World History Unit 2 Test- Ancient Greece & Rome

What does this map tell you about the Roman Empire?

• That the Western and Eastern Roman Empires became stronger

• That between 100-500 AD, various tribes attacked the Roman Empire, which weakened it significantly

• That the Roman Empire successfully repelled attacks against them

• That only two tribes attacked the Roman Empire

Caesar's willingness to give the Roman masses this item______________ led to the Roman Senate taking the action in the picture. What was this item?

• silk

• gold

• land

• wheat

All of the following cultures were associated with the Hellenistic Era except for which one?

• American

• Egyptian

• Indian

• Greek

This prominent leader emerged from the 2nd Triumvirate to lead Rome as its first emperor...

• Claudius

• Caesar

• Marc Antony

• Octavian

Which fact WASN'T TRUE about Achilles

• he was totally indestructible and undefeatable

• he killed Troy's greatest warrior

• he was Greece's greatest warrior

• he was moody

This Greek philosopher was considered to be the greatest one in Greek history?

• Herodotus

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Plato

What was the purpose of an aqueduct?

• to form a bridge from one area to another

• to transport drinkable water from one area to another

• it was designed to form a wall to repel invaders

• it was a multi-tiered highway for the soldiers to march to other towns

Troy's greatest warrior?

• Paris

• Hector

• Achilles

• Odysseus

This individual is associated with Athenian Democracy more than any other ruler?

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

• Plato

What was the Pax Romana?

• a long period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire

• the end of the Roman Empire

• a plague that decimated the empire

• the name for the reign of Caesar