3rd Grade Social Studies Review

What was the name of the building in Athens which was a temple to the goddess Athena?
1. Coliseum
2. Parthenon
3. Tower of Pisa
4. Trojan Horse
What is the name of the river upon which the Ancient Egyptians built their civilization?
1. Nile River
2. Amazon River
3. Zypher River
4. Thames River
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
1. To keep out enemies
2. As a marker for China's borders
3. To be a fence to keep all the animals from straying
4. To keep Chinese people from visiting other lands
What was an Ancient Egyptian king called?
1. pharaoh
2. king
3. god
4. governor
What were hieroglyphics?
1. Ancient Egyptian picture writing
2. Symbols for Greek astronomy
3. Sand artwork
4. Water irrigation power plants
What was the name of the material that Ancient Egyptians used to write on?
1. Papyrus
2. Wood pulp
3. Linen
4. Cotton
Why did the Ancient Egyptians build pyramids?
1. As a tomb to bury their pharaohs and their pharaohs' belongings
2. To show to everyone how powerful they were
3. To house their government
4. For sports competitions and dramas
What manmade structure can be seen from outer space?
1. The Great Wall of China
2. Statue of Liberty
3. Egyptian pyramids
4. Roman aqueducts
Why were the city-states of Ancient Greece independent from each other?
1. Travel between them was long and difficult
2. They could not talk to each other
3. They didn't get along with each other
4. Their rulers didn't want them trading with each other
What were the names of the two most important city-states?
1. Athens and Sparta
2. Athens and Rome
3. Rome and Sparta
4. Athens and Alexandria
What was Athens NOT known for?
1. Government
2. The Arts
3. Culture
4. Architecture
What was Sparta known for?
1. A military society
2. Culture
3. Government
4. Architecture
What sea is both Greece and Rome located by?
1. Mediterranean Sea
2. Black Sea
3. Aegean Sea
4. Caribbean Sea
What crop did NOT grow well in Ancient Greece?
1. feta cheese
2. olives
3. grapes
4. figs
Which column style is NOT attributed to the Greeks?
1. Dorian
2. Ionian
3. Corinthian
4. Persian
Which statement is NOT true about Christopher Columbus?
1. He was an Italian sailor.
2. He believed he could reach the Indies by traveling west.
3. The Spanish King and Queen gave him 2 ships to use on his journeys.
4. When he reached Hispanola he believed he had reached the Indies and called the natives Indians.
On which continent is Greece located?
1. Europe
2. North America
3. Africa
4. China
Who conquered the Ancient Greeks?
1. The Ancient Romans
2. The Ancient Egyptians
3. The Mongols
4. The Persians
Who was Julius Caesar?
1. A Roman General who made himself dictator for life; he was assassinated by a group of Roman senators
2. The ruler of Sparta
3. The inventor of Caesar salad
4. The king of Athens who was stabbed in the back by a fellow statesman
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
1. Augustus Caesar
2. Julius Caesar
3. Alexander the Great
4. Brutus Augustus
Which year occurred first?
1. 2000 BC
2. 1250 BC
What was the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii?
1. Mount Vesuvius
2. Mount St. Helens
3. Mount Rainier
4. Mount Kahadan
What did the emperor Constantine make legal during the later years of the Roman Empire?
1. Christianity
2. Trade between city-states
3. The Olympics
4. The right to own property
Why did the Europeans go exploring during the 1400-1600s?
1. All of these
2. To find gold and spices
3. They were looking for a passage to the Indies
4. To convert natives to Christianity
5. Conquer native lands and settle new lands
What was the Northwest Passage?
1. A route from Europe to the Indies by traveling north and west through North America
2. A natural path in the Rocky Mountains to get to the west coast
3. The path of the Hudson River through Canada
4. Airlines' flight path from the east coast to the west coast
Put the following ancient civilizations in order from oldest to most recent:
1. Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome
2. Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt
3. Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt
4. Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece
5. Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece
Who was the last leader of the Roman Republic and was assassinated on the Ides of March?
1. Julius Caesar
2. Augustus Caesar
3. Octavian Caesar
4. Alexander the Great
What international games began in Ancient Greece?
1. The Olympics
2. Wonderful World of Sports
3. The Greek Marathon
4. International Chariot Races
What language did the Ancient Romans speak?
1. Latin
2. Roman
3. Anglican
4. Italian
What was the capital of Ancient Greece?
1. Athens
2. Rome
3. Constantinople
4. Olympia
What civilization is known as the birthplace of democracy?
1. Ancient Greece
2. Ancient Rome
3. Ancient Egypt
4. Ancient China
What the the coliseum used for in Ancient Rome?
1. sporting events
2. bull fights
3. open air market
4. plays and dramas
What was the Greek name for the king of the gods?
1. Zeus
2. Jupiter
3. Posiden
4. Atlas
What was the Roman name for the king of the gods?
1. Jupiter
2. Zeus
3. Hercules
4. Atlas
Where did the Romans go to wash, exercise, and socialize?
1. baths
2. market place
3. Coliseum
4. along the banks of the river
What were the two main classes of people called in Ancient Rome?
1. plebians and patricians
2. patricians and slaves
3. slaves and plebians
What did the Ancient Romans use to get water to their houses?
1. aqueducts
2. irrigation ditches
3. people carried it in pots from the river
4. water pump
Ancient Egypt was located on what continent?
1. Africa
2. Europe
3. South America
4. China

3rd Grade Social Studies Review

Multiple-choice exercise