QoD Archive Quiz of the Day
1.
WHI.5d Athens was defeated during the Peloponnesian War by an alliance led by the ______
A)
Macedonians
B)
Trojans
C)
Spartans
D)
Delian League
2.
WHI.5b Symbols of Greek culture appeared in:
A)
Western culture
B)
Asian culture
C)
Antarctic culture
D)
African culture
3.
WHI.6c Which of the following is NOT true of the Senate?
A)
it was made up of 300 Patrician men who served for life
B)
plebeians could serve in this body
C)
they advised the consuls on important political issues
D)
they were the most powerful group in the Roman Republic
4.
WHI.6d On what fateful day did this occur? (Hint: can be expressed two ways... one of which is "beware the _______ of _________")
5.
WHI.6d The cause of the Punic Wars was
A)
competition for land trade in Spain
B)
competition for sea trade in the Mediterranean
C)
the taking of a Carthaginian queen by a Roman Prince
D)
Julius Caesar’s assassination by the Senate
6.
WHI.5f 2 X Greek dramatists- 5 pts each. Spelling counts, and +2 bonus pts for giving example of works
7.
WHI.6h The purpose of early church councils was to make decisions regarding questions over the faith. These decisions became church law or __?__.
A)
diocese
B)
doctrine
C)
heresy
D)
testaments
8.
WHI.4b The Golden Age of India refers to the_____
A)
period of peace following Asoka’s renunciation of war
B)
development of written language by the Aryans
C)
development and furthering of arts and sciences during the Gupta dynasty
D)
period in which the independent kingdoms of India were first united
9.
|
__?__ |
|
peace and prosperity |
|
uniform system of money and law code |
|
expanded trade and safe travel |
|
civil service developed |
|
|
WHI.6g The best title for the list above is
A)
Rome’s Golden Age
B)
the Pax Romana
C)
the Pax Sinica
D)
Rome’s Republic
10.
WHI.6d Following the Punic Wars, Rome expanded their control over all of the following EXCEPT
A)
the British Isles
B)
Gaul
C)
India
D)
North Africa
Bonus
WH
I.4 Fill in the blanks: (3 points each, but spelling counts)_________________ facilitated trade and contact between China and other nations near and far.
_________________ and ______________ Caesar were two major figures in the transition of Rome from a republic to an empire.
__________________ & __________________ Eras, aka the Old & New Stone Age.