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WorksheetsWorld History
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Socrates was known as a great __________?
general
teacher
engineer
emperor
Plato is known for writing what work?
The Kingdom
The Monarchy
The Roman World
The Republic
Aristotle is known for what contribution to science?
Discovering gravity
Inventing the telescope
Developing ways of studying many scientific subjects.
Creating greek fire.
Alexander the Great created a great empire after defeating which empire?
Rome
Russia
Persia
Greece
The cultural legacy of Alexander's conquest is known as __________?
Hellenism
Romanism
Alexandrianism
Marxism
Julius Caesar's leadership ended what democratic time in Rome?
Direct democracy of Rome
Kingdom of Rome
Roman Republic
The Punic Republic
When we learned about Roman contributions, we studied what development named after Julius Caesar? (Hint: Think July)
Roman numerals
Stadiums
Language
Calendar
Augustus was the first ____________ of Rome
leader
president
emperor
dictator
The Roman Empire under Augustus conquered many peoples. What new technology helped them expand so quickly?
Chariots
Roads
Airplanes
Stadiums
What two city-states were the most important in ancient Greece?
Corinth and Byzantium
Sparta and Athens
Corinth and Sparta
Argos and Mycenae
Which person could vote in the Assembly in Athens?
A 15 year old boy born in Athens.
A 30 year old woman born in Sparta
A 30 year old man whose parents were born in Athens
A 50 year old man whose parents were born in Rome.
Why did the ancient Romans divide the power between different officials and limit how long they were in charge?
Most people didn't live very long back then.
They wanted lots of people to be in government.
They didn't want anyone to get too much power and become like a king
Most boys in Sparta became?
Teachers
Soldiers
Priests
Used Car Salesmen
What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development?
The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.
A lack of natural seaports limited communication.
An inland location hindered trade and colonization.
Abundant natural resources encouraged self-sufficiency.
What effect did the geography of ancient Rome have on its early development?
The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.
A flat plain made population growth and unification easier.
An inland location hindered trade and colonization.
Few natural resources meant many Italian towns were small and disconnected.
In a comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on
Education
military service
family order
human right
Which statement most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?
“The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.”
“I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens.”
“This society allows for more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens.”
“I have never heard of a society like Sparta that believes in only one God.”
In Greek or Roman religion, how were the gods and goddesses portrayed?
Like all-powerful beings that lived far away.
Like giants that roamed the Earth.
Like people, with human emotions, wants, and needs.
Like one single god or goddess.
Which statement is correct?
Each Greek god had a different power and controlled a part of nature.
All the Greek gods were considered equal.
Roman gods were different than Greek ones.
Greek mythology took most of their stories from ancient Rome.
What is polytheism?
The idea that there are many solar systems in the Universe.
The belief and worship of many gods and goddesses.
The belief in two gods or goddess.
The belief in one single god or goddess.
Which of the following statements is true?
Many Romans went to large colleges with stadiums.
Education was important in Greece, but not always in Rome.
Many Greeks had to go abroad to learn.
Both the Greeks and Romans collected books in large libraries to encourage learning.
Which group of Romans were at the top of the social pyramid?
Patricians
Freedmen
Slaves
Plebeians
Which statement best describes women in ancient Rome?
Women had many rights just like today.
Women had a few rights especially if there were plebeians.
Women could vote only for special women senators.
Women had no rights unless they were members of the patrician class.
Both Greece and Rome were peninsulas. What does that mean?
They were ruled by kings and queens
Each nation elected representatives to to the Senate to make laws for the people to pass
They were surrounded on three sides by water
The addition of a navy allowed each to develop the Peninsula system which then allowed them to conquer other people
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian were all?
The three types of columns that the greeks created
The names of the three founders of Athenian democracy
The names of the three witches from the Greek story the Fall of Persepolis
What was the difference between the mountains in Greece and Rome?
The people of ancient Rome became more united due to a common king, and Greece was made up of Islands that were separate from each other
Rome’s mountains had large passes that allowed the people to travel over the mountains and communicate with each other and Greece’s mountains did not have these passes and allow for national unity to develop
The mountains of Greece were active volcanoes and the people could not cross them as they would be burned alive or overcome with smoke inhalation.
The mountains of Rome were not that big, they were actually large hills.
Ancient Rome long lasting contributions were many to the modern world. All of the following were long lasting Roman contributions except?
The development of concrete
Their road system, the Appian Way
The Colosseum
The earliest developement of medicine
