WorksheetsWHP Era 3 Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which statement best describes why many of the earliest societies – Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley – were founded in river valleys?
Rivers facilitated water-based transportation.
River water made agriculture easier and more predictable
River water was necessary for drinking.
Rivers increased trade.
Why was the Afro-Eurasian network able to expand and diversify on a larger scale than other networks (1000 BCE to 1 CE)?
The Afro-Eurasian network used pack animals to transport goods
The Afro-Eurasian network utilized a written script
The Afro-Eurasian network included foraging societies
The Afro-Eurasian network traded silk goods
Which statement describes how the Silk Road impacted societies within the Afro-Eurasian Network?
Disease declined
Militaries expanded.
Gender hierarchies declined
Societies expanded
Which of the following correctly identifies one negative consequence of the Silk Road?
The establishment of slavery
The spread of iron
The spread of monasteries
The spread of disease
Each of these answers is an ingredient for forming and maintaining an empire. Which is the most important?
A common language
A continuation of earlier forms of government
A stable food surplus throughout seasons
A centralized power controlling surrounding regions
Why was it so important for ancient empires to ensure that people living on the periphery were loyal to the empire?
Their loyalty helped keep discontent from spreading from the center to the peripheries
Their loyalty made them a kind of emergency defense system, should foreign armies attack.
Their loyalty made them less likely to rebel against the empire and more likely to pay up when the tax collector came around.
Their loyalty made it possible for travelers to explore and move through the peripheries safely.
Why was Rome led by two co-consuls instead of one, like most empires were at the time?
Because the Senate was divided into two parties and each appointed a single consul
Because with two consuls, one could focus on the religious side of the state and the other on politics
Because one was elected by the Senate and the other by the House
Because two co-consuls allowed for oversight and the division of domestic and foreign affairs
Which of the following best describes the role of women in Roman society?
Women had limited freedom. While technically citizens, they lacked many of the rights given to men
Women had large financial freedom but very restricted political freedom as they could not vote
Women made large strides in Roman society by often serving as advisors to their sons and husbands
Women had no freedom in Roman society with no right to divorce their husbands or work outside the household
Egypt’s most famous ruler was
Mark Antony
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Alexander The Great
The Roman Empire’s most famous ruler was
Mark Antony
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Alexander The Great
The Greek Empire’s most famous ruler was
Mark Antony
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Alexander The Great
What body of water would you have to cross to go from Rome to Egypt?
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Black Sea
On the map is Athens identified as a capital city?
Yes
No
According to the map above, the Silk Road began in what Chineses City?
Seoul
Nagasaki
Chang’an
Rome
What is Constantinople known today as?
Venice
Ephesus
The Black Sea
Istanbul
Merchants on the northern route traveled near what mountain range?
Tien Shan
Hindu Kush
Himalayas
Alps
Instead of a king, the Romans preferred having these at the head of their government?
2 Consuls
Assemblymen
Senators
Patricians
The Consuls held a tremendous amount of power, but who controlled the money?
The other consul
The businessmen
The Senate
The Assembly
What group could you find in both the Senate and the Assembly?
Consuls
Patricians
Plebeians
Roman Soldiers
According to the map of Europe above, what country can you find that is located between Spain and Germany?
France
Italy
Poland
Belgium
Name a European country that is landlocked? Has no borders with large bodies of water?
United Kingdom
Spain
Poland
Serbia
What is the name of the mountain range that separates Italy from Germany?
The Balkans
The Alps
The Pyrenees
The Himalayas
What is the name of the mountain ranges that borders France and Spain?
The Balkans
The Alps
The Pyrenees
The Himalayas
What body of water is south of Iran?
The Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Caspian Sea
What body of water is east of Egypt?
The Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Caspian Sea
