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Test Review 2 WH

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Egyptian

b)

Roman

c)

Greek

d)

Phoenician

2.

Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

a)

rulers of the Roman Republic

b)

artists of the Italian Renaissance

c)

religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation

d)

philosophers of Ancient Greece

3.

Which statement most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?

a)

"The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government."

b)

"I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens."

c)

"This society allows for more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens."

d)

"I have never heard of a society like Sparta that believes in only one God."

4.

Which ancient civilization established the basis of Western democracy?

a)

Sumerian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Phoenician

d)

Greek

5.

City Sate that had two kings, one to lead the army, and one to rule at home.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both Athens & Sparta

d)

Neither Athens nor Sparta

6.

The slaves of Sparta were called...

a)

freemen

b)

Metics

c)

helots

d)

Spartiates

7.
Sparta was located on the __________________
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Crete
c)
Rhodes
d)

Balkan
8.
Valued discipline and being STRONG
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
9.
Valued Education 
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
10.

What effect did the geography of Greece have on its early development?

a)

Greece had lots of natural resources, so they never had to trade with other nations

b)

Being located on the Mediterranean Sea limited cultural diffusion

c)

75 % of Greece was covered by mountains, which led to independent city-states (called polis)

d)

Its location limited colonization outside of Greece

11.

Which of the following did Sparta and Athens have in common?

a)

Both Favored Democracy

b)

Both were dominated by their military

c)

Both were Greek city-states

d)

They fought on the same side in the Peloponnesian Wars

12.

 In a comparison between the Greek city-states of Sparta and Athens, Sparta placed more importance with ___

a)

Equality and voting rights

b)

Art and culture

c)

education

d)

the military

13.

Which statement describes a direct democracy?

a)

The government controls the actions of the people

b)

Citizens participate in government decisions by voting

c)

The military leaders create laws

d)

Religious leaders control the governmen

14.

 Why is Ancient Greece considered important to Western Civilization?

a)

 Greek culture influenced today’s democracy, architecture, and entertainment

b)

Athens defeated Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars

c)

The Greeks borrowed ideas from Rome and improved upon them

d)

The Greeks invented the world’s first monotheistic religion

15.

Which of the following is NOT a Greek achievement?

a)

Mathematics, such as the formula for pi

b)

Philosophy, such as the work of Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato

c)

Medicine, such as the Hippocratic Oath

d)

 Government, such as using Confucius as the basis for the exam system

16.

What were two regions conquered by Alexander the Great?

a)

Egypt and Persia

b)

China and Egypt

c)

Persia and China

d)

Macedonia and Germany

17.

Who conquered all of Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

King Xerxes of Persia

c)

King Darius of Persia

d)

King Phillip of Macedonia

18.

Why was the city of Alexandria in Egypt important?

a)

It was the center of Hellenistic culture and the center of trade in the Mediterranean area

b)

As a military power, Alexandria was second only to Sparta

c)

The Greeks destroyed all of Egyptian culture

d)

It was the military headquarters for the Macedonian Army

19.

Based on this image, Hellenism was the result of ___

a)

military strength

b)

combining cultural ideas (cultural diffusion)

c)

 isolation of Egypt, India, Persia, and Greece

d)

urbanization

20.

Based on this image, what is “Hellenism”?

a)

Separation of cultures to prevent the mixing of ideas

b)

The study of Greek culture

c)

The spread and blending of Greek culture with other cultures

d)

A nation along the Mediterranean Sea

21.

Which great leader is most closely associated with the spread of Hellenistic civilization?

a)

Augustus Caesar

b)

Chandra Gupta

c)

King Phillip II of Macedonia

d)

Alexander the Great

22.

Civilization in Ancient China settled and started cultivating rice along what river?

a)

Indus River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Nile River

d)

Huang He / Yellow River

23.

Pick the two main philosophies that developed in ancient china?

a)

Judaism and merit

b)

Sikhism and Koellerism

c)

Confucianism and Taoism

d)

Hinduism and Buddhism

24.
Line of rulers from the same family
a)
Legalism
b)
long Chinese line
c)
filial piety
d)
dynasty
25.

Famous Chinese Philosopher

a)

Abraham

b)

Ramses II

c)

Confucius

d)

Jake Paul

26.

