Europe: Early History PRETEST

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did European _______ shape Western civilization?

What was possibly the most lasting achievement of Greek civilization?

• laying the groundwork for democracy

• always having great leaders

• enabling transportation and communication

• having many city-states

Alexander the Great spread ideas about what?

• Macedonian approaches to government, religion, and power

• his father’s accomplishments in math, music, and history

• ways to rule and extend an empire

• Greek ideas about democracy, science, and philosophy

In reality, who founded Rome?

• Romulus and Remus

• the people of Latium, or Latins

• the Etruscans

• the plebeians

What was significant about the Twelve Tables of 450 B.C.E.?

• It was a plan for rebelling against Etruscan King Tarquin.

• Laws enacted gave Roman women the right to vote.

• They spelled out the responsibilities of Roman citizens.

• They marked the beginning of the Roman Empire.

How did Julius Caesar help the poor?

• He created farmland for them.

• He gave money to them.

• He built shelters for them.

• He gave voting rights to them.

What is one of Rome’s great engineering legacies?

• the minting of Roman coins

• use of marble for buildings and statues

• the network of roads connecting the empire

• advances in weaponry against invaders

What period lasted from A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500?

• the Crusades

• the Renaissance

• the Middle Ages

• the Reformation

What system provided security for kingdoms after Charlemagne?

• the Franks system

• the Roman Catholic Church

• the system of towns

• the feudal system

How did Gutenberg’s invention empower Europeans?

• It gave them a new invention to trade.

• It gave them access to knowledge.

• It gave them new techniques for art and architecture.

• It gave them stronger armies.