People of antiquity – practice for Years 6–7

Sample questions on People of antiquity with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

History

Year

Years 6–7

Curriculum area

The earliest civilisations

Question types: Match the person

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   What is each person known for? Match each person (1–3) with the right option (A–D).

   1. Constantine the Great
   2. Herodotus
   3. Alexander the Great

   • A) king of Macedon who conquered the Persian Empire
   • B) last ruler of ancient Egypt
   • C) emperor who allowed Christianity and founded Constantinople
   • D) Greek historian, the “father of history”
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Constantine the Great → C) emperor who allowed Christianity and founded Constantinople
   2. Herodotus → D) Greek historian, the “father of history”
   3. Alexander the Great → A) king of Macedon who conquered the Persian Empire

   How it works: Constantine the Great – emperor who allowed Christianity and founded Constantinople; Herodotus – Greek historian, the “father of history”; Alexander the Great – king of Macedon who conquered the Persian Empire

2. Question 2 Normal

   What is each person known for? Match each person (1–4) with the right option (A–E).

   1. Pericles
   2. Homer
   3. Julius Caesar
   4. Spartacus

   • A) Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great
   • B) by tradition the poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey
   • C) led a great revolt of slaves
   • D) Roman general who conquered Gaul
   • E) Athenian statesman at the height of Athens’ golden age
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Pericles → E) Athenian statesman at the height of Athens’ golden age
   2. Homer → B) by tradition the poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey
   3. Julius Caesar → D) Roman general who conquered Gaul
   4. Spartacus → C) led a great revolt of slaves

   How it works: Pericles – Athenian statesman at the height of Athens’ golden age; Homer – by tradition the poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey; Julius Caesar – Roman general who conquered Gaul; Spartacus – led a great revolt of slaves

3. Question 3 Hard

   What is each person known for? Match each person (1–5) with the right option (A–F).

   1. Cleopatra
   2. Tutankhamun
   3. Hannibal
   4. Hippocrates
   5. Hammurabi

   • A) Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants
   • B) Egyptian pharaoh whose almost untouched tomb was found in 1922
   • C) last ruler of ancient Egypt
   • D) Babylonian king who had a code of laws written down
   • E) Greek doctor, the “father of medicine”
   • F) emperor who allowed Christianity and founded Constantinople
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Cleopatra → C) last ruler of ancient Egypt
   2. Tutankhamun → B) Egyptian pharaoh whose almost untouched tomb was found in 1922
   3. Hannibal → A) Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants
   4. Hippocrates → E) Greek doctor, the “father of medicine”
   5. Hammurabi → D) Babylonian king who had a code of laws written down

   How it works: Cleopatra – last ruler of ancient Egypt; Tutankhamun – Egyptian pharaoh whose almost untouched tomb was found in 1922; Hannibal – Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants; Hippocrates – Greek doctor, the “father of medicine”; Hammurabi – Babylonian king who had a code of laws written down

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