Europe Quiz

Question Number 1 Which of Europe's natural features encouraged trade with foreign lands? A. mountains B. rivers C. estuaries D. plains Question Number 2 European civilization was shaped largely by the intellectual and artistic achievements of early A. Greeks. B. Mongols. C. Russians. D. Africans. Question Number 3 The government of Athens was one of the world's first A. Islamic states. B. democracies. C. monarchies. D. Christian states. Question Number 4 Who helped make history part of Greek literature through his writings about the Peloponnesian Wars? A. Thales of Miletus B. Plato C. Thucydides D. Socrates Question Number 5 The representative form of government the Romans set up in 509 BC was A. a democracy. B. a monarchy. C. a republic. D. a city-state. Question Number 6 Until the 300's AD, Christians in the Roman Empire A. were persecuted. B. had complete freedom. C. controlled the government. D. were ignored. Question Number 7 The Renaissance began in the city-states of A. Greece. B. Italy. C. France. D. Britain.