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Greece, Rome, Christianity CFA Practice

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the geography affect the development of ancient greek city-states?

a)

mountains caused the greek city states to develop independently.

b)

mountains caused the greek city states to develop as one.

2.

Were the ancient greeks polytheistic or monotheistic?

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

3.

Who was Zeus?

a)

greek god of the sun

b)

greek goddess of marriage

c)

greek god of light & healing

d)

greek goddess of beauty

4.

Who was Hera?

a)

the jealous wife of zeus

b)

greek goddess of beauty

c)

greek goddess of hunting

d)

greek goddess of marriage

5.

Who was Apollo?

a)

greek god of all gods

b)

greek god of the sun

c)

greek goddess of hunting

d)

greek goddess of beauty

6.

Who was Artemis?

a)

greek goddess of hunting

b)

greek god of light

c)

greek goddess of beauty

d)

greek goddess of the sun

7.

Who is Athena?

a)

greek goddess of beauty

b)

greek goddess of marriage

c)

greek goddess of hunting

d)

greek goddess of wisdom

8.

Who was Aphrodite?

a)

greek goddess of marriage

b)

greek god of wisdom

c)

greek goddess of beauty

d)

greek god of light

9.

Who was Poseidon?

a)

greek god of the sea

b)

greek god of light

c)

greek god of the sun

d)

greek goddess of marriage

10.

Which city-state developed direct democracy?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

11.

What were Athenian citizens expected to do?

a)

vote

b)

serve in the military

c)

pay taxes

12.

Who were Draco & Solon?

a)

Spartan tyrants

b)

Athenian tyrants

c)

Athenian governors

d)

Spartan governors

13.

Athens evolved through 4 forms of government, what were they? (in order)

a)

tyranny,

monarchy, aristocracy, democracy

b)

aristocracy,

monarchy,

tyranny,

democracy

c)

monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, democracy

d)

aristocracy, democracy, tyranny, monarchy

14.

Sparta had what form of government?

a)

oligarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

tyranny

d)

democracy

15.

Sparta had what kind of society?

a)

educational

b)

militaristic

c)

governmental

16.

What wars were fought in Greece that united Athens & Sparta against a common enemy?

a)

Persian Wars

b)

Peloponnesian Wars

c)

Punic Wars

d)

1st Punic War

17.

Who did Sparta & Athens fight against in the Persian Wars?

a)

Rome

b)

Persia

c)

China

d)

Europe

18.

After the end of the Persian Wars, Athens started leading an alliance of greek city states. What was the alliance called? The (a)   League.

19.

What individual led Athens during its Golden Age?

a)

Pericles

b)

Constantine

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Homer

20.

What did Pericles accomplish?

a)

improve Athenian government

b)

Rebuilt Athens

c)

Built the Parthenon

d)

Made Athens stronger

21.

Where is the Parthenon located & who is it dedicated to?

a)

Sparta,

Hera

b)

Athens,

Aphrodite

c)

Athens,

Athena

d)

Sparta,

Zeus

22.

Who carved the statue of Athena in the Parthenon?

a)

Homer

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Constantine

d)

Phidias

23.

Who was the ancient greek poet who wrote The Hiad & The Odyssey?

a)

Phidias

b)

Homer

c)

Constantine

d)

Plato

24.

What were the 3 types of greek columns and describe them?

a)

Doric - simple,

Ionic - curly on top,

Corinthian - complex

b)

Doric - complex

Ionic - simple

Corinthian - curly on top

c)

Ionic - complex,

Doric - curly on top,

Corinthian - simple

d)

Doric - curly on top,

Ionic - simple,

Corinthian- complex

25.

What was Hippocrates associated with?

a)

Science

b)

Art

c)

Mathematics

d)

Medicine

26.

What was Phidias associated with?

a)

Medicine

b)

Sculpture

c)

Arts

d)

Science

27.

What was Pythagoras associated with?

a)

Med

b)

Mathematics

c)

Arts

d)

Science

28.

What was Archimedes associated with?

a)

Mathematics

b)

Art

c)

Sculpture

d)

Science

29.

Who were the 3 major greek philosophers?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Homer

d)

Aristotle

e)

Phidias

30.

