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Part 1 – Ancient Greece and Rome

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Ancient Greeks find resources for their growing population?

a)

By cutting down forests

b)

By producing pottery, jewelry, olive oil, and wine

c)

By mining for silver only

d)

By importing everything they needed

2.

Who were the Minoans?

a)

Warriors from northern Greece

b)

A civilization from Crete with palaces, writing, and Mediterranean trade

c)

Farmers who lived on Mount Olympus

d)

Sailors who only traded with Egypt

3.

What items was Ancient Greece known for producing?

a)

Steel, gold, cotton

b)

Wine, olive oil, grapes

c)

Clay, silk, sugar

d)

Potatoes, lumber, paper

4.

Which philosophers remained influential in Athens?

a)

Caesar and Alexander

b)

Socrates and Plato

c)

Pericles and Xerxes

d)

Aristotle and Hannibal

5.

Who was the supreme ruler of the gods in Ancient Greece?

a)

A. Ares

b)

B. Poseidon

c)

C. Zeus

d)

D. Apollo

6.

Which was the first type of government in Ancient Rome?

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Empire

d)

Monarchy

7.

7. What was true about Ancient Rome’s constitution?

a)

It was an unwritten set of guidelines and principles passed down mainly through tradition.

b)

It was a single written document created by the Roman Senate.

c)

It was based entirely on the laws of Ancient Greece.

d)

It was strictly enforced by a constitutional court.

8.

How did geography shape Ancient Rome?

a)

Deserts protected Rome

b)

Mountains protected Rome by giving high ground

c)

Large rivers kept invaders out

d)

It was on an island so it was safe

9.

Who were the Etruscans?

a)

A weak tribe Rome defeated

b)

A powerful civilization that helped build early Rome

c)

A group of Greek sailors

d)

Northern invaders

10.

How was the Roman Republic founded?

a)

Rome elected a king

b)

Rome defeated Greece

c)

Romans overthrew their kings and created a republic

d)

Julius Caesar wrote a constitution

11.

What is a monarchy?

a)

A government where citizens vote directly

b)

A government ruled by a king

c)

A government ruled by merchants

d)

A government with no leaders

12.

What is a democracy?

a)

A. A system where citizens vote

b)

B. A rule by kings

c)

C. A government run by priests

d)

D. A military government

13.

What is a direct democracy?

a)

A. A government where citizens vote directly

b)

B. A government ruled by a king

c)

C. A government ruled by merchants

d)

D. A government with no leaders

14.

What is a republic?

a)

A government with no leaders

b)

A government where citizens elect representatives

c)

A government ruled by generals

d)

A government controlled by a single ruler

15.

In Ancient Rome, who were the Plebeians?

a)

Wealthy landowners

b)

Powerful nobles

c)

Ordinary workers and farmers

d)

Kings

16.

In Ancient Rome, who were the Patricians?

a)

Farmers

b)

Wealthy and powerful families

c)

Soldiers

d)

Foreigners

17.

A city and its surrounding territory acting like an independent country is a

a)

Polis

b)

City state

c)

Empire

d)

Republic

18.

Obtaining more land by taking over neighbors through fighting is called

a)

Politics

b)

Isolated

c)

Conquest

d)

Consent

19.

A government with basic rules and principles that organize it is a

a)

Politics

b)

Isolated

c)

Conquest

d)

Constitution

20.

A state containing several countries is called

a)

Republic

b)

Empire

c)

Direct democracy

d)

Tenant farmer

21.

Allowed or given permission describes

a)

Consent

b)

Tyranny

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Conquest

22.

Separated from others or alone describes being

a)

Isolated

b)

Political

c)

Aristocratic

d)

Militarized

23.

The art and practice of government is called

a)

Polis

b)

Democracy

c)

Politics

d)

Constitution

24.

A legal member of a country is called a

a)

Citizen

b)

Tenant farmer

c)

Metic

d)

Tyrant

25.

