Unit 2 Test

1. Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in ancient Greece?

• The mountains in the territory isolated people from one another and prevented different communities from coming together.

• People came to Greece from many different lands and brought with them their own local customs.

• The Greeks were naturally very independent minded and tended to settle in communities with others who shared their beliefs.

• Greek communities were strongly influenced by the ideas of local philosophers, who each promoted different points of view.

Greek history was influenced by Greece's

• rivers and deltas

• mountains and seacoast

• deserts and plains

• glaciers and forests

The word spartan has come to mean

• highly self-disciplined

• oligarchical

• a lover of literature

• democratic

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was ___________________.

• ruled by a small number of people.

• ruled by a tyrant.

• controlled by a popular vote.

• ruled by a king

The Peloponnesian War, which began in 431 B.C., was a result of ___________________

• .the disruptive influences of the Delian League.

• an uprising of the slaves in Athenian society.

• an attack by the Persian navy.

• ongoing disputes between the Athenians and the Spartans.

The conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the _________________________.

• Dark Age, a time when little is known of what happened in Greece.

• Hellenistic era, during which the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek world.

• Age of Pericles, when classical Greek ideals were formulated and reached their height.

• Age of Lawlessness, a period of extreme cruelty and anarchy.

What was the result of Alexander the Great’s conquests?

• Democracy quickly spread from Greece to a great many lands.

• Greek language, art, architecture, and literature spread throughout Southeast Asia.

• After hundreds of years, Persia finally seized control of Greek lands.

• The progress of Greek scholars and scientists was halted.

Term meaning city-state in ancient Greece.

• helot

• polis

• oligarchy

• aqueduct

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?

• Lack of loyalty in the military

• Germanic tribe invasions

• Available employment of everyone

• Inflation of the economy

Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?

• Julius Caesar

• Mark Antony

• Scipio

• Caesar Augustus