Classical Civilizations Quiz Review

Which Classical Civilization was famous for decimals, Sanskrit and the concept of zero?

• India

• China

• Greece

• Rome

Which Classical Civilization was famous for astronomy, paper, and silk?

• India

• China

• Greece

• Rome

Which Classical Civilization was famous for roads, aqueducts, concrete, checks and balances?

• India

• China

• Greece

• Rome

Which Classical Civilization was famous for Direct Democracy, the Parthenon and columns?

• India

• China

• Greece

• Rome

The Han dynasty of Classical China established a network of routes that connected people from China to the Mediterranean Sea, what was it called?

• The Great Wall

• The Silk Road

• The Trans-Saharan

• The Mediterranean Route

Which Greek leader was a military genius, conquered many lands in Asia and Europe and spread of Greek culture creating the Hellenistic Age?

• Julius Caesar

• Ashoka

• Socrates

• Alexander the Great

What is the study of ideas about life, knowledge, truth, and the mind?

• Philosophy

• Wisdom

• Method

• Academy

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the fall of Rome?

• The Roman military was the strongest military in the world.

• The politicians and rulers of Rome became more and more corrupt

• Civil wars within the Empire

• Attacks from barbarian tribes outside of the empire such as the Visigoths, Huns, Franks, and Vandals.

The Roman Empire got so big that Emperor Diocletian decided to split it into two sections to make it easier to manage.

• True

• False

Why was Julius Caesar assassinated?

• Out of fear his dictatorship would ruin the Republic

• Because he was Pompey's enemy

• In retaliation for defeating the Gauls

• Crassus was jealous of him