Ancient China was ruled by ____________.

a)

Asia

b)

Confucius

c)

Great Wall

d)

Emperors

27.

What is the definition of Confucianism?

a)

Belief in the goodness of humanity, following rules, and fairness.

b)

Monasteries and places of worship were built to support the participation of the religion.

c)

Worshipped many gods and ancestors, believe everything is one, believed in “chi” energy in the body.

d)

The idea of living or lasting forever. Humans are not immortal

28.

What is the definition of Taoism belief system?

a)

The idea of living or lasting forever Humans are not immortal

b)

Monasteries and places of worship were built to support the participation of the religion.

c)

Belief in the goodness of humanity, following rules, and fairness.

d)

Worshipped many gods and ancestors, believe everything is one, believed in “chi” energy in the body.

29.
This religion focuses on nature.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
30.
This religion talks about respect.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
31.
Respect for elders is known as...
a)
Ancestor Veneration
b)
The Dao
c)
The Middle Path
d)
Filial Piety
32.
According to Daoists, in order to learn how to behave you should look at...
a)
Other people.
b)
Nature.
c)
Important Books.
d)
Relationships.
33.
Who is the founder of Daoism?
a)
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
b)

Confucius

c)

Lao Tzu

34.
Who is the founder of Confucianism?
a)
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
b)

Confucius

c)

Lao Tzu

35.

This philosophy/religion taught followers to act & behave with good morals.

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

36.

This man was the founder of Daoism.

a)

Confucius

b)

The Buddha

c)

Lao Tzu

d)

Mencius

37.

This philosophy/religion encouraged followers to live in harmony with nature.

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

38.

The divine source of authority and the right to rule of China's early kings and emperors

a)

Scholar-Official

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Isolationism

d)

Civil Service

39.
The ancient Romans' most significant contribution to the Western World has been in the area of...
a)
Economics
b)
Poetry
c)
Drama
d)
Law
40.
Rome's first code of laws were called the..
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Law of Nations
c)
Twelve Tables
d)
10 Commandments
41.
The Romans were the first to use which of the following architectural features?
a)
Post & lintel
b)
Arches & domes
c)
Columns
d)
Openair pavilions
42.
_______, shown here, were forms of irrigation that moved water to fields. 
a)
Canals
b)
Streams
c)
Aqueducts
43.
The Romans had a republic, in which citizens participated in government by --
a)
voting for representatives. 
b)
voting of issues.
c)
listening to their king.
44.
Which of these areas was not part of the Hellenistic world?
a)
Egypt
b)
Greece
c)
Southwest Asia
d)
China
45.

Alexandria, the Greek capital of Egypt, was most famous among scholars for its

a)

Theaters

b)

Trade

c)

Library

d)

Architecture

46.

Which of the following is NOT true about Alexander the Great?

a)

He was the son of Phillip II

b)

He became the ruler of Persia

c)

His empire was 2,000,000 square miles when he died, about the size of the United States.

d)

He was the elected leader of Macedonia

47.

What does the term "Hellenistic" mean?

a)

Absolute ruler

b)

To conquer

c)

Greek-like

d)

Having Greek ancestry

48.

Hellenistic culture is a perfect example of

a)

isolation

b)

monarchy

c)

equal rights

d)

cultural diffusion

49.

What was Socrates main belief, or, what did he encourage his students to do?

a)

Question everything

b)

Know everything

c)

Prove everything wrong

50.

Which philosopher wrote "The Republic"?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Confucius

51.

the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, justice, beauty, validity, mind, and language

a)

Philosophy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Politics

d)

Devine Right

52.

What famous leader did Aristotle tutor?

a)

Pisistratus

b)

Plato

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Socrates

53.

Eratosthenes proved the Earth was round before Gallileo.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Aristophanes was known as....?

a)

Father of Comedy

b)

Greatest of Playwrights

c)

Father of Dramatic performance

d)

The Prince of the stage

55.

The Fall of the Roman Empire resulted

in...

a)

Europe breaking up into smaller non-

unified regions.

b)

The Christian church being taken over

by Muslims.

c)

People forgetting how to speak latin.

d)

The poor gaining more power and

authority over the rich.