Ancient Greece/Rome/Christianity Review (Use your notes)

The Athenian government was which type of democracy?

• Direct

• Representative

What is the major difference between Athens and Sparta?

• Athenian women had more freedom.

• Sparta was a democracy and Athens was an oligarchy

• Athens valued art while Sparta valued military strength.

Who was the "father of philosophy" that taught people to question everything and search for the truth.

• Pericles

• Socrates

• Plato

• Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great is best known for what?

• becoming Greece's first king

• spreading greek culture throughout Europe, Asia and Africa

• being a powerful general that took his country to war

In Ancient Rome, what were the set of laws written to ensure all citizens were treated equally?

• The Four Noble Truths

• The Twelve Tables

• The Ten Commandments

• The Mandate of Heaven

Augustus began the Pax Romana which was a period of peace and prosperity that lasted

• 10 years

• 50 years

• 100 years

• 200 years

What was the ancient Greek word for city-state?

• agora

• acropolis

• ostrakon

• polis

Who was the Greeks' chief god?

• Hera

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Athena

The Greek epic poems the lliad and the Odyssey were said to have been written by ________.

• Plato

• Symposium

• Homer

• Aristides

What was the Pax Romana?

• The long period of peace in the Roman Empire.

• The words placed on public buildings in ancient Rome.

• The motto of the Delian League.

• The highest rank in the Roman army.