Greece and Rome Quiz

Greece is located near what body of water?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Huang He River

• Athens River

• Pacific Ocean

Modeled after the games of ancient Greece, every four years countries around the world participate in the

• Parthenon

• Marathon

• Olympics

• Chariot Games

-An architectural feature used in the construction of ancient Roman buildings is the

• column

• arch

• pyramid

• watch tower

What is a mosaic?

• pottery painted with beautiful images

• a colorful painting on a canvas

• a picture made from colorful stone tiles

• a sculpture of an emperor

In which ways did ancient Greeks adapt to their environment?

• farming, fishing, trade, and shipbuilding

  
  

• fishing, trade, pyramid building, and art

• farming, sewing, silk making, and writing

• trade, shipbuilding, writing, and storytelling

Ancient Greek men voted on their own rules and laws. This form of government is called

• representative democracy

• republic

• direct democracy

• monarch

A large stone bridge-like structure that carried water from a water source down to cities in ancient Rome was called

• an irrigation system

• a terrace

• an arch

• an aqueduct

Next to which river was the first Roman civilization established?

• Yangtze River

• Huang He River

• Tiber River

• Nile River

A piece of land that projects out into a body of water and is surrounded by water on three sides is called

• a coastline

• a penninsula

• an island

• a column

Where did ancient Greeks farm?

• hillsides

• between rolling hills

• across flat land

• in mines