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The Classical World Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Celts thrive?

a)

East and South

b)

West and South

c)

Central and Western

d)

Western and Northern

2.

Who was the Goths greatest war leader?

(a)  

3.

When did Alaric lead his tribe in a sack of Rome?

a)

500 CE

b)

410 CE

c)

300 BC

d)

200 AD

4.

Have been home to nomadic and semi-nomadic groups for millennia

(a)  

5.

The Steppes are

a)

A vast lake between Russia and Europe

b)

Desert between China and Europe

c)

Grasslands between Eastern Europe and China

d)

River between Russia and China

6.

What people lived in the Steppe?

(a)  

7.

From the 4th century BCE, northern and central India came to be dominated by what empires?

a)

Mauryans

b)

Huns

c)

Ashoka and Buddhism

d)

Guptas

8.

Hinduism and Buddhism made their way across

(a)  

9.

The Middle East saw the expanding influence of

(a)  

10.

What followed Judaism?

(a)  

11.

By what century were Hinduism and Buddhism in retreat?

a)

6th CE

b)

9th CE

c)

7th CE

d)

3rd CE

12.

By the 5th century BCE, China had disintegrated into a number of competing kingdoms known as the

(a)  

13.

Who brought a period of stability and prosperity to China?

a)

Chang Li Hon

b)

Han Lo Qin

c)

Lo Shi Mein

d)

Qin Shi Huang

14.

Around 200 BCE the (a)   seized power, and would rule China for some four centuries.

15.

What dynasty ruled for 400 years?

(a)  

16.

Who usurped the Han throne?

(a)  

17.

The classical period is around

a)

200 BCE

b)

1000 BCE

c)

500 BCE

d)

900 BCE

18.

The Olmecs were superseded by:

(a)  

19.

Moche, Nazca, and Paracas succeeded the

(a)  

20.

What is TRUE about Classic Maya Culture?

a)

Flourished over a wide swath of Central America.

b)

Developed a sophisticated writing system using some 800 characters.

c)

Practiced a form of "auto-sacrifice" in which they pierced themselves to release blood for sacrifice.

d)

Often built huge pyramidal stone temples.

21.

The largest cache of mummies was found at Wari Kayan of the Paracas Peninsula. How many was reported?

(a)  

22.

In the late 6th century CE, environmental disasters undermined the (a)   stability and their culture collapsed.