Deck 3: Ancient History

Question 1

Why did the Europeans go Exploring during the 1400-1600?

A)conquer native lands and settle new lands
B)to finds gold and spices
C)they were looking for a passage to the indies
D)to convert natives to christianity

Answer 1

they were looking for a passage to the indies

Question 2

What were hieroglyphics?

A)symbols for greek astronomy
B)ancient egyptian picture writing
C)water irrigation power plants
D)sand artwork

Answer 2

ancient egyptian picture writing

Question 3

Ancient Egypt was located on what continent?

A)south america
B)china
C)africa
D)europe

Answer 3

africa

Question 4

What was the name of the material that Ancient Egyptians used to write on?

A)papyrus
B)wood pulp
C)cotton
D)linen

Question 5

What was the name of the building in Athens which was a temple to the goddess Athena?

A)trojan horse
B)coliseum
C)tower of pisa
D)parthenon

Question 6

What was Sparta known for?

A)a military society
B)architecture
C)culture
D)government

Question 7

What was an Ancient Egyptian King called?

A)pharaoh
B)king
C)god
D)governor

Question 8

What was the capital of Ancient Greece?

A)athens
B)olympia
C)rome
D)constantinople

Question 9

Put the Following ancient civilizations in order from oldest to most recent?

A)ancient egypt, ancient greece, ancient rome
B)ancient rome, ancient greece, ancient egypt
C)ancient egypt, ancient rome, ancient greece
D)ancient rome, ancient egypt, ancient greece

Question 10

Where did the Romans go to wash, exercise, and socialize?

A)along the banks of the river
B)baths
C)coliseum
D)market place

Question 11

Which year Occurred first?

A)2000 bc
B)1250bc
C)1500 bc
D)1000 bc

Question 12

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

A)as a marker for china' borders
B)to keep out enemies
C)to keep chinese people from visiting other lands
D)to be a fence to keep all the animals from straying

Question 13

What was Athens Not known for?

A)culture
B)government
C)the military
D)architecture

Question 14

What were the two main classes of people called in Ancient Rome?

A)patricians and plebians
B)plebians and slaves
C)slaves and patricians
D)hellans and romans

Question 15

The most important city states in Greece

A)sparta and corinth
B)athens and sparta
C)athens and macedonia
D)corinth and thebs

Question 16

What crope did not grow well in ancient Greece?

A)figs
B)grapes
C)olive
D)dates

Question 17

Which sea is both Greece and Rome located by?

A)black sea
B)caribbean sea
C)mediterranean sea
D)aegean sea

Question 18

Why were the city-states of Ancient Greece independent from each other?

A)they don't get along with each other
B)they could not talk each other
C)their rulers didn't want them trading with each other
D)travel between them was difficult

Question 19

What international game was began in Ancient Greece?

A)world of sports
B)the marathon
C)the chariot races
D)the olympics

Question 20

Who conquered the Ancient Greece?

A)the persians
B)the egyptians
C)the romans
D)the mongols

Question 21

Which civilization is known as the birth place of Democracy?

A)the romans
B)the greeks
C)the egyptians
D)the persians

Question 22

Who, the leader of Roman Republic was assassinated on the Ides of March?

A)octavian caesar
B)alexander
C)julius caesar
D)augustus caesar

Question 23

What was the Greek name for the king of the gods?

A)poseidon
B)zeus
C)atlas
D)jupiter

Question 24

What language did the ancient Romans speak?

A)the english
B)the latin
C)the french
D)the romans

Question 25

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

A)julius caesar
B)alexander
C)augustus caesar
D)mark antony