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STS - 2 2A/2B

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient Greece is considered the birthplace of Western _____.

a)

Religion

b)

Philosophy

c)

Empire

d)

Warfare

2.

Which Greek philosopher is known as the Father of Western Philosophy?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Zeno

3.

The teaching method of Socrates involved asking questions and is called the _____.

a)

Logical Method

b)

Dialectic Method

c)

Socratic Method

d)

Scientific Method

4.

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

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Democritus

d)

Epicurus

5.

Which philosopher believed in a world of ideal forms?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Zeno

6.

Aristotle believed that knowledge comes from _____.

a)

Dreams

b)

Imagination

c)

Observation and experience

d)

Authority

7.

Who taught Alexander the Great?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Heraclitus

8.

"No man ever steps in the same river twice" is attributed to _____.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Heraclitus

d)

Epicurus

9.

Which philosopher believed that change is the essence of reality?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Democritus

c)

Heraclitus

d)

Zeno

10.

Who taught that pleasure is the highest good?

a)

Zeno

b)

Diogenes

c)

Epicurus

d)

Empedocles

11.

Which philosopher promoted freedom from fear and anxiety?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Epicurus

d)

Socrates

12.

Diogenes is best known as the founder of _____.

a)

Stoicism

b)

Epicureanism

c)

Cynicism

d)

Atomism

13.

Zeno founded which philosophy?

a)

Cynicism

b)

Epicureanism

c)

Stoicism

d)

Idealism

14.

The theory of four elements was proposed by _____.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Democritus

c)

Empedocles

d)

Zeno

15.

Earth, air, fire, and water are elements according to _____.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Empedocles

d)

Socrates

16.

Who is known as the "Father of Atomism"?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Empedocles

c)

Democritus

d)

Plato

17.

Which scientist discovered the principle of buoyancy?

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Archimedes

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Plato

18.

The Archimedean screw was used for _____.

a)

Navigation

b)

Astronomy

c)

Lifting water

d)

Writing

19.

Who is known as the Father of Medicine?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Galen

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Plato

20.

Which invention was used for grinding grain?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Water mill

c)

Alarm clock

d)

Crane

21.

The Middle Ages lasted roughly from _____.

a)

200–800 CE

b)

500–1500 CE

c)

1000–1800 CE

d)

300–1300 CE

22.

The Early Middle Ages followed the fall of the _____.

a)

Greek Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Western Roman Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

23.

Monasteries during the Early Middle Ages were centers of _____.

a)

Trade

b)

Learning

c)

Warfare

d)

Entertainment

24.

New European kingdoms were formed by _____ tribes.

a)

Roman

b)

Germanic

c)

Greek

d)

Celtic

25.

Life in the Early Middle Ages was mostly _____.

a)

Industrial

b)

Urban

c)

Agrarian

d)

Commercial

26.

Most people lived in _____ communities.

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Coastal

d)

Nomadic

27.

The social structure of the Early Middle Ages was _____.

a)

Equal

b)

Democratic

c)

Hierarchical

d)

Socialist

28.

The High Middle Ages occurred around _____.

a)

500–900 CE

b)

1000–1300 CE

29.

Which innovation increased food production?

a)

Steam engine

b)

Three-field system

c)

Compass

d)

Telescope

30.

The reopening of trade routes led to the _____.

a)

Decline of cities

b)

Revival of trade

c)

Spread of disease

d)

Collapse of feudalism

31.

Urban centers grew into hubs of _____.

a)

Religion

b)

Warfare

c)

Commerce

d)

Isolation

32.

The dominant social system of the High Middle Ages was _____.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Democracy

33.

The Crusades demonstrated the power of the _____.

a)

Kings

b)

Church

c)

Merchants

d)

Peasants

34.

The Late Middle Ages were marked by _____.

a)

Prosperity

b)

Peace

c)

Crisis and transformation

d)

Stability

35.

The Black Death was a _____.

a)

War

b)

Revolution

c)

Pandemic

d)

Trade route

36.

The Black Death caused massive _____.

a)

Industrial growth

b)

Population loss

c)

Political unity

d)

Religious reform

37.

The Hundred Years’ War was fought between _____.

a)

Spain and Italy

b)

Rome and Greece

c)

England and France

d)

Germany and Russia

38.

Peasant revolts challenged the _____ system.

a)

Capitalist

b)

Feudal

c)

Socialist

d)

Tribal

39.

Medieval universities encouraged _____.

a)

Blind obedience

b)

Critical thinking

c)

Military training

d)

Trade specialization

40.

The Middle Ages helped lay the foundation for _____ Europe.

a)

Ancient

b)

Medieval

c)

Modern

d)

Industrial

41.

The Scientific Revolution occurred between the _____ centuries.

a)

10th–12th

b)

12th–14th

c)

16th–18th

d)

18th–20th

42.

Modern science relies on observation, experimentation, and _____.

a)

Belief

b)

Authority

c)

Evidence

d)

Tradition

43.

The Scientific Revolution challenged ideas based on _____.

a)

Evidence

b)

Authority and religion

c)

Mathematics

d)

Observation

44.

Aristotle supported which model of the universe?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

c)

Elliptical

d)

Atomic

45.

Who supported and improved Aristotle’s geocentric theory?

a)

Galileo

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Copernicus

d)

Newton

46.

The heliocentric theory states that the _____ is at the center.

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Stars

47.

Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

a)

Galileo

b)

Aristotle

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Kepler

48.

Who made accurate astronomical observations without a telescope?

a)

Galileo

b)

Tycho Brahe

c)

Newton

d)

Darwin

49.

Johannes Kepler discovered that planetary orbits are _____.

a)

Circular

b)

Square

c)

Elliptical

d)

Random

50.

Who improved the telescope and discovered Jupiter’s moons?

a)

Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

51.

Galileo faced opposition from the _____.

a)

Scientists

b)

Catholic Church

c)

Merchants

d)

Universities

52.

Who developed the Three Laws of Motion?

a)

Galileo

b)

Kepler

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Darwin

53.

Newton also discovered the law of _____.

a)

Relativity

b)

Universal Gravitation

c)

Evolution

d)

Thermodynamics

54.

Charles Darwin wrote _____.

a)

Principia Mathematica

b)

On the Origin of Species

c)

Republic

d)

Almagest

55.

Darwin introduced the theory of _____.

a)

Gravity

b)

Motion

c)

Evolution by natural selection

d)

Atomism

56.

The Scientific Revolution led to the rise of _____.

a)

Medieval thought

b)

Modern science

c)

Superstition

d)

Feudalism

57.

It encouraged _____ thinking.

a)

Blind

b)

Religious

c)

Critical and logical

d)

Mythical

58.

The Scientific Revolution reduced reliance on _____.

a)

Evidence

b)

Authority-based knowledge

c)

Observation

d)

Mathematics

59.

Discoveries from the Scientific Revolution still influence _____ today.

a)

Art only

b)

Religion only

c)

Science and technology

d)

Politics only

60.

Overall, the Scientific Revolution transformed human _____.

a)

Culture

b)

Politics

c)

Knowledge

d)

Trade