Ancient Rome and Greece Quiz

2. Which feature of ancient Rome made it a republic?

• absence of a king or emperor

• rule by elected officials

• right to speak in civic gatherings

• equality for adult male citizens

4. Which civilization had a republican form of government early in its existence?

• China

• Rome

• Egypt

• Greece

6. In ancient Greece, male citizens over the age of 18 met in the Athenian Assembly to debate and vote on laws. This type of government in which citizens have the right to vote on the laws is called a

• military state

• direct democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• totalitarian government

7. What were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome's ruling class?

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Monarchs

• Aristocrats

8. In Rome, what was the term used to describe the commoners, such as artisans, shop owners and small farm owners ?

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Monarchs

• Aristocrats

10. What effect did Julius Caesar's seizure of power have on the Roman political system?

• It secured the rights of the commoners against the nobles.

• It allowed for control of the state by the senate.

• It marked the transition from a republic to an empire.

• It standardized the system by which emperors were chosen.

11. A militaristic city-state where boys trained from a young age to fight.

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Delphi

12. Greece is a peninsula, which means

• a very mountainous region

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• an area with major rivers running through it

• high elevation

Believed in Many gods

Had a democratic form of government

Held legal trials with juries made up of ordinary citizens

Which ancient civilization is best described by the above list?

• ancient Egypt

• ancient Rome

• ancient Greece

• ancient China

21. What are the names of the two men in the myth Romans believed about the foundations of their society?

• Nero and Augustus

• Zeus and Poseidon

• Julius Caesar and Octavian

• Remus and Romulus