What is the Greek word for city-state?
A. agora
B. polis
C. acropolis
D. democracy
B:Polis
What are fables?
A. Long poems about heroes
B. Short stories that offer lessons on living
C. Laws written by rulers
D. Ancient trade routes
B. Short stories that offer lessons on living
What is an oligarchy?
A. A government ruled by one person
B. A government in which only a few people have power
C. A government where all citizens vote
D. A government ruled by priests
B. A government in which only a few people have power
What is Confucianism?
A. A belief in many gods
B. A way of thinking and living based on the ideas of Confucius
C. A type of government
D. A set of strict laws
B. A way of thinking and living based on the ideas of Confucius
What are ethics?
A. Moral values
B. Trade goods
C. Poems
D. Laws
A. Moral values
What is an acropolis?
A. A market place
B. A type of government
C. A fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-states
D. A famous poem
C. A fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-states
Who wrote the world’s most famous set of fables?
A. Sappho
B. Aesop
C. Pericles
D. Confucius
B. Aesop
What is an aristocracy?
A. A society ruled by rich landowners
B. A society ruled by farmers
C. A society ruled by soldiers
D. A society ruled by poets
A. A society ruled by rich landowners
What is Daoism?
A. A belief that encourages people to live simply and in harmony with nature
B. A strict legal code
C. A way of building temples
D. A type of poem
A. A belief that encourages people to live simply and in harmony with nature
What was the Great Wall?
A. A barrier across China’s northern frontier
B. A poem
C. A trade route
D. A type of government
A. A barrier across China’s northern frontier
What is mythology?
A. A type of government
B. A large city
C. A body of stories about gods or heroes that tries to explain how the world works
D. A trade route
C. A body of stories about gods or heroes that tries to explain how the world works
What was the Silk Road?
A. A government system
B. A network of trade routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea
C. A famous poem
D. A type of Greek temple
B. A network of trade routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea
Who are citizens?
A. People with the right to participate in government
B. People who write poems
C. People who trade goods
D. People who build temples
A. People with the right to participate in government
What is Legalism?
A. A way of ruling that says laws should be very strict and everyone must follow them
B. A belief in many gods
C. A type of poem
D. A trade route
A. A way of ruling that says laws should be very strict and everyone must follow them
Who was Shi Huangdi?
A. The first emperor of the Qin dynasty
B. A famous poet
C. A Greek god
D. A Chinese philosopher
A. The first emperor of the Qin dynasty
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
A. Sappho
B. Aesop
C. Homer
D. Pericles
C. Homer
What type of government allows people to rule themselves?
A. Oligarchy
B. Tyranny
C. Democracy
D. Aristocracy
C. Democracy
What is a tyrant?
A. A leader who rules by the use of force
B. A leader chosen by the people
C. A leader who writes poems
D. A leader who builds temples
A. A leader who rules by the use of force
Who were lords in ancient China?
A. People of high rank
B. Poets
C. Farmers
D. Soldiers
A. People of high rank
Who is Zeus?
A. The king of the gods who controls the sky and thunder
B. The goddess of wisdom
C. The first emperor of China
D. A famous poet
A. The king of the gods who controls the sky and thunder
Who was the most famous lyrical poet of ancient Greece?
A. Sappho
B. Homer
C. Zeus
D. Athena
A. Sappho
Who were aristocrats in ancient Greece?
A. Poor farmers
B. Rich landowners
C. Soldiers
D. Poets
B. Rich landowners
Who was Pericles?
A. The first emperor of China
B. The most famous lyrical poet
C. Athenian leader who ruled at the height of Athenian democracy
D. A Greek god
C. Athenian leader who ruled at the height of Athenian democracy
Who were peasants?
A. People of high rank
B. Farmers with small farms
C. Rich landowners
D. Soldiers
B. Farmers with small farms
Who is Athena?
A. The goddess of wisdom and war
B. The king of the gods
C. A famous poet
D. An emperor
A. The goddess of wisdom and war