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World History I People

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Athenian General whose leadership is credited with beginning the Golden Age.

a)

Pericles

b)

Themistocles

c)

Cleon

d)

Alcibiades

2.

Greek dramatist who wrote Oedipus Rex.

a)

Sophocles

b)

Euripides

c)

Aeschylus

d)

Aristophanes

3.

Sculptor who sculpted the Statue of Athena at the Parthenon.

a)

Phidias

b)

Praxiteles

c)

Myron

d)

Polykleitos

4.

Greek tragedian who wrote the Oresteia.

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Sophocles

c)

Euripides

d)

Aristophanes

5.

Father of history who wrote the history of the Persian Wars.

a)

Herodotus

b)

Thucydides

c)

Plato

d)

Aristotle

6.

Greek historian who wrote a history of the Peloponnesian wars.

a)

Thucydides

b)

Herodotus

c)

Plato

d)

Aristotle

7.

Father of medicine who developed a code of conduct for doctors called the 'hippocratic oath.' ________

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Galen

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

8.

Greek mathematician who developed the Pythagorean theorem (a2 + b2 = c2) for right triangles.

a)
Pythagoras
b)

Euclid

c)

Socrates

d)

Aeneid

9.

Famous Greek philosopher who developed a famous teaching method and was eventually executed for corrupting the young.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Pythagoras

10.

Student of Socrates, wrote 'The Republic,' a famous political book.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Socrates

11.

Greek philosopher, student of Plato, established the Lyceum and tutored Alexander the Great.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Epicurus

12.

Wrote 'Principles of Geometry' and is considered the father of modern geometry.

a)

Euclid

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Archimedes

d)

Descartes

13.

Famous tyrant in Athens who established the first public lawcode.

a)

Draco

b)

Solon

c)

Cleisthenes

d)

Pericles

14.

Famous tyrant in Athens who worked for the good of the people by freeing those enslaved by debt and allowing more people to be citizens.

a)

Solon

b)

Draco

c)

Peisistratus

d)

Cleisthenes

15.

The highest-ranking bishop and the head of an Orthodox Church

a)

Patriarchs

b)

Deacons

c)

Cardinals

d)

Monks

16.

Byzantine empire's greatest leader is _______.

a)

Justinian

b)

Augustus

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Constantine

17.

Famous Christian missionary who spread Orthodox Christianity to the Slavs by creating a new alphabet (cyrillic) is _______.

a)

St. Cyril

b)

St. Augustine

c)

St. Patrick

d)

St. Benedict

18.

The alphabet created by Cyril to teach Christianity to the Slavs is called _______.

a)

Cyrillic

b)

Latin

c)

Greek

d)

Hebrew

19.

The group who conquered Constantinople in 1400s AD, changing the city to a center for Islam, is _______.

a)

The Ottoman Turks

b)

The Mongols

c)

The Byzantine Greeks

d)

The Roman Empire

20.

The Arabic word for god is _______.

a)

Allah

b)

Ishvara

c)

Buddha

d)

Yahweh

21.

The founder of Islam, considered by Muslims to be Allah's most important prophet, is _______.

a)

Muhammed

b)

Jesus

c)

Moses

d)

Abraham

22.

The title Egyptian leaders took for themselves, meaning 'Great house of the King' and was believed to be part God, is _______.

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Sultan

c)

Emperor

d)

Caesar

23.

An early group that dominated the Indus River valley, established dominance, and are credited with creating the Vedas and contributing to the establishment of the caste system, are the _______.

a)

Aryans

b)

Dravidians

c)

Persians

d)

Greeks

24.

The founder of Buddhism, who was the Buddha or the 'enlightened' one, is _______.

a)

Siddhartha Guatama

b)

Ashoka

c)

Confucius

d)

Laozi

25.

The leader in India who sent out missionaries to try and spread Buddhism to other parts of Asia is _______.

a)

Asoka

b)

Akbar

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Harsha

26.

The civilization of sea-traders on the Mediterranean Coast is called the _______. They also created an alphabet.

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Persians

27.

The man who is credited with founding Judaism is _______.

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Solomon

28.

The group who founded the first monotheistic religion is _______.

a)

The Hebrews

b)

The Greeks

c)

The Romans

d)

The Egyptians

29.

The king of the Franks who expanded France into a large kingdom and later became Holy Roman Emperor is _______.

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Philip II

30.

Who is the migratory group from Scandinavia who would eventually settle Russia?

a)

Vikings

b)

Huns

c)

Mongols

d)

Celts

31.

Who is the migratory group from Asia that settled in Hungary?

a)

Magyars

b)

Huns

c)

Slavs

d)

Vikings

32.

Who is the migratory group from continental Europe that settled the British Isles?

a)

Angles and Saxons

b)

Romans

c)

Vikings

d)

Celts

33.

Who were the lowest class of people in the Feudal system who worked Nobles' land in exchange for protection?

a)

serfs

b)

knights

c)

lords

d)

vassals

34.

Who was the man who conquered England and united and expanded it into a large kingdom?

a)

William the Conquerer

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Richard the Lionheart

35.

Who was the king responsible for creating the jury system and common law in England?

a)

Henry II

b)

King John

c)

Edward I

d)

William the Conqueror

36.

Which English King signed the Magna Carta?

a)

John I

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Richard III

d)

Edward II

37.

Who was the French king who expanded his kingdom out of Paris and saw his dynasty expand over all of France?

a)

Hugh Capet

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Francis I

38.

Who was the French patriot who led France to victories in the 100 years war and inspired a sense of French nationalism?

a)

Joan of Arc

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Louis XIV

39.

