QoD Archive 

 Quiz of the Day

1.

WHI.5a  Which of these was not a city-state important to the rise of Greek civilization?

A) Corinth
B) Sparta
C) Troy
D) Rome 

2.

WHI.5b  Symbols of Greek culture appeared in:

A) Western culture
B) Asian culture
C) Antarctic culture
D) African culture

3.

WHI.5d  The first Persian invasion ended when Darius I was defeated at _____

A) Marathon
B) Salamis
C) Thermopylae
D) Sparta

4.

  = ?  Be specific, and spelling counts.

5.

WHI.6c All of the following are true statements about Roman citizenship EXCEPT

A) patrician and plebeian men were both citizens
B) slaves and women had few if any rights
C) no foreigners were permitted citizenship
D) citizens had responsibilities like paying taxes and serving in the military

6.

WHI.5f  2 X Greek scientific contributors- 5 pts each. Spelling counts, and +2 bonus pts for giving example of works

 

7.

WHI.3d  He is considered to be the founder of Judaism and the one who made the first covenant with God

A) David
B) Jesus
C) Abraham
D) Moses

8.

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

9.

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

10.

WHI.7a  Name five important details about the location of Constantinople.

 

 

Bonus

 

WHI.4 Fill in the blanks: (3 points each, but spelling counts)

_________________ facilitated trade and contact between China and other nations near and far.

_________________ and ______________ were tenets of Buddhism.

__________________ & __________________ were two early Indian city-states.