European Antiquity

Question 1

Which tribe is known to have been the most powerful in ancient Greece?

Answer 1

Sparta

Question 2

Which of the listed locations is the oldest Albanian city and was once the capital of the Illyrians (ancient Albanians)?

A) Tiranë
B) Shkodër
C) Durrës
D) Vlorë

Answer 2

B) Shkodra is the oldest Albanian city and was the capital of King Agron and Queen Teuta, along with King Gentius.

Question 3

Which route did Hannibal take to assault Rome?

A) Sicily - South
B) Iberian Peninsula - West
C) Balkan Peninsula - East
D) Alps - North

Answer 3

D) Alps - North

Question 4

What is the true ethnicity of the majority of modern Macedonians?

A) Albanian
B) Slavic
C) Greek
D) Turkish

Answer 4

B) Slavic because the ancient Macedonians no longer exist as a people.

Question 5

What did the major wars between Illyria and Rome come to be called?

Which of the listed Illyrian rulers fought in only the 1st and 3rd war?

A) Teuta
B) Gentius

Answer 5

The Illyrian Wars

1st War: Teuta
2nd War: Gentius

Question 6

What did the term ‘barbaric’ mean to ancient Greeks?

Answer 6

Anyone who did not speak Greek was considered a barbarian.

Question 7

What is the name of Julius Caesar’s adoptive son?

Answer 7

Augustus / Octavius

Question 8

Which of the listed ancient Macedonian leaders is the most renowned?

A) Philip II
B) Cassander
C) Alexander III, the Great
D) Antigonus II

Answer 8

C) Alexander III, the Great

Question 9

What nationality did Pyrrhus of Epirus have?

A) Illyrian
B) Greek
C) Thracian
D) Macedonian
E) Roman

Answer 9

A) Illyrian, despite the wide belief that he was Greek.

Question 10

What is the name of the most known female Egyptian pharaoh from the Ptolemaic Dynasty?

Answer 10

Cleopatra VII

Question 11

Who are the mythical founders of Rome?

Hint: Two Brothers

Answer 11

Romulus and Remus

Question 12

Which kingdom was the enemy of Rome during the Punic Wars?

A) Carthage
B) Thrace
C) Macedon
D) Germania

Answer 12

A) Carthage

Question 13

What is the ancient name of Romania?

A) Rome
B) Transylvania
C) Roma
D) Dacia

Answer 13

D) Dacia

Question 14

Which body of water separates Europe and Africa?

A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Red Sea
C) Caspian Sea
D) Baltic Sea

Answer 14

A) Mediterranean Sea

Question 15

From which ancient leader of different cultures did the phrase ‘pyrrhic victory’ come from?

A) Julius Caesar
B) Ptolemy
C) Pyrrhus
D) Pericles

Answer 15

C) Pyrrhus

Question 16

Was it the Athenians or the Spartans who won the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 16

Sparta won the Peloponnesian War, finally putting an end to the Golden Age of Athens.

Question 17

Who was the last Roman Emperor to reconstruct the city of Constantinople and why?

Hint: Illyrian Origin & Name of City

Answer 17

Constantine the Great

Reason: To stop the Slavs from dispersing deeper into Europe.

Question 18

What is the name of the water entrance into the Adriatic Sea?

Answer 18

Strait of Otranto

Question 19

In which modern, European country was the oldest archeological evidence of the Celts found?

Hint: Located in central Europe

Answer 19

Austria

Question 20

Which ethnicity occupied the western regions of Europe?

A) Anatolians
B) Celts
C) Romans
D) Egyptians

Answer 20

B) Celts

Question 21

What volcano in the Italian Peninsula erupted over Pompeii?

Answer 21

Mount Vesuvius

Question 22

Which mountain range listed below occupies the south-central Europe through the western Balkans?

A) Atlas
B) Alps
C) Appalachian
D) Andes

Answer 22

B) Alps

Question 23

Who is the main deity from the Greek pantheon?

A) Hades
B) Aphrodite
C) Athena
D) Zeus

Answer 23

D) Zeus