What alliance did Sparta lead?

a)

Punic League

b)

Peloponnesian League

c)

Delian League

d)

Persian League

31.

What was the war between Sparta & Athens?

a)

Peloponnesian

b)

Persian

c)

Punic

d)

Delian

32.

Who took over most of Greece because Sparta & Athens were weak?

a)

Plato

b)

Homer

c)

Phidias

d)

Philip II of Macedonia

33.

Who was responsible for conquering most of the Persian Empire?

a)

Homer

b)

Phidias

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Constantine

34.

How far did Alexander the Great’s Empire spread?

a)

The Americas

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Europe

35.

what cultures combined to be called Hellenistic or Hellenism?

a)

Greek & Asian

b)

Asian & China

c)

Rome & Greek

d)

Rome & Christianity

36.

what geographical features protected Rome and the Italian peninsula

a)

Black Sea

b)

The Alps

c)

Mediterranean Basin

d)

Mediterranean Sea

37.

what was the early form of government in Rome before the empire?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Tyranny

38.

Who were the Patricians?

a)

upper class men of the Roman republic

b)

lower class men of the Roman republic

c)

slaves of the Roman Republic

d)

farmers of the Roman republic

39.

Who were the Plebeians?

a)

lower classmen of the Roman republic

b)

upper classmen of the Roman republic

c)

slaves of the Roman republic

d)

farmers of the Roman republic

40.

Who were the Consuls?

a)

slaves

b)

leaders

c)

farmers

d)

emperors

41.

How many Consuls served at one time?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

42.

How long did Consuls serve for?

a)

2 years

b)

1 year

c)

6 months

d)

3 months

43.

Roman law was written down and called what?

a)

Justinian’s Code

b)

Hammurabi’s Code

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Twelve Tables

44.

Were the Romans polytheistic or monotheistic?

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

45.

What was Roman mythology based on?

a)

Sparta’s government

b)

Greek mythology

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

China’s mythology

46.

Who was Jupiter?

a)

Roman version of Apollo

b)

Roman version of Zeus

c)

Head of the Roman Gods

d)

God of sun

47.

Who was Juno?

a)

God of hunting

b)

Roman version of Aphrodite

c)

Roman version of Hera

d)

Jupiter’s wife

48.

Where was Carthage located?

a)

Northern Africa

b)

Northern Europe

c)

Persia

d)

Southern Asia

49.

What were the series of wars called between Rome & Carthage and how many were there?

a)

Persian, 2

b)

Punic, 4

c)

Peloponnesian, 3

d)

Punic, 3

50.

Why did Carthage & Rome come into conflict?

a)

communication issues

b)

stolen land

c)

competition for trade

d)

just because

51.

Hannibal invaded what?

a)

Rome

b)

The Italian Peninsula

c)

China

d)

Constantinople

52.

What happened because of the Punic Wars?

a)

Carthage won, Rome was burned down

b)

Rome won, Carthage was burned down

c)

No one won

53.

Who is Julius Caesar?

a)

the first emperor of rome

b)

the dictator of rome

c)

a poet

d)

a great philosopher

54.

Who was Augustus Caesar?

a)

the first emperor of rome

b)

a slave

c)

a dictator

d)

the brother of julius

55.

What was the Pax Romana?

a)

200 years of wars

b)

20 years of peace & prosperity

c)

200 years of peace & prosperity

d)

20 years of wars

56.

what factors contributed to the Roman empire?

a)

coinage

b)

road systems

c)

trade

d)

leadership

57.

Who began the teachings that eventually evolved into Christianity?

a)

Constantine

b)

Phidias

c)

Muhammad

d)

Jesus

58.

how does Christian believes concludes with Roman mythology?

a)

Christianity was polytheistic, while Rome was monotheistic

b)

Roman mythology was polytheistic, while Christianity was monotheistic

59.

What are the characteristics, beliefs, and traditions of Christianity?

a)

jesus as the son of god and savior

b)

monotheism

c)

polytheism

d)

spread throughout the roman empire by apostles

60.

What was the Edict of Milan?

a)

legalization of christianity

b)

end of christianity

61.

