Ancient Greece and Rome Test

Which Roman achievement is pictured here?

• Roads

• Aqueducts

• Rivers

• Sewer System

The Greek word for city-state is ________.

• country

• town

• polis

• state

The physical feature where Rome was built. It was shallow, making it easy to cross.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Peninsula

• Pacific Ocean

• Tiber River

Which was a major characteristic of democracy in ancient Athens?

• All adult male citizens were eligible to vote

• All residents were given voting rights

• Women were allowed to vote in major elections

• Nobody was allowed to vote

Which statement about Greek civilization is an opinion rather than a fact?

• Boys in Sparta were trained to be soldiers

• Athens had a better culture than that of Sparta

• Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek philosophers

• Many adults in Athens did not have the right to vote

One contribution of ancient Roman culture was the development of _______.

• the concept of zero

• the process of making silk

• a republican form of government

• the printing press

A slave or captive, who was forced to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or wild animal.

• patricians

• punic war

• gladiator

• magistrate

Elected officials in ancient Rome are called _____.

• senate

• magistrates

• kings

• president

According to Roman tradition, who were Romulus and Remus?

• Roman emperors

• enemies of Rome

• Roman Slaves

• founders of Rome

The spread of Greek culture, history, and art.

• bronze age

• golden age

• silver age

• new age