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Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome
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Define: a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena
Centurian
Spartan
Titan
Gladiator
2
An Ancient Greek foot solider was called
Spartan
Hoplite
Legionnaire
Centurian
3
Which was the first period during the the Roman Empire
Monarchy
Byzantine
Empire
Republic
4
Who was the last Pharaoh?
Cleopatra
Ramses
Khufu
Tutankhamun
5
Define: a collection of ancient Egyptian religious and magical texts
Book of the Dead
The Underworld
Book of magic and spells
Cartouche
6
Ancient Egyptians preserved the mummies organs in....
Sarcophagus
amulets
Canopic Jars
death mask
7
Define: an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.
Circus Maximus
Sphnix
Aqueduct
Agora
8
One of the biggest temples ever built in Ancient Greece and dedicated to the goddess Athena was the....
Circus Maximus
Parthenon
Agora
Colosseum
9
What social class belongs on the rung with an X
soldiers
pharaoh
scribes
craftsmen
10
Ancient Greek cities were called...
City-States
Cities
Towns
Civilisations
11
How long does the process of mummification take?
20 days
40 days
70 days
80 days
12
This is an example of a
Primary source
Secondary source
13
Where is Egypt located?
Europe
The Middle East
America
Africa
14
Ancient Egyptian paper was called...
papyrus
flax
paper
reeds
15
This Ancient Roman city was destroyed by a volcano....
Vesuvius
Athens
Rome
Pompeii
16
The Ancient Olympic games were firstly a....
religious ceremony
festival
sporting event
party
17
Ancient Roman used to have chariot races in this building...
Temple
Parthenon
Circus Maximus
Colosseum
18
This is an example of a
Primary source
Secondary source
19
What was the most important factor in the success of Ancient Egypt?
Mummies
Pyramids
Pharaohs
The Nile
20
Ancient Roman soldiers were called...
Hoplite
Legionnaire
Titan
Spartan
21
This is an example of an
A primary source
A secondary source
22
The Ancient Egyptian process of preserving a body is called?
drying the dead
mummification
body wrapping
embalming
23
Define: the large open space in the centre of a Greek city which served as a marketplace and meeting area.
Forum
Acropolis
Agora
Parthenon
24
Ancient Greek soldiers fought in this formation...
Legion
Hoplite
Phalanx
Trireme
25
This is an example of a
Primary source
Secondary source
26
Who was the Ancient Greek 'King of the gods'
Hades
Posideon
Thor
Zeus
27
Archaeologists ....
are experts in humans
experts in words
dig/look for artefacts
store and protect artefacts
28
Why did Ancient Egyptians spend so long preparing for death?
They believed death was a continuation of living
the gods required them too
The believed death was the end
They wanted to be remembered
29
Foreigners who served in the Roman Army were called...
Hoplites
Helots
Auxiliaries
Extras
30
The two time periods of History are known as
AB/BA
BC/AD
BC/AC
AC/DC
31
Why were the pyramids built?
A monument to the gods
Famous landscape
The Pharaoh's tomb
Show off to other civilisations
32
Which Ancient Greek city-state was was a warrior state?
Athens
Pompeii
Sparta
Marathon
33
Rich Roman citizens were known as ...
Metics
Plebians
Patricians
Citizens
34
People who study History in a professional capacity are called
History Detectives
Conservators
Myth busters
Historians
35
What social class belongs on the rung with an X
slaves
scribes
craftsmen
peasants
36
The area that Pharaoh's chose to dig underground tombs is called
Cairo
The Underworld
Pyramids
The Valley of the Kings
37
Two of the main city states in Ancient Greece were...
Athens and Sparta
Olympus and Corinth
Athens and Corinth
Sparta and Thebes
38
Define: a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion
Sphinx
Pyramid
Sarcophagus
Trojan Horse
39
The fertile land next to the Nile river is called...
The Orange Lands
The Brown Lands
The Red Lands
The Black Lands
40
Athens had this style of government...
Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
41
Who was the first Ancient Roman Emperor?
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Nero
Cleopatra
42
What river runs through Egypt
Tigris
Amazon
Euphrates
The Nile
43
This building is the...
Circus Maximus
Parthenon
Colosseum
Sphinx
44
Ancient Egypt occurred during
AD/CE
BC/BCE
45
What social class belongs on the rung with an X
soldiers
gods
pharaoh
peasants
