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Ancient Civilizations Study Guide - Key Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a ruler in ancient Greece who gained power by force?

a)

Tyrant

b)

Philosopher

c)

Democrat

d)

Citizen

2.

What is the term for a government in which the people hold ruling power?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

3.

What is the term for a government in which power belongs to a few people?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

4.

What is the term for a Greek city-state?

a)

Polis

b)

Agora

c)

Acropolis

d)

Oikos

5.

What is the term for a government in which one-party dictatorship controls every part of citizens’ lives?

a)

Totalitarian

b)

Democratic

c)

Monarchical

d)

Federal

6.

What is the term for a system where officials are chosen by the people?

a)

Republic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

7.

What is the main governing body in Rome that controlled finances, foreign policy, and administration?

a)

Senate

b)

Consuls

c)

Tribunes

d)

Assembly

8.

What is the term for a heavily armed Greek citizen-soldier who fought in the phalanx formation?

a)

Hoplite

b)

Centurion

c)

Samurai

d)

Legionary

9.

Who was the Greek philosopher who taught people to question everything?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Pythagoras

10.

Who was the student of Socrates and founder of the Academy?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Socrates

11.

Who was the student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Euclid

12.

Who was the Macedonian king who created one of the largest empires?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Genghis Khan

13.

Who was the Roman general and statesman who helped lead to the Roman Empire?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Cicero

d)

Hannibal

14.

What is the name for the wars between Greece and Persia (400s BCE) that Greece won?

a)

Persian Wars

b)

Peloponnesian War

c)

Punic Wars

d)

Trojan War

15.

Which Greek city-state was known for its strong military?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Corinth

d)

Thebes

16.

Which Greek city-state was known for democracy, art, and learning?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Corinth

d)

Thebes

17.

What were the wars between Rome and Carthage called, in which Rome won?

a)

Punic Wars

b)

Peloponnesian Wars

c)

Hundred Years' War

d)

Trojan War

18.

What were the first written Roman laws called?

a)

12 Tables

b)

Code of Hammurabi

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Justinian Code

19.

What is the name of the structure that carried water across long distances in Rome?

a)

Aqueduct

b)

Colosseum

c)

Forum

d)

Pantheon

20.

Who was the last queen of Egypt who formed alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

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