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QUARTER QUIZ World History

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

(gladiators, amphitheaters, baths

Transition from republic to empire under Augustus

Concrete engineering, allowing domes, aqueducts, and large buildings

Gaul, Italy, Spain, Greece, Judaea, Egypt...

Caesar, Augustus, Diocletian...

poleis - Athens, Sparta...

Birthplace of democracy

Olympic Games as a religious and cultural event

Hellenistic culture spreading after Alexander the Great

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Mandate of Heaven

Great Wall

Silk Road trade connections linking East and West

paper, compass, gunpowder, silk

Relative cultural continuity across thousands of years

Limited evidence of warfare or armies

Harappa and Mohenjo-daro

Standardized brick sizes across cities

Seals (but unknown usage)

Limited knowledge of what happened to them

Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece
Ancient China
Indus Valley Civilization
2.

Categorize

Categorize the following

Nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle

Dependence on wild animals and plants only

Mastery of fire for warmth, cooking, and protection

Cave art and symbolic expression

Adaptation to Ice Age environments

Very low population density

Transitional period between hunting-gathering and farming

Seasonal or semi-permanent settlements

Early experiments with plant cultivation

Early domestication of animals (especially dogs)

Permanent villages and settlements

Full domestication of plants and animals

Clear social hierarchies emerge

Large communal or ritual structures (e.g. Stonehenge)

Foundations for civilizations and cities

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
3.

Match the following

a)

survival through movement

1.

Paleolithic

b)

adaptation and transition

2.

Mesolithic

c)

settlement and civilization

3.

Neolithic

d)

Copper Age

4.

Chalcolithic

e)

Copper + tin

5.

Bronze Age

4.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Fertile Crescent

Sumerians

Ziggurat

Code of Hammurabi

Epic of Gilgamesh

Wheel, Irrigation, Plow, etc. invented

Cuneiform

Pharaoh

Hieroglyphics

Pyramid

Anubis, Osiris, Ra...

Polis

Phalanx

Agora

Delos, Corinth, Thebes...

Republic falls

Pax Romana

Legion

Twelve Tables

Latin

Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
5.

Locate the Ancient Civilization

a)Rome
b)Greece
c)Egypt
d)Carthage
e)Mesopotamia
1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6.

Reorder the following

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

Roman Republic

e)

Roman Empire

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
7.

Match the following

a)

1.

Paleolithic

b)

2.

Mesolithic

c)

3.

Neolithic

8.

Matching (where would someone have said it if they spoke English)

a)

"Bro, I just saw a woolly mammoth!"

1.

Paleolithic

b)

"Bro, they stabbed Caesar!"

2.

Ancient Rome

c)

"Bro, how many of these clay people are we really going to have to make?"

3.

Ancient China

d)

"Bro, what even is war?"

4.

Ancient Indus Valley

e)

"So then they pull your brains out through your nose..."

5.

Ancient Egypt

9.

Match the following

a)

1.

Ziggurat

b)

2.

Code of Hammurabi

c)

3.

Papyrus

d)

4.

  • Sarcophagus

e)

5.

Anubis

10.

Organize these options into the right categories

a)

Epic poet blending myth, heroism, and oral tradition

1.

Homer

b)

Storytelling historian mixing inquiry, travel, and legend

2.

Herodotus

c)

Analytical historian emphasizing evidence, power, and realism

3.

Thucydides

d)

National epic glorifying Rome’s origins and destiny

4.

Virgil

e)

First-person military commentaries on campaigns and politics

5.

Caesar

11.

Kknow your ancient aesthetic

a)

1.

Ancient Greece

b)

2.

Ancient Rome

c)

3.

Ancient China

d)

4.

Indus Valley Civilization

e)

5.

Ancient Egypt

12.

Organize these options into the right categories (Ancient Rome)

Categorize the following

Start of Twelve Tables

Start of Patricians and Plebeians

Expansion in Italy

Punic Wars

Pax Romana

Latin as imperial language

Colosseum

Highest point of expansion

Debasement of coinage

Huns, Visigoths, Vandals..

External invasions

Diocletian temporarily resolves

Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon

Battle of Actium

First Triumvirate

Mark Antony, Lepidus

Second Triumvirate

Cleopatra

Roman Republic
Roman Civil Wars
Roman Empire
Crisis of the Third Century & Collapse
13.

Oh that is a picture of..

a)

David and Zeus

b)

The wolf and the slaves

c)

Aeneas and Dido

d)

Romulus and Remus

e)

Venus de Milo and Cupid

14.

Match the following

a)

1.

Aeneas

b)

2.

Qin Shi Huang

c)

3.

Indus Valley Civilization

d)

4.

Knossos

e)

5.

Mycenae

15.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

  • Oracle of Delphi

Athena

Apollo

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Confucianism

Mandate of Heaven

Ancestor worship and harmony

Osiris

Isis

Ra

  • Anubis

Ma’at (cosmic order)

Book of the Dead

Epic of Gilgamesh

Ziggurat

Enkidu

Unpredictable flooding

Herodotus

Ancient Greece
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
16.

