NS2: Maritime History: Sea Power and Early Western Civilization

Early warships, which were crewed by trained fighting men and propelled by oars as well as sails, were called

• frigates.
• trading ships.
• galleys.
• boats of war.

For many centuries after the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., Europe suffered in the turmoil of the Dark Ages while the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean fell under the control of the

• Moslems.
• Byzantine Empire.
• Italian states.
• Spanish.

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was at

• Constantinople.
• Rome.
• Athens.
• Macedonia.

The longest period of peace in world history was known as the

• Mare Nostrum.
• Pax Romana.
• Golden Age of Athens.
• Crusades.

Our alphabet is based on the alphabet of what ancient people?

• Phoenicians.
• Greeks.
• Romans.
• Cretans.

What famous war was fought to secure control of the Turkish Straits in order to ensure Greek control of the Aegean-Black Sea trade?

• The Crusades
• The Punic War
• The Trojan War
• The French and Indian War

What city is known as the birthplace of democracy in government?

• Rome
• Athens
• Carthage
• Macedonia

The Punic Wars were between what two major powers?

• Rome and Carthage
• Greece and Persia
• Arabs and Christians
• Spain and England

King Philip II sent his Spanish Armada against England in 1588 for which of the following reasons?

• To retain Spain's supremacy on the seas
• To stop English privateers from raiding his ships
• To bring England back into the Catholic Church
• All of the answers are correct

The first to seek new sea routes to the Indies and the Orient were the

• Portuguese.
• Spanish.
• English.
• Dutch.