WorksheetsAlexander the Great Vocab Test CH. 1-10
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To run at or attack an enemy is to_______________________________.
a)
charge
b)
credit
c)
configure
d)
chapel
2.
True or False: Taming is a synonym of timing
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A wild and uncivilized person or group
a)
Macedonian
b)
barbarian
c)
tribute
d)
Babylonian
4.
Extra people such as soldiers or police sent to provide help
a)
Hellens
b)
Retreaters
c)
Deserters
d)
Reinforcements
5.
Someone appointed by the king or queen to run a colony.
a)
workers
b)
governors
c)
princesses
d)
priests
6.
Things or actions someone does are called _________.
a)
beliefs
b)
fears
c)
deeds
d)
violations
7.
Loyalty is a antonym for_____________.
a)
burial
b)
campaign
c)
faithfulness
d)
unfaithfulness
8.
Something that causes suffering or difficulty.
a)
opportunity
b)
difficulty
c)
obtuse
d)
hardship
9.
The beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
a)
deeds
b)
Culture
c)
Euphratees
d)
Hardships
10.
All people under the rule of a monarch.
a)
govenors
b)
subjects
c)
The President
d)
priestess
11.
To increase in size or amount.
a)
express
b)
invade
c)
conquest
d)
expand
12.
Which word means Greek-like or heavily influenced by Greek ideas?
a)
Olympic
b)
Hellenistic
c)
Culture
d)
Arabian
13.
Placing a person who has passed away in a grave
a)
burial
b)
conquer
c)
cremation
d)
portray
14.
A steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice.
a)
knoll
b)
atoll
c)
cliff
d)
coastal plain
15.
The capital and greatest palace-city of the Persian Empire, destroyed by Alexander the Great.
a)
Sophocles
b)
Oracle
c)
Alexandria
d)
Persepolis
16.
A series of military actions carried out for a certain goal
a)
battle
b)
campaign
c)
fight
d)
war
17.
A unit of soldiers who rides horses
a)
unit
b)
cavalry
c)
calvary
d)
regiment
18.
Taming means
a)
to train something wild to be gentle and obedient
b)
to get a suntan
c)
the process that leather goes through to become soft
d)
putting an animal or person into a cage
19.
Bucephalus means
a)
rowdy horse
b)
obedient one
c)
scary animal
d)
ox head
20.
This river is the south-western of the two Mesopotamian rivers. The name means "that makes fruitful"
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Jordan
21.
The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia was ______________.
a)
Alexandria
b)
Olympus
c)
Athens
d)
Babylon
22.
______________ was a region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the first urban societies. It is now the country of Iraq.
a)
Babylon
b)
Athens
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Olympus
23.
An area of flat land along a sea or ocean is called a _________________.
a)
peninsula
b)
coastal plain
c)
cliff
d)
delta
24.
An ______________ is someone or something that can predict the future
a)
oval
b)
oracle
c)
orient
d)
Issus
25.
War _____________ were used as military weapons both for terror (scare soldiers into retreat) and effect.
a)
horses
b)
elephants
c)
camels
d)
lions
26.
A ___________ is a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing.
a)
chariot
b)
chaperone
c)
pike
d)
carthage
27.
_______________ are the things people own.
a)
regressions
b)
reinforcements
c)
oracles
d)
possessions
28.
___________ means that someone has stopped fighting and admitted defeat.
a)
Rendered
b)
Delivered
c)
Surrendered
d)
Retained
29.
A ___________ is a violent uprising against a ruler.
a)
captive
b)
region
c)
revolt
d)
barbarian
30.
A social group made up of families or clans is called a ______________.
a)
county
b)
territory
c)
region
d)
tribe
31.
Something is _____________ if it is very unusual or remarkable.
a)
captive
b)
inspited
c)
extraordinary
d)
devistated
32.
A person that is that is held prisoner is called a ______________.
a)
captive
b)
captian
c)
traitor
d)
soldier
33.
If a city, country or territory is ____________ , it is under the control of a hostile army.
a)
inspired
b)
free
c)
rural
d)
occupied
34.
A ______________ is a specific area, region, or piece of land.
a)
captive
b)
barbarian
c)
territory
d)
revolt
35.
If something has been ________________, it has been ruined or destroyed.
a)
occupied
b)
devastated
c)
inspired
d)
stabbed
36.
If something is very old, and from a long time ago, it is said to be _____________________________.
a)
new
b)
disgusting
c)
bought
d)
ancient
37.
Someone or something that is different from the others is _____________________________.
a)
understood
b)
unique
c)
quintessential
d)
quickly
38.
A group of states or territories ruled by one person is
a)
an estate
b)
an estuary
c)
an empire
d)
an acute
39.
Long spears are also known as __________________________.
a)
spikes
b)
pikes
c)
knives
d)
stabbers
40.
Soldiers who fight on foot are also known as
a)
units
b)
footmen
c)
infantry
d)
infants
41.
A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes is called a____________________.
a)
town
b)
city
c)
rural area
d)
civilization
42.
True or False: The words rebellion and revolt are antonyms.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
An area, region or piece of land is _______________________________.
a)
unit
b)
cavalry
c)
territory
d)
capital
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