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L1 & L2 - Europe

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all?
a)
Kings
b)
Popes
c)
Knights
d)
Philosophers
2.
The world's first democratic constitution was adopted by?
a)
Rome
b)
Sparta
c)
Athens
d)
Constantinople
3.
Who could participate in government in both Athens and Sparta?
a)
Everyone
b)
Women Only
c)
Men Only
d)
Children Only
4.

The Greeks borrowed many cultural ideas from the Romans.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
Athens concentrated more on education and Sparta concentrated on making good soldiers.
a)
False
b)
True
6.
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome & Alexandria
b)
Corinth & Olympia
c)
Thebes & Argos
d)
Sparta & Athens
7.
What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city-state of Sparta?
a)
Food & parties
b)
War & fighting
c)
Music & books
d)
Painting & sculpture
8.
What was the primary focus of the culture in the city-state of Athens?
a)
War & fighting
b)
Athletics & competition
c)
Power & conquest
d)
Art & education
9.

The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks practiced...

a)

monotheism.

b)

democracy.

c)

Islam.

d)

polytheism.

10.

The invasion of what army helped bring the city-states of Athens and Sparta together (united them)?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Byzantium

c)

Persian

d)

Mongolian

11.
How did Alexander spread Greek culture?
a)
He developed friendships with many lands in Europe.
b)
He adopted many Asian ways.
c)
He created a vast empire in Europe, Asia, & Africa.
d)
He rooted for the Cubs to win the World Series.
12.

The city-state that had a monarchy as its government was _____________.

a)

Athens

b)

Crete

c)

Sparta

d)

Thebes

13.

How did Greece's physical geography affect their ability to get resources?

a)

More cities were inland making for easier travel

b)

Islands made it easy to grow a variety of crops

c)

The mountains allowed for easy cultivation of food

d)

Scarcity of farmland pushed them to trade with each other

14.

What is a characteristic that Athens & Sparta SHARED?

a)

Each had a queen rule the city-state

b)

The each fought against Persia in the Persian War

c)

They were both ruled as an oligarchy

d)

Both societies gave women the same rights as men

15.

Why was Alexander the Great famous?

a)

He conquered many lands.

b)

He wrote a book.

c)

He competed in the Olympics.

d)

He wrote plays.

16.

What was Greece?

a)

an island

b)

part of Rome

c)

part of Persia

d)

a collection of city-states

17.

A Government by the people.

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy 

c)

Monarchy

d)

Tyranny 

18.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
19.

WHERE was the Lascaux cave discovered?

a)

France

b)

Red Sea area

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

20.

WHEN was the Lascaux cave discovered?

a)

10,000 years ago

b)

13,000 BC

c)

1940

d)

2020 AD

21.

WHEN do scientist believe these cave paintings were done?

a)

15,000 years ago

b)

30,000 BC

c)

when man got to South America

d)

when people were living in the Neolithic period

22.

What type of figures were MAINLY painted on the walls?

a)

stone tools

b)

people

c)

animals

d)

mystical creatures

23.

The people who painted the Lascaux Cave lived during what time period?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Bronze Age

d)

Paleolithic

24.

What is Socratic Method?

a)

teaching through question-asking

b)

teaching through songs and dances

c)

teaching through models and simulations

25.

Which of these were main crops of the Greeks?

a)

Olives

b)

Grapes

c)

Wheat

d)

Corn

e)

Blueberries