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World History

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Socrates was known as a great __________?

a)

general

b)

teacher

c)

engineer

d)

emperor

2.

Plato is known for writing what work?

a)

The Kingdom

b)

The Monarchy

c)

The Roman World

d)

The Republic

3.

Aristotle is known for what contribution to science?

a)

Discovering gravity

b)

Inventing the telescope

c)

Developing ways of studying many scientific subjects.

d)

Creating greek fire.

4.

Alexander the Great created a great empire after defeating which empire?

a)

Rome

b)

Russia

c)

Persia

d)

Greece

5.

The cultural legacy of Alexander's conquest is known as __________?

a)

Hellenism

b)

Romanism

c)

Alexandrianism

d)

Marxism

6.

Julius Caesar's leadership ended what democratic time in Rome?

a)

Direct democracy of Rome

b)

Kingdom of Rome

c)

Roman Republic

d)

The Punic Republic

7.

When we learned about Roman contributions, we studied what development named after Julius Caesar? (Hint: Think July)

a)

Roman numerals

b)

Stadiums

c)

Language

d)

Calendar

8.

Augustus was the first ____________ of Rome

a)

leader

b)

president

c)

emperor

d)

dictator

9.

The Roman Empire under Augustus conquered many peoples. What new technology helped them expand so quickly?

a)

Chariots

b)

Roads

c)

Airplanes

d)

Stadiums

10.

What two city-states were the most important in ancient Greece?

a)

Corinth and Byzantium

b)

Sparta and Athens

c)

Corinth and Sparta

d)

Argos and Mycenae

11.

Which person could vote in the Assembly in Athens?

a)

A 15 year old boy born in Athens.

b)

A 30 year old woman born in Sparta

c)

A 30 year old man whose parents were born in Athens

d)

A 50 year old man whose parents were born in Rome.

12.

Why did the ancient Romans divide the power between different officials and limit how long they were in charge?

a)

Most people didn't live very long back then.

b)

They wanted lots of people to be in government.

c)

They didn't want anyone to get too much power and become like a king

13.

Most boys in Sparta became?

a)

Teachers

b)

Soldiers

c)

Priests

d)

Used Car Salesmen

14.

What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development?

a)

The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.

b)

A lack of natural seaports limited communication.

c)

An inland location hindered trade and colonization.

d)

Abundant natural resources encouraged self-sufficiency.

15.

What effect did the geography of ancient Rome have on its early development?

a)

The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.

b)

A flat plain made population growth and unification easier.

c)

An inland location hindered trade and colonization.

d)

Few natural resources meant many Italian towns were small and disconnected.

16.

In a comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on

a)

Education

b)

military service

c)

family order

d)

human right

17.

Which statement most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?

a)

“The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.”

b)

“I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens.”

c)

“This society allows for more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens.”

d)

“I have never heard of a society like Sparta that believes in only one God.”

18.

In Greek or Roman religion, how were the gods and goddesses portrayed?

a)

Like all-powerful beings that lived far away.

b)

Like giants that roamed the Earth.

c)

Like people, with human emotions, wants, and needs.

d)

Like one single god or goddess.

19.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Each Greek god had a different power and controlled a part of nature.

b)

All the Greek gods were considered equal.

c)

Roman gods were different than Greek ones.

d)

Greek mythology took most of their stories from ancient Rome.

20.

What is polytheism?

a)

The idea that there are many solar systems in the Universe.

b)

The belief and worship of many gods and goddesses.

c)

The belief in two gods or goddess.

d)

The belief in one single god or goddess.

21.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Many Romans went to large colleges with stadiums.

b)

Education was important in Greece, but not always in Rome.

c)

Many Greeks had to go abroad to learn.

d)

Both the Greeks and Romans collected books in large libraries to encourage learning.

22.

Which group of Romans were at the top of the social pyramid?

a)

Patricians

b)

Freedmen

c)

Slaves

d)

Plebeians

23.

Which statement best describes women in ancient Rome?

a)

Women had many rights just like today.

b)

Women had a few rights especially if there were plebeians.

c)

Women could vote only for special women senators.

d)

Women had no rights unless they were members of the patrician class.

24.

Both Greece and Rome were peninsulas. What does that mean?

a)

They were ruled by kings and queens

b)

Each nation elected representatives to to the Senate to make laws for the people to pass

c)

They were surrounded on three sides by water

d)

The addition of a navy allowed each to develop the Peninsula system which then allowed them to conquer other people

25.

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian were all?

a)

The three types of columns that the greeks created

b)

The names of the three founders of Athenian democracy

c)

The names of the three witches from the Greek story the Fall of Persepolis

26.

What was the difference between the mountains in Greece and Rome?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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.

d)

The mountains of Rome were not that big, they were actually large hills.

27.

Ancient Rome long lasting contributions were many to the modern world. All of the following were long lasting Roman contributions except?

a)

The development of concrete

b)

Their road system, the Appian Way

c)

The Colosseum

d)

The earliest developement of medicine