A society organized for the purpose of waging war is a

a)

Military state

b)

Democracy

c)

Empire

d)

Constitution

26.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)

One culture replacing another

b)

Spread of cultural traits from one culture to another

c)

A law created by the government

d)

A type of farming

27.

What is an aristocracy?

a)

Government ruled by soldiers

b)

Rule by wealthy or best people

c)

Government with no leaders

d)

Rule by farmers

28.

What is a tenant farmer?

a)

A farmer who travels constantly

b)

A farmer who rents land in money or crops

c)

A foreign worker

d)

A farmer who owns large estates

29.

In Greece, what was a metic?

a)

A foreigner living in a city state

b)

A wealthy landowner

c)

A priest

d)

A soldier

30.

What is an oligarchy?

a)

Rule by one ruler

b)

Rule by a small group

c)

Rule by every citizen

d)

Rule by priests

31.

What is a tyranny?

a)

Just use of power

b)

Unfair use of power by one strong ruler

c)

Government with no laws

d)

Rule by citizens

32.

Early Greek city states were often controlled by

a)

Kings or aristocrats

b)

Farmers

c)

Priests

d)

Slaves

33.

In Ancient Greece, who was considered a citizen?

a)

Foreigners and women

b)

Slaves only

c)

Male adults, small farmers, aristocrats

d)

Everyone living in the city

34.

How were Athens and Sparta different?

a)

Athens was focused on farming, Sparta on writing

b)

Athens traded and became rich, Sparta stole and focused on military

c)

Athens had kings, Sparta had merchants

d)

Athens was isolated, Sparta sailed the seas

35.

What product helped Ancient Greece trade across the Mediterranean?

a)

Silver

b)

Olive oil

c)

Cotton

d)

Iron

36.

2. The Minoans were known for

a)

their advanced palaces and art

b)

military conquests

c)

building pyramids

d)

writing the Iliad

37.

Which pair of philosophers influenced Greek thinking?

a)

Socrates and Plato

b)

Zeus and Ares

c)

Copernicus and Caesar

d)

Pericles and Brutus

38.

Zeus ruled the gods from

a)

Troy

b)

Mount Olympus

c)

Athens

d)

Crete

39.

Ancient Rome’s first government was a

a)

Republic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

40.

Why did mountains help Rome’s defense?

a)

They made farming easy

b)

They protected Rome with high ground

c)

They connected Rome to other cities quickly

d)

They flooded often

41.

The Etruscans influenced Rome by

a)

Helping build early Roman civilization

b)

Destroying Roman culture

c)

Inventing Roman democracy

d)

Moving Rome to Greece

42.

Rome became a republic after

a)

Electing a new king

b)

Overthrowing three kings

c)

Conquering Greece

d)

Inventing democracy

43.

In a democracy

a)

Kings make decisions

b)

Citizens vote

c)

Foreigners rule

d)

Soldiers rule

44.

A direct democracy means

a)

Only kings vote

b)

Citizens vote on every law

c)

Citizens choose generals

d)

Laws are written by priests

45.

A republic is a government where

a)

One person rules alone

b)

Citizens vote for representatives

c)

No one has power

d)

Kings rotate power

46.

Plebeians were

a)

Wealthy powerful families

b)

Ordinary Roman workers and farmers

c)

Foreigners

d)

Priests

47.

A city state is

a)

A city acting as its own country

b)

A city inside an empire only

c)

A group of cities

d)

A farming community

48.

Conquest means

a)

To take over another place or people

b)

To build a city

c)

To vote for a leader

d)

To farm land

49.

A constitution is

a)

A written list of laws only

b)

The basic rules and principles of a government

c)

A military strategy

d)

A farming rulebook

50.

An empire is

a)

A government without laws

b)

A state containing several countries

c)

A small city

d)

A group of farmers

51.

