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Ancient Greece vs. Ancient Rome

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient civilizations have contributed to our world today in the following ways EXCEPT through -

a)

art

b)

architecture

c)

location

d)

government

2.

The Olympic games were a contribution of which ancient civilization?

a)

Rome

b)

Egypt

c)

Greece

d)

Mali

3.

What belongs in the shaded part of the venn diagram?

a)

Only male citizens participate in voting.

b)

Only wealthy citizens may be elected to government.

c)

Government voted on by the people.

d)

Wealthy kings rule over the country.

4.

The Greeks and Romans traded goods on what body of water?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Nile River

d)

Pacific Ocean

5.

Why did ancient Greece have so many small independent communities?

a)

to make it easier to farm

b)

to trader their goods

c)

there was no transportation

d)

there were many mountains

6.

A government in which the people vote for a smaller group of citizens to make the rules and laws for everyone is a -

a)

republic democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

representative democracy

d)

final democracy

7.

Where was the birthplace of democracy?

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

China

d)

Egypt

8.

Which art form would most likely be on a building found in the shaded area?

a)

Pottery

b)

Jewelry

c)

Mosaics

d)

Basket Weaving

9.

There are many columns on this building. What is this a picture of?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Colosseum

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Great Wall of China

10.

Eddie's class votes to determine what the game at recess would be. What is this an example of?

a)

Final Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Republic Democracy

11.

Which of the following were created by the Romans? Select THREE correct answers.

a)

Olympic Games

b)

Aqueducts

c)

The Parthenon

d)

The Colosseum

e)

Representative Democracy

12.

Which of the following were contributions of the ancient Greeks? Select THREE correct answers.

a)

Arches

b)

Columns

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy

e)

The Parthenon

13.

Which ancient civilization created this architecture? Hint: There are many of these in the Colosseum!

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

Egypt

d)

China

14.

This map shows the location of _____ in present-day Italy.

a)

China

b)

Rome

c)

Greece

d)

Egypt

15.

People in ancient Greece AND Rome farmed on -

a)

hillsides

b)

flat land

c)

beaches

d)

mountain tops

16.

Which word means the design of buildings?

a)

Invention

b)

Contribution

c)

Architecture

d)

Ancient

17.

Which ancient civilization contributed columns, as show in this image of the White House?

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

Egypt

d)

Mali

18.

What did the ancient Greeks AND Romans do to adapt to their environment by the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

They built ships for trading.

b)

They farmed animals.

c)

They mined natural resources.

d)

They traded gold for salt.