Classical Era Unit Test Practice 2

Match the attributes to the ancient democracy.

Groups:

(a) Athens

,

(b) Rome

• Senate

• veto

• direct democracy

• all citizens share power

• elect representatives

Match the groups with their role in ancient governments.

• common people of Rome

• Plebeians

• wealthy landowners in Rome

• all citizens

• decision making group in Roman Republic

• Senators

• decision makers in Athens

• Patricians

Two ways the Greeks adapted to their geography to produce food were

• build terrace steps into hillsides

• cut down major forests

• raised cattle on nearby islands

• raise animals that did not need flat land

Being close to the Mediterranean Sea helped Athen's

• democracy

• schools of philosophy

• economy

• temple building

The idea that people could and should rule themselves came from

• Athens

• Sparta

• Rome

• Troy

Match the following

• first Roman Emperor

• Julius Caesar

• declared dictator for life

• Socrates

• Greek philosopher

• Herodotus

• led the Golden Age of Athens

• Caesar Augustus

• Father of History

• Pericles

The Roman Republic was started by the patrician class. The patricians were

• common people

• all male citizens over 18

• wealthy landowning families

• the Seven Kings of Rome

The Twelve Tables were a written set of laws. Why did the plebeians go on strike to demand laws be written?

• so they could learn to read

• so patricians could not change the laws

• so they could vote on the laws first

• to make passing laws difficult

Choose those with a Republic as its Government.

• Athens

• Rome

• The United States

• Sparta

In a direct democracy like Athens,

• people vote for representatives

• a few wealthy people have power

• kings share power with aristocrats

• citizens vote on every issue