Consent means

a)

Approval or permission

b)

Unfair rule

c)

Rule by kings

d)

To invade another city

52.

Isolated means

a)

Connected

b)

Separated from others

c)

Wealthy

d)

Dangerous

53.

Politics is

a)

Writing poems

b)

The art and practice of government

c)

Sailing

d)

Farming

54.

A metic in Greece was

a)

A soldier

b)

A foreigner living in a city state

c)

A priest

d)

A king

55.

A tenant farmer

a)

Owned large estates

b)

Paid rent in crops or money to farm someone else’s land

c)

Lived in the palace

d)

Traded jewelry

56.

An oligarchy is rule by

a)

One person

b)

A small group

c)

Priests

d)

Farmers

57.

Tyranny is

a)

Fair rule

b)

Unjust use of power by one strong ruler

c)

All citizens ruling equally

d)

Foreigners ruling

58.

In Greek city states, early leaders were often

a)

Merchants

b)

Kings or aristocrats

c)

Children

d)

Slaves

59.

Who was an Ancient Greek citizen?

a)

Male adults, small farmers, aristocrats

b)

Women

c)

Foreigners

d)

Slaves

60.

Athens became wealthy mainly through

a)

Farming

b)

Trade

c)

Stealing from neighbors

d)

Mining only

61.

Sparta was known for

a)

Art and philosophy

b)

Strong military and stealing from neighbors

c)

Trade and culture

d)

Navy power

62.

What is the capital of the United Kingdom?

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Berlin

d)

Madrid

63.

London is the capital of which country?

a)

Italy

b)

United Kingdom

c)

France

d)

Chile

64.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Berlin

b)

Kyiv

c)

Paris

d)

Rome

65.

Paris is the capital of which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

d)

Brazil

66.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Berlin

b)

Munich

c)

Frankfurt

d)

Hamburg

67.

Berlin is the capital of which country?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Germany

c)

Mexico

d)

Panama

68.

What is the capital of Spain?

a)

Santiago

b)

Madrid

c)

Brasília

d)

Bogotá

69.

Madrid is the capital of which country?

a)

Spain

b)

Colombia

c)

Cuba

d)

Italy

70.

What is the capital of Italy?

a)

Rome

b)

London

c)

Paris

d)

Havana

71.

Rome is the capital of which country?

a)

Germany

b)

Brazil

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

72.

What is the capital of Russia?

a)

Kyiv

b)

Oslo

c)

Rome

d)

Moscow

73.

Moscow is the capital of which country?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Mexico

d)

Chile

74.

What is the capital of Ukraine?

a)

Kyiv

b)

Havana

c)

Panama City

d)

Paris

75.

Kyiv is the capital of which country?

a)

Colombia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Spain

d)

United Kingdom

76.

What is the capital of Mexico?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Bogotá

c)

Santiago

d)

Berlin

77.

Mexico City is the capital of which country?

a)

France

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

78.

What is the capital of Cuba?

a)

Santiago

b)

Havana

c)

Rome

d)

Panama City

79.

Havana is the capital of which country?

a)

Cuba

b)

Italy

c)

Brazil

d)

Spain

80.

What is the capital of Panama?

a)

Havana

b)

Panama City

c)

Bogotá

d)

Brasília

81.

Panama City is the capital of which country?

a)

Panama

b)

Russia

c)

Chile

d)

France

82.

What is the capital of Colombia?

a)

A. Bogotá

b)

B. Santiago

c)

C. Brasília

d)

D. Madrid

83.

22. Bogotá is the capital of which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Colombia

84.

What is the capital of Brazil?

a)

Brasília

b)

São Paulo

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

Lisbon

85.

Brasília is the capital of which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Chile

86.

What is the capital of Chile?

a)

Santiago

b)

Bogotá

c)

Rome

d)

Kyiv

87.

Santiago is the capital of which country?

a)

Italy

b)

Chile

c)

Spain

d)

Cuba

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