Greece & Rome Quest

A large arena in Rome where gladiator contests and other games and sporting events were held.

• Colosseum

• Parthenon

• Apollo

• Aqueduct

Which of the following discouraged Greek unity and encouraged the development of Greek city-states?

• mountains and seas

• Persian Empire

• Alexander the Great

• roads and bridges

Which grouping best describes people who were considered citizens in ancient Greek city-states?

• women and men born in that city-state

• all men no matter where they were born

• only men born in the city-state and owned property

• children under the age of 18

In which of the following forms of government do citizens directly participate in decision making that runs the government?

• monarchy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• oligarchy

What similarity did the Roman Republic share with modern American government?

• Slavery was outlawed in each government.

• Representatives were elected by the people to run the government.

• The government has an absolute, supreme ruler.

• The government has a Senate chosen for life.

Athens, a city in Greece, invented this form of government where citizens get to vote for different laws

• republic

• democracy

• monarchy

• theocracy

Early Romans were divided into ​ (a)   classes: patricians and plebeians. The ​ ​ (b)   were Rome's ruling class. Patricians were wealthy landowners. They came from Rome's oldest and most prominent families. Most Romans, however, were ​ (c)   ​. Plebeians were not as wealthy as the patricians. In some cases, they were very ​ (d)   Plebeians included artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small ​ (e)   .

• two
• patricians
• plebeians
• poor
• farms

The head of the Roman government, similar to our President, was called a ____.

• Consul

• Praetor

• Prime Minister

• King

Both Greece and Rome were classical civilizations that built their empires around the ____ Sea.

• Mediterranean
• Black

• Red

• Northern

Because of the geography (mountains), the Greek communities developed

• Separate customs and beliefs

• Close ties with each other

• One central government

• New ways of hunting and gathering