Greece and Rome

Benchmark Review (Greece, Rome, Byzantine)

By Alyson Carroll

GREECE

• mountainous land

• remote valleys

• many islands​

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​This led to independent city-states

Features of Greece Geography

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Multiple Choice

In this image, the Aegean Sea is what number?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• Oligarchy

• ​Women had MORE freedom

• Valued the military​

• PELOPENNISIAN LEAGUE

​Sparta

• Birthplace of Direct Democracy​

• Women had LESS freedom​

• Valued education​

• Dominant City-State after Persian Wars​

• DELIAN LEAGUE​

Athens

City-States

Multiple Choice

Which city-state is known as the birthplace of direct democracy?

• Rome

• Sparta

• Carthage

• Athens

Multiple Choice

Which form of government is most closely associated with Sparta?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Multiple Choice

The Delian League is associated with -

• Athens

• Sparta

• Carthage

• Persia

Greek Mythology

• Greek's religion was POLYTHEISTIC

• Used to explain natural phenomenon and human conditions

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• ​King of the Gods

• Symbol is the lightening bolt

• Married to Hera ​

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​​Zeus

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• God of Light and Sun

• Symbol is the sun

• Twin sister is Artemis​

• Only God ​to share the same name in Roman Mythology

​​Apollo

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​EXAMPLES

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Multiple Choice

Greek Mythology is -

• Agnostic

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

Important People to Know

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• Philip's conquests return Greece to a Monarchy

• AtG 's conquests led to Hellenistic Age

​Philip of Macedonia & Alexander the Great

Greek Contributions

Multiple Choice

Which mathematician developed a theory to solve the problem shown below?

• Phidias

• Hippocrates

• Pythagoras

• Archimedes

ROME

• Located on the Italian Peninsula

• Centrally located in the Mediterranean Basin

• ​Distant from Eastern Mediterranean Powers

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​ROME GEOGRAPHY

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Roman Religion

Early Religion

• Polytheistic - gods and goddesses

• Based off Greek religion

• Apollo is the only God to have the same name in both​

Multiple Choice

 The religious beliefs of the early Romans were influenced by the —

• Greeks

• Chinese

• Latins

• Egyptians

Social Classes of Ancient Rome

Multiple Choice

BEST TITLE FOR THIS LIST:

• Spread of slavery in the agricultural system

• Migration of small farmers into cities and unemployment

• Civil war over the power of Julius Caesar

• Causes of the Punic Wars

• Results of Alexander the Great's Conquests

• Causes for the decline of the Roman Empire

• Causes for the decline of the Roman Republic

Pax Romana

​200 Years of Roman Peace

• Under Emperor Augustus ​Caesar (Octavian)

• ​Built roads

• ​Developed uniform laws

• ​Time of prosperity and stability

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a flaw in the structure of the imperial government in Rome?

• The lack of a monetary system to control the economy

• The Senate had to vote in the next emperor.

• The term of office was limited to two terms.

• There was no plan for the succession of emperors.

Multiple Choice

 Which statement best explains a cause of the fall of Rome during the 5th century A.D.?

• Crop famines forced many Romans to abandon the city.

•  Repeated invasions by Germanic tribes weakened Roman society.

• Commercial interests lured many of Rome’s merchants to Carthage.

• Rome’s republic was replaced by an authoritarian dictator.

Multiple Choice

Christianity teaches that the Jesus is the -

• Messiah

• Buddha

• Moses

• Mohamed

Multiple Choice

After the fall of Rome, the most unifying force in the lives of the people of western Europe was the —

• The Military

• The Church

• The Monarch

• The Schools

• Codification of ​Roman Laws

• Expansion of ​former Roman territories

• ​Expansion of trade

​Justinian

• Protection from the eastern invasions

• Crossroads of trade

• ​Preserved Greco-Roman culture

​Constantinople

Byzantine Empire

Multiple Choice

 The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of which empires?

• Greece & Rome

• Egypt & Mesopotamia

• China & India

• Greece & Persia

Multiple Choice

Much of Early Europe's legal codes are based on codifying Roman law by -

• Theodosius

• Julian

• Justinian

• Leo I