Which group is responsible for the Bronze Age Collapse?

a)
Sea Peoples and internal factors
b)
Hittites and Egyptians
c)
Minoans and Mycenaeans
d)
Greeks and Romans
e)
Phoenicians and Assyrians
17.

Which technology became prominent after the Bronze Age Collapse?

a)
Copper smelting technology
b)
Glassmaking techniques
c)
Pottery advancements
d)
Ironworking technology
e)
Textile production methods
18.

Match the following

a)

Systematic thinker studying logic, science, ethics, and real-world observation, taught Alexander

1.

Aristotle

b)

Philosopher of ideal forms, justice, and imagined perfect societies, taught Aristotle

2.

Plato

c)

Cynic philosopher rejecting wealth, norms, and social pretensions

3.

Diogenes

d)

Questioning philosopher using dialogue to expose ignorance and seek truth

4.

Socrates

19.

Where did Alexander's army ultimately turn back?

a)
Tigris River
b)
Hyphasis River
c)
Nile River
d)
Indus River
e)

Persian River

20.

The Indus writing system is:

a)
A deciphered script from the Indus Valley Civilization.
b)
A symbolic system used in Mesopotamia.
c)
An undeciphered writing system used by the Indus Valley Civilization.
d)
An ancient language spoken by the Indus people.
e)
A modern writing system used in South Asia.
21.

Match the following

a)

Athens defeated the Persian Empire and origin of a race

1.

Battle of Marathon

b)

Defeated Persians a second time

2.

Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea

c)

Athens vs Sparta

3.

Peloponnesian War

d)

Rome defeated Hannibal.

4.

Battle of Zama

e)

Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra

5.

Battle of Actium

22.

Matching

a)

Crossed the Rubicon, making civil war unavoidable

1.

Julius Caesar

b)

Rumored to have died by snake bite rather than be paraded by Rome

2.

Cleopatra VII

c)

“I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (Shakespearean legacy)

3.

Mark Antony

d)

The forgotten member of the Second Triumvirate

4.

Lepidus

e)

  • “Stop quoting laws to us”—relied on tradition over force

5.

Pompey

23.

Match the following

a)

Died seeking glory; molten gold poured into his mouth (legend)

1.

Crassus

b)

“Et tu, Brute?”

2.

Brutus

c)

Defeated Hannibal at Zama, ending Carthage’s power

3.

Scipio Africanus

d)

“Carthage must be destroyed”

4.

Cato

e)

Split the empire to save it (Tetrarchy)

5.

Diocletian

24.

Match the following

a)

Saw a cross before battle and legalized Christianity

1.

Constantine

b)

Made Christianity the official religion of Rome

2.

Theodosius I

c)

“Scourge of God” who terrified the Roman world

3.

Attila the Hun

d)

First Emperor of China; built the Great Wall, buried with an army

4.

Qin Shi Huang

e)

founded the Han Dynasty

5.

Liu Bang

25.

Match the following

a)

Famous for dying young, not ruling long

1.

King Tutankhamun

b)

Rejected many gods for one (early monotheism)

2.

Akhenaten

c)

History without gods; focused on cause and effect

3.

Thucydides

d)

“Our system of government is called a democracy”

4.

Pericles

e)

Tried to conquer Greece

5.

Xerxes I

26.

Match the following

a)

Unified Upper and Lower Egypt; shown wearing both crowns on the Narmer Palette

1.

Narmer (Menes)

b)

Won Rome’s battles so Augustus could rule; mastermind behind Actium

2.

Marcus Agrippa

c)

Told Alexander: “Stand out of my sunlight”

3.

Diogenes

d)

Crossed the Alps with elephants to invade Rome

4.

Hannibal

e)

“There are no more worlds to conquer”

5.

Alexander the Great

27.

Can you recognize these Roman/Greek Gods?

a)

1.

Jupiter

b)

2.

Pluto

c)

3.

Venus

d)

4.

Mars

e)

5.

Neptune

28.

Mesopotamia means:

a)

Land of kings

b)

Between two rivers

c)

City of gods

d)

Fertile empire

e)

River Empire

29.

Which rivers supported Mesopotamian civilization?

a)

Nile and Congo

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Indus and Ganges

d)

Yellow and Yangtze

e)

Mississippi and Amazon

30.

The earliest Mesopotamian civilization was:

a)

Akkadian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Sumerian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Egyptian

31.

Cuneiform was primarily used for:

a)

Art decoration

b)

Religious chanting

c)

Record keeping

d)

Storytelling only

e)

By Herodotus

32.

The Code of Hammurabi is known for:

a)

Promoting democracy

b)

Recording trade routes

c)

Female-led court hearings

d)

Religious rituals

e)

Written laws and punishments

33.

Mesopotamian city-states were usually:

a)

Unified under one ruler

b)

Independent and competitive

c)

Entirely peaceful

d)

Nomadic groups

e)

Unified under Cleopatra

34.

Mesopotamian religion was:

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Non-religious

d)

Philosophical

e)

Anti-theological

35.

Writing first developed mainly to:

a)

Create literature

b)

Track beers drunk at the pub

c)

Teach children with full education

d)

Spread myths around the world

e)

Track economic activity

36.

