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Ancient Greece, Rome, Middle Ages

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A period of peace and prosperity in Athens.

a)

glory days

b)

Golden Age

c)

Decadence

d)

Punic Wars

2.

_____________________ examined ideas by truth and reason, and he openly questioned democracy, patriotism and religion.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Caesar

d)

Socrates

3.

________________was a Greek philosopher who feared democracy could lead to mob rule.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Caesar

d)

Socrates

4.

Athens allowed citizens to have a say in their government. This form of government is called a:

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

5.

Sparta was governed by a small elite group. This form of government is called a:

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

6.

Belief in multiple gods.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Mythology

d)

Scientology

7.

What monotheistic religion started as a seed in Rome and eventually became the official religion of the empire?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

8.

The Germanic Tribes (Barbarians) who conquered Rome could not:

a)

Ride a bike

b)

Steer a ship

c)

Swim

d)

Read & Write

9.

In hopes of preserving the empire, _________________ divided Rome in half, the Byzantine Empire in the east and the Roman Empire in the west.

a)

Caesar

b)

Diocletian

c)

Augustus

d)

Octavian

10.

Charlemagne fought was a:

a)

Muslim

b)

Jew

c)

Hindu

d)

Christian

11.

Charlemagne conquered enough land to basically reunite the ___________ ________ empire.

a)

Eastern Byzantine

b)

Northern Mongolian

c)

Western Roman

d)

South Persian

12.

A system of justice that replaced the Roman rule of law. One may have to reach into a pot of boiling water to prove their innocence.

a)

Trial by Combat

b)

Trial by Ordeal

c)

Trial by Order

d)

Trial by Barbarism

13.

The lack of government authority or a state of lawlessness

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Monarchy

14.

The Black Death, AKA:

a)

Dancing Plague

b)

Bubonic Plague

c)

Spanish Flu

d)

Choler

15.

Loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord.

a)

Vassalism

b)

Feudalism

c)

Republicanism

d)

Oligarchy

16.

An estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty

a)

Vassal

b)

Fief

c)

Village

d)

Peasant

17.

A Lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord is known as a:

a)

Lord

b)

Fief

c)

King

d)

Vassal