

c)

Athens

d)

Cornith

2.

What importnat event would all Greek states stop fighting to attend every four years?

a)

The Olympics

b)

The Assembly

c)

The Meeting of Cornith

d)

The Spartan Games

3.

Which leader conqured the Greek city-states in the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC?

a)

Philip II of Macedonia

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Leonidas I

4.

Which famous Macedonian leader united Greece and conqured vast lands to form the ancient Greek empire?

a)

Leonidas I

b)

Philip II

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Julius Caesar

5.

Whiat were the names of two brothers who were the descendents of Aeneas?

a)

Rome and Rema

b)

Romulus and Remus

c)

Romila and Raul

d)

Roger and Ralf

6.

Which river was Rome founded along?

a)

Tiber

b)

Euphrates

c)

Thames

d)

Tigris

7.

Which Roman ruler was the first to convert to Christianity?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Constantine I

c)

Augustus

d)

Tiberius

8.

Who was the "father of philosophy" that taught people to question everything and search for the truth.

a)

Pericles

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Alexander the Great

9.

In Ancient Rome, what were the set of laws written to ensure all citizens were treated equally?

a)

The Four Noble Truths

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

The Ten Commandments

d)

The Mandate of Heaven

10.

Who were eligible to become citizens in Athens?

a)

Only adult women.

b)

All men and women.

c)

Only free, adult men.

d)

Only those who paid tribute to the ruler.

11.

Who created the Academy, often described as the first European University?

a)

Galileo

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

12.

This city was ruled by an oligarchy.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Thebes

d)

Ionia

13.

Which characteristic best describes society in Sparta?

a)

Progressive

b)

Militaristic

c)

Isolated

d)

Democratic

14.

Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and the Parthenon are associated with which ancient civilization?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Roman

c)

Greek

d)

Phoenician

15.
Boys started military training at age 7.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
16.

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

a)

legion

b)

republic

c)

patricians

17.

What do we call the Roman age of peace, prosperity, and expansion?

a)

Golden Age

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Gupta Dynasty

d)

Tang and Song Dynasties

18.

Some Roman inventions are:

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Arches

c)

Representative government

d)

All of the above

19.

The emperor moved the capital of Rome to:

a)

Athens

b)

Constantinople

c)

It stayed in Rome

d)

Cairo

20.
How would you describe Rome's early religion?
a)
It was open only to men in an elite society.
b)
It was not allowed in peasant communities.
c)
It changed from Catholicism to Orthodox Christianity.
d)
It included many gods adapted from the Greeks.
21.
Why was communication so successful in the Roman Republic?
a)
irrigation systems
b)
banning slavery
c)
a network of good roads
d)
mountains to the north
22.

How did Diocletian deal with the size of the Roman Empire?

a)

He divided it into parts.

b)

He built a wall around Rome.

c)

He built Constantinople.

d)

He ceded Constantinople to the Turks.

23.
The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?
a)
Nazarene
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Protestantism
24.

A ruler with total authority.

a)

province

b)

patrician

c)

tribune

d)

dictator

25.

What is Pax Romana? How long did Pax Romana last?   

a)

Pax Romana is Roman Peace. Lasted for almost 200 Years

b)

Pax Romana is Roman Peace. Lasted for almost 100 Years

c)

Pax Romana is Roman Peace. Lasted for almost 300 Years

d)

Pax Romana is Roman Peace. Lasted for almost 400 Years

26.
What was the result of the 3rd Punic War?
a)
Rome gains control of Greece
b)
Rome controls the Western Mediterranean
c)

Rome gains control of Gaul

d)
All of these
27.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
28.
Octavius was
a)
a conspirator
b)
Caesar's nephew
c)
Brutus's son
d)
a senator
29.

What year did Caesar die?

a)

17 BC

b)

102 AD

c)

1995 AD

d)

44 BC

30.

Who was Alexander's father?

a)

Pericles

b)

Philip

c)

Pheidippides

d)

Persus

31.

Alexander's empire stretched from Greece to...

a)

China.

b)

Russia.

c)

India.

d)

Australia.

32.

How did Alexander the Great spread Greek culture

a)

His writings

b)

Through trade

c)

Through word of mouth

d)

Through conquest

33.

What was the name of the Greek philosopher who became Alexander's tutor

a)

Aristotle

b)

Diogenes

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

34.

What happened to Alexander's empire after he dies

a)

Alexander's Son Philip took over

b)

Alexander's empire fell apart

c)

Sparta won the Battle of Thermopylae

d)

Greece Conquered Macedonia

35.

When Alexander and his men conquered Egypt he created a city famed for its library and lighthouse. What was the name of that city?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Athens

c)

Alexandria

d)

Cario