Classical Mediterranean Societies

Athenians ______ and ______ brought social and political reforms to Athens that inspired democracy in Athens.

• Solon and Pericles

• Socrates and Aristotle

• Alexander the Great and Plato

• Plato and Socrates

Despite political and social reforms, widespread civil unrest led ______ to gain power by force.

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Tyrants

• a revolutionary council

The kings of waring kingdoms in Greece created armies made up of part-time soldiers called _____

• Half and Half's

• Patricians

• Tyrants

• Hoplites

As the Greeks expanded their society, they divided into several city-states often waring called a _____.

• polis
• empire
• metropolis
• city-state

Macedonian king that conquered Greece and Persia _____.

• Philip II
• Darius III
• Cyrus the Great
• Alexander the Great

The Roman republic had two basic social classes; the ______ and the ______.

• Knights and Nobles
• Merchants and Farmers
• Patricians and Plebeians
• Senators and Citizens

One major effect of the Punic Wars was that it sent small landowning farmers into poverty.

• True

• False

________ used his wealth to win the loyalty and support of Romes poor to build private armies, which caused Rome to fall into a series of Civil wars.

• Pompey the Great
• Gaius Marius
• Lucius Cornelius Sulla
• Julius Caesar

__________ is a term that refers to a period of peace, prosperity, and order in the Roman Empire.

• Pax Americana
• Pax Romana
• Pax Britannica
• Pax Sinica

Athenian philosopher who developed the Socratic Method.

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Epicurus
• Socrates