Mesopotamian geography caused frequent:

a)

Unpredictable floods

b)

Droughts only

c)

Mountain landslides

d)

Ice ages

37.

The Nile was important because it:

a)

Was easy to cross

b)

Flooded predictably

c)

Contained gold

d)

Had many waterfalls

38.

Pharaohs were considered:

a)

Military generals

b)

Living gods

c)

Elected leaders

d)

Religious priests only

e)

Kings of their local region

39.

Hieroglyphics were:

a)

Alphabetic letters

b)

Symbol-based writing

c)

Numerical codes

d)

Oral traditions

e)

Clay-based writing

40.

Pyramids were built mainly as:

a)

Fortresses

b)

Tombs for rulers

c)

Grain storage

d)

Trade centers

e)

Epic monuments to the gods

41.

The Bronze Age Collapse occurred around:

a)

3000 BCE

b)

1200 BCE

c)

500 BCE

d)

200 CE

42.

Who fared best during the Bronze Age Collapse:

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient Minoan

43.

Greek city-states were called:

a)

Provinces

b)

Poleis

c)

Empires

d)

Kingdoms

e)

Satraps

44.

Alexander was king of:

a)

Athens

b)

Macedonia

c)

Persia

d)

Egypt

e)

All of the above

45.

Alexander promoted unity by:

a)

Destroying cultures

b)

Encouraging cultural blending

c)

Enforcing Greek-only laws

d)

Ending local religions

e)

Enslaving the population

46.

Alexander’s empire fell apart mainly because:

a)

Foreign invasion

b)

No clear successor

c)

Economic collapse

d)

Religious conflict

e)

It was too focused on Greece

47.

The Peloponnesian War was fought between:

a)

Athens and Persia

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Greece and Rome

d)

Macedonia and Egypt

e)

Indus Valley and Chinna

48.

Augustus became Rome’s first:

a)

Consul

b)

Emperor

c)

General

d)

Dictator for Life

e)

Imperial war master

49.

The Pax Romana refers to:

a)

Religious unity

b)

Period of peace

c)

Military expansion

d)

Legal reform

e)

A time of the Pax infection

50.

The Western Roman Empire fell in:

a)

27 BCE

b)

476 CE

c)

800 CE

d)

1453 CE

e)

526 CE

51.

Confucianism emphasized:

a)

Warfare and victory at all cost

b)

Moral behavior and order

c)

Magic and mysticism

d)

Individual freedom

e)

Emphasis and enslavement

52.

The Qin Dynasty is known for:

a)

Poetry

b)

Unifying China

c)

Trade expansion

d)

Naval dominance

e)

Conquering Egypt

53.

The Han Dynasty expanded:

a)

Democracy

b)

Trade along Silk Road

c)

Feudalism

d)

Isolation

e)

The Great Wall

54.

Indus cities were notable for:

a)

Pyramids

b)

Grid planning

c)

Stone temples

d)

Military walls

e)

Great military fortifications

55.

Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were:

a)

Egyptian cities

b)

Indus Valley cities

c)

Greek colonies

d)

Roman forts

56.

Which year comes immediately after 1 BCE?

a)
1 BCE
b)
0 CE
c)
2 BCE
d)
1 CE
e)
3 CE
57.

Which two labels represent the same years?

a)

BC and BP

b)

BCE and CE

c)

BP and AD

d)

AD and CE

58.

Match the following

a)

Before Christ

1.

BC

b)

“in the year of our Lord"

2.

AD

c)

Before Common Era

3.

BCE

d)

Common Era

4.

CE

e)

Before Present

5.

BP

59.

Match the following

a)

Years before the traditional birth of Jesus

1.

BC

b)

Latin

2.

AD

c)

A non-religious version of BC

3.

BCE

d)

A non-religious version of AD

4.

CE

e)

Counts years back from 1950

5.

BP

60.

Match the following

a)

The study of past human life through objects and ruins people left behind, like tools, buildings, and pottery.

1.

Archaeology

b)

The study of ancient life before humans, especially fossils like dinosaurs, plants, and early animals.

2.

Paleontology

c)

The study of the human past using written records, such as documents, letters, and books.

3.

History

d)

The study of humans and human cultures, past and present, including customs, beliefs, and ways of living.

4.

Anthropology

61.

Match the potential cause of collapse to the Empire/Civilization that it ruined.

a)

Alexander the Great

1.

Persian Empire

b)

Sea People

2.

Bronze Age Greece

c)

Caesar

3.

Roman Republic

d)

Atilla the Hun

4.

Roman Empire

e)

Unknown

5.

Indus Valley

62.

Chinese Dynasties Matching

a)

Legendary culture heroes, not proven historical figures, rule by virtue

1.

Five Emperors

b)

semi-legendary with limited archaeological evidence

2.

Xia Dynasty

c)

First dynasty with clear archaeological proof, Oracle Bones, Bronze Weapons

3.

Shang Dynasty

d)

Longest-lasting dynasty, Mandate of Heaven

4.

Zhou Dynasty

e)

unified China for the first time, Great Wall, Terracotta Army

5.

Qin Dynasty

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