WorksheetsThe Classical World Test
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 19mins
Where did the Celts thrive?
East and South
West and South
Central and Western
Western and Northern
Who was the Goths greatest war leader?
(a)
When did Alaric lead his tribe in a sack of Rome?
500 CE
410 CE
300 BC
200 AD
Have been home to nomadic and semi-nomadic groups for millennia
(a)
The Steppes are
A vast lake between Russia and Europe
Desert between China and Europe
Grasslands between Eastern Europe and China
River between Russia and China
What people lived in the Steppe?
(a)
From the 4th century BCE, northern and central India came to be dominated by what empires?
Mauryans
Huns
Ashoka and Buddhism
Guptas
Hinduism and Buddhism made their way across
(a)
The Middle East saw the expanding influence of
(a)
What followed Judaism?
(a)
By what century were Hinduism and Buddhism in retreat?
6th CE
9th CE
7th CE
3rd CE
By the 5th century BCE, China had disintegrated into a number of competing kingdoms known as the
(a)
Who brought a period of stability and prosperity to China?
Chang Li Hon
Han Lo Qin
Lo Shi Mein
Qin Shi Huang
Around 200 BCE the (a) seized power, and would rule China for some four centuries.
What dynasty ruled for 400 years?
(a)
Who usurped the Han throne?
(a)
The classical period is around
200 BCE
1000 BCE
500 BCE
900 BCE
The Olmecs were superseded by:
(a)
Moche, Nazca, and Paracas succeeded the
(a)
What is TRUE about Classic Maya Culture?
Flourished over a wide swath of Central America.
Developed a sophisticated writing system using some 800 characters.
Practiced a form of "auto-sacrifice" in which they pierced themselves to release blood for sacrifice.
Often built huge pyramidal stone temples.
The largest cache of mummies was found at Wari Kayan of the Paracas Peninsula. How many was reported?
(a)
In the late 6th century CE, environmental disasters undermined the (a) stability and their culture collapsed.
