Unit 2

Beginning around 750 B.C.E. and lasting for several centuries after, the characteristic Greek institution was the polis.  Virtually all Greek poleis (plural for polis) began as…?

• agricultural villages

• schoolhouses

• law enforcement bodies

• dual-denomination churches

What statement best explains the presence of Greek architectural styles throughout the Middle East and the Mediterranean?

• Greek trading empires and the conquests of Alexander the Great spread Hellenic culture across these areas.

• The Romans adopted Hellenic culture and then spread it to all parts of the empire.

• The Persian conquest of the Greek city- states allowed for Greek culture to spread into its empire.

• The decline of pre- Classical civilizations made Greek culture the most attractive to people living in these regions.

The birthplace of Christianity was in the …?

• Roman Empire

• Independent kingdom of Palestine

• Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt

• City-state of Athens

The decline of the Western Roman Empire occurred for all of the following factors EXCEPT..?

• attack by Germanic tribes

• volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

• political upheaval

• reliance on slave labor

For what is Julius Caesar known?

• Dividing the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire

• Bringing about the end of the Roman Republic and establishing the Roman Empire

•  Conquering lands all the way to India

•  Ending the rule of the patrician aristocracy

Who was the Roman Emperor who began the period known as Pax Romana?

• Scipio

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Constantine

Polytheism in the Roman Empire was based primarily on the…?

• Hindu gods

• Greek gods

• Christian god

• Jewish god

Which Roman Emperor made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire?

• Constantine

• Theodosius

• Augustine

• Caesar

Which philosopher was condemned to death for “corrupting the youth of Athens”, because he encourage students to examine their beliefs and moral character?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Pericles

Why is it important that Alexander the Great was a student of Aristotle?

• Aristotle taught Alexander an appreciation of Greek culture and literature, which Alexander then spread

• Aristotle taught Alexander how to fight by Greek methods, which allowed him to conquer vast territories

• 1. Aristotle taught Alexander the philosophy of stoicism

• 1. Aristotle taught Alexander classical strategies to defeat the Persians