Who legalized Christianity?

a)

Augustus Caesar

b)

Emperor Constantine

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Muhammad

62.

What did the Apostles do?

a)

legalized christianity

b)

spread christianity

c)

end christianity

d)

bashed christianity

63.

Who was Paul?

a)

a person who did not accept christianity

b)

an apostle who spread christianity

64.

why were Roman roads & aqueducts important?

a)

helped carry water across long distances

b)

stoped water from flowing long distances

c)

helped transportation

d)

hindered transportation

65.

What did Virgil write?

a)

The aeneid

b)

The odyssey

c)

the 10 commandments

d)

The twelve tables

66.

what factors caused the decline and fall of the Roman empire?

a)

barbarian invasions

b)

inflation

c)

political corruption

d)

poor leadership

e)

lack of discipline

67.

Who moved the capital of the Roman empire and what did he name it?

a)

Emperor Constantine, Constantinople

b)

Emperor Caesar,

Byzantine

c)

Emperor Constantine, Byzantine

d)

Emperor Constantine, Islam

68.

The capital of the Roman empire was moved from Rome to which location?

a)

Italy

b)

Europe

c)

Constantinople

d)

Russia

69.

The byzantine empire was a continuation of the eastern or western Roman empire?

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

70.

Which culture did the Byzantines heavily influence?

a)

European

b)

Russia

c)

Rome

d)

Greek

71.

in what areas did the Byzantines influence Russia?

a)

society

b)

architecture

c)

religion

d)

written language

72.

what is it what was the significance of the great schism?

a)

Split in the church

b)

Joined the churches

73.

what knowledge was preserved in Byzantine libraries?

a)

christian

b)

greek

c)

china

d)

roman

74.

why was the Capitol moved to Constantinople?

a)

to get away from barbarian invasions

b)

for trade purposes

c)

for water proposes

d)

the capital was being burned down

75.

Who gave the Russians the Cyrillic alphabet?

a)

Pericles

b)

Theodora

c)

St. Cyril

d)

Constantine

76.

Who was Theodora?

a)

a Russian emperor

b)

Julius Cesar’s wife

c)

Jupiter’s wife

d)

Justinian’s wife

77.

What language was mostly used in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Greek

b)

China

c)

Roman

d)

English

78.

What kind of christianity did the did the Byzantines practice?

a)

Roman Orthodox

b)

Chinese Orthodox

c)

European Orthodox

d)

Greek Orthodox

79.

What was the Hagia Sophia?

a)

a doomed church

b)

a stone rock

c)

a government building

d)

a temple

80.

what legal codes did Justinian‘s code influence?

a)

Egypt

b)

Roman

c)

Greek

d)

European

81.

Roman Catholic church was in the…..

a)

west

b)

east

82.

Greek Orthodox Church was located in the…..

a)

east

b)

west

83.

The main city of the Roman Catholic Church was…

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

84.

The main city of the Greek orthodox church was…

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

85.

The language used by the Roman Catholic Church was…

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

86.

The language used by the Greek orthodox church was…

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

87.

The leader of the Roman catholic church was…

a)

Pope

b)

Patriarch

88.

The hand of the Greek orthodox church was…

a)

Pope

b)

Patriarch

89.

What denomination of Christianity was adopted by the Russians?

a)

Greek Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

90.

What is a Polis?

a)

a greek city state

b)

a city

c)

a country

d)

a european city state

91.

Where did Homo Sapiens first emerge?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Eastern Africa

d)

Western Africa

92.

Which things characterized early human?

a)

hunting & gathering

b)

nomadic

c)

fire

d)

cave art

e)

simple tools

93.

Early humans depended on wild plants and animal life to survive. What did this make them?

a)

hunter-gathers

b)

nomads

94.

Early humans were forced to migrate to new locations for food. What did this make them?

a)

hunter-gathers

b)

nomads

95.

What was the Paleolithic Era?

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Silver Age

d)

Old Stone Age

96.

What was the Neolithic Era?

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Silver Age

d)

Old Stone Age

97.

What things characterized Neolithic humans?

a)

farming/

agriculture

b)

domesticated animals

c)

permanent settlements

d)

job specialization

e)

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