Which Asian group conquered China, India, Russia, and Arab Lands and built the largest empire ever?

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Ottomans

c)

The Persians

d)

The Japanese

40.

Who was the famous Mongol Leader?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

41.

Who was the Russian leader who defeated the Mongols and took the title of Tsar?

a)
Ivan III
b)

Cyril

c)

Justinian

d)

Yaroslav

42.

Who were the Spanish King and Queen whose marriage united Spain, defeated the Moors, and started the Spanish Inquisition?

a)

Ferdinand and Isabella

b)

Charles and Catherine

c)

Philip and Joanna

d)

Henry and Eleanor

43.

Who was the Spanish leader who expanded Spain's power and built the Spanish Armada?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Charles V

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernán Cortés

44.

Who was the man whose famous speech helped spark the Crusades?

a)

Pope Urban II

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Saladin

d)

Richard the Lionheart

45.

Who was the Turkish leader who reopened Jerusalem to Christians after the 3rd crusade?

a)

Saladin

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Richard the Lionheart

d)

Suleiman the Magnificent

46.

Who was one of the major apostles who played a major role in making Christianity an independent religion separate from Judaism?

a)

Paul

b)

Peter

c)

James

d)

John

47.

Who was recognized as the spiritual leader of the Western Church in the Roman Empire?

a)

Pope

b)

Emperor

c)

Patriarch of Constantinople

d)

Bishop of Alexandria

48.

Who was the first Christian emperor who made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire and moved the capital of the empire to Constantinople?

a)

Constantine

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

49.

Who was the famous Egyptian Astronomer who made great advancements in Astronomy and planetary motion during the Pax Romana?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Aristarchus

c)

Eratosthenes

d)

Hipparchus

50.

What groups from Northern and Eastern Europe invaded Rome's empire repeatedly, weakening the empire?

a)

Germanic Tribes

b)

Roman Senators

c)

Egyptian Pharaohs

d)

Greek Philosophers

51.

Who was the head of the executive branch in Rome, elected for 1 year terms?

a)

Consuls

b)

Senators

c)

Praetors

d)

Tribunes

52.

What was the highest social class in Rome, consisting of wealthy nobility?

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

c)

Freedmen

d)

Slaves

53.

Who were the common people in Rome?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Senators

d)

Equites

54.

Who was the Carthaginian general from the 2nd Punic War?

a)

Hannibal

b)

Scipio Africanus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Alexander the Great

55.

Who was the talented general and effective leader who became dictator for life after winning a major civil war against Pompey?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Mark Antony

d)

Cicero

56.

Who was the nephew of Julius Caesar who became Rome's first Emperor and effective ruler who increased Rome's power?

a)

Octavian "Augustus" Caesar

b)

Marcus Aurelius

c)

Nero

d)

Julius Caesar

57.

Who was the lieutenant of Julius Caesar who was defeated by Octavian in a civil war following Caesar's death?

a)

Marc Antony

b)

Brutus

c)

Cicero

d)

Pompey

58.

Who was the Roman author of 'The Aeneid'?

a)

Virgil

b)

Cicero

c)

Ovid

d)

Seneca

59.

Who was the Muslim Caliph whose death led to a split in the followers of Islam into Sunni-Shia?

a)

Ali

b)

Umar

c)

Uthman

d)

Abu Bakr

60.

Which French group in Europe built a large Kingdom after the fall of Rome?

a)

Franks

b)

Vikings

c)

Visigoths

d)

Huns

61.

Who was the Spanish King who expanded Spain's control into the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Charles V

b)

Philip II

c)

Ferdinand II

d)

Alfonso XIII

62.

Who were the priests in the Middle Ages who served the daily religious needs of the people?

a)

Parish Priests

b)

Monks

c)

Bishops

d)

Abbots

63.

Who was the Renaissance writer who wrote the Prince as a guide for how rulers should rule?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Petrarch

64.

Who was the Renaissance painter of The Mona Lisa and Last Supper?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Sandro Botticelli

65.

Who was the Renaissance artist who sculpted the David and painted the Sistine Chapel Frescoes?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

66.

Who was the Renaissance poet who created Sonnets?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Geoffrey Chaucer

d)

William Shakespeare

67.

Who was the Northern Renaissance writer of 'The Praise of Folly' critical of the Catholic Church?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Thomas More

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Niccolò Machiavelli

68.

Who was the English writer who wrote 'Utopia' describing a perfect society?

a)

Sir Thomas More

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Geoffrey Chaucer

d)

John Milton

69.

Who was the inventor of the printing press?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Isaac Newton

70.

Who was the Hebrew leader who brought the 10 commandments to his people?

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

David

d)

Solomon

71.

Who was the Babylonian emperor who contributed the 'eye for an eye' law code?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Sargon

d)

Ashurbanipal

72.

Who was the Chinese leader who built the great wall?

a)

Qin Shi Huang Di

b)

Sun Yat-sen

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Confucius

73.

Who led the Greek conquest of the Persian Empire?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Darius the Great

d)

Leonidas

74.

Who was the Macedonian King who led the conquest of Greece and was the father of Alexander?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Darius III

c)

Pericles

d)

Leonidas

75.

Which empire united India and made great achievements in math and science?

a)

Mauryans

b)

Guptas

c)

Mughals

d)

British

76.

Which civilization was centered in the rainforest in Mexico and was known for accurate calendars and Chichen Itza?

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

d)

Olmecs

77.

Which civilization was centered in central Mexico and was known for the city of Tenochtitilan and human sacrifice?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec