Unit 2 Test Review Game

Which society was the first to practice direct democracy?

• Greek Polis, Athens

• Empire under Alexander the Great

• Greek Polis, Sparta

• Persian Empire

One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of ________________________________.

• absolute monarchs

• extensive trade

• separate, independent city-states

• belief in one God

How were Hammurabi's Code and the Twelve Tables of Rome similar?

• They allowed for belief in one God

• They established written legal standards

• They provided records of economic activity

• They legalized democratic government

The Hellenistic culture, associated with the rule of Alexander the Great, developed as a result of what?

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural diffusion

• Direct democracy

• Embargos

The Roman Republic gave their citizens’ rights and responsibilities. What rights were given to full citizens of the Roman Republic?

• Vote, hold private office, and practice commerce

• Vote, hold public office, and practice commerce

• Vote, could not hold private office, and practice commerce

• Vote, could not hold public office, and practice commerce

Which of the following are examples of Greece art and architecture?

• Columns and the Parthenon

• Aqueducts and Mosaics

• Great Wall and Paintings

• Great Stupa and Carvings

Which of the following places did not have one ruler, but rather a set of city-states that ruled over themselves and frequently had rivalries?

• France

• Great Britain

• China

• Greece

The Classical Greeks and Romans influenced which of the following innovations the most?

• Law and government

• Poverty and drama

• Weapons and military

• Slavery and trade routes

• Invasions by nomadic tribes
• Corruption in the government
• Excessive military spending
• Weakened economy

The characteristics above all indicate __________________.

• A strong and dominate empire

• A military dictatorship

• An empire that is about to fall

• A republic in the classical era

One innovation of the Roman Empire that most allowed the spread of Christianity was –

• A navy which covered most of the Mediterranean

• A disciplined military

• Concrete used to build churches

• An extensive road system which covered most of the empire.