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Greece & Rome

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
2.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
3.

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey was...

a)

Homer.

b)

Athena.

c)

Sandburg.

d)

Pericles

4.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
5.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
6.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
7.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
8.
Which of these was a result of the geographic conditions of Greece in their early civilization?
a)
unified political organization
b)
withdrawal from international contact
c)
a society centered around plantations
d)
a reliance of sea-based commerce
9.
What geographic features kept the ancient Greeks from being united?
a)
The deserts kept them isolated.
b)
The lakes kept them isolated.
c)
The mountains and the seas kept them isolated.
d)
The ice and the snow kept them isolated.
10.

Athens main rival in the Peloponnesian War was the city state of

a)

Anatolia

b)

Marathon

c)

Sparta

d)

Thermopylae

11.
In Greek, the word for a city-state was 
a)
civitas 
b)
barracks 
c)
democracy
d)
polis
12.
Which of the following is NOT a Greek accomplishment?
a)
Epics like the Iliad and Odyssey
b)
inventions such as the first ship and wheel barrow
c)
competitions like the Olympics
d)
Contributions to democracy
13.
After the Persian War, Athens and Sparta came into conflict with one another.  Eventually, war broke out between the two city-states.  
What was this war called?
a)
Persian War II
b)
Greek War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
War Between the City-States
14.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
15.
What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Assembly
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
16.
Who was the famous Greek poet who wrote the long epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey?
a)
Athena
b)
Mycenaea
c)
Homer
17.
What city-states was all about the war.
a)
Athens
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Ionia
18.
What was the Polis?
a)
Slang for acropolis
b)
the statue of Athena
c)
That was never a word before in the history of forever
d)
The polis or city state was the geographic and political center of Greek life.
19.

Why was Alexander the Great able to conquer Greece

a)

Low population

b)

Sparta and Athens had made themselves weak fighting the Peloponnesian War.

c)

Rome had repeatedly attacked them.

d)

city-states were unified together

20.

The geography of Greece influenced the culture’s development by

a)

offering vast, open plains subject to invasion

b)

Encouraging unity among the city-states

c)

isolating cities, but the seas offered an easy way to trade

d)

Encouraging farming but limiting foreign trade

21.
Who was known as the "Father of Geometry"? 
a)
Aristophanes
b)
Euclid
c)
Plato
d)
Pythagoras
22.

In the myth about how Ancient Rome was founded, who founded Rome?

a)

Remus

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Romulus

d)

Emperor Qin

23.
What language do Romans speak?
a)
English
b)
Latin
c)
Spanish
d)
German
24.

Who influenced Roman culture?

a)

Greeks

b)

Etruscans

c)

Europeans

d)

Celts

25.

Who were patricians?

a)

army generals in the Roman army

b)

Wealthy people who had much status

c)

poor people who farmed

d)

people who moved from Greece to Rome

26.
Who influenced Roman Mythology?
a)
Greeks
b)
Etruscans
c)
Latin
d)
Turkeyans
27.
Julius Caesar's enemies assassinated him because 
a)
they were angry with him because of his military failures in Gaul.
b)
they were opposed to his expansion into other lands.
c)
they feared he planned to make himself king and lessen the power of the Senate.
d)
they were fearful he would resign.
28.

Which of the following statements is true about the Roman Emperor Augustus (Octavian)?

a)

He led religious rebellions.

b)

He was murdered by the Senate.

c)

He was the 1st Roman Emperor and brought stability and peace to Rome.

d)

He tolerated Christianity.

29.

Why did the Romans see the Celts as dangerous "others" that had to be destroyed?

a)

The Celts were better traders and richer than Rome.

b)

They were dirty, uncivilized barbarians.

c)

The Celts had a huge army and bullied Rome with it.

d)

The Romans wanted to adopt their culture like they had the Greeks'.

30.
The Pax Romana was
a)
A program to give land to the poor
b)
A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars
c)
Period of peace and prosperity
d)
The leader of the senate
31.

Who did Rome fight 3 long and costly wars against to gain control of the Western Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Greece

b)

Persia

c)

Carthage

d)

The Celts

32.
The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers
a)
Ciceros
b)
Patricians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Plebeians
33.
Christianity was especially attractive to
a)
The poor
b)
Merchants
c)
The powerful
d)
The rich
34.

Which Roman Emperor legalized Christianity?

a)

Octavian

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Constantine

d)

Nero

35.
The Carthaginian General who crossed the Alps with elephants
a)
Caligula
b)
Virgil
c)
Hannibal
d)
Cincinnatus
36.
Rome was located on the Italian peninsula along the _________________ Sea
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Atlantic
37.
The Romans were influenced by the ___________ & neighboring Etruscans
a)
Jewish who neighbored them
b)
Sumerians
c)
Romans
d)
Greeks
38.
Rome was originally ruled by kings, but in 509 B.C. the Romans created a _______________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Communal (rule by the group)
c)
Statue of the Roman God Zeus
d)
Republic
39.
Rome was protected by an advanced army that was divided into groups of 5,000 soldiers called ___________
a)
Huddles
b)
legions
c)
infantry
d)
Armies
40.
Rome is located in which country?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Egypt
d)
France
41.
How did the Romans carry water from hills and valleys into cities?
a)
by combining a set of layers
b)
by combining a set of arches
c)
by building aqueducts
d)
by building a bridge
42.
How did Julius Caesar’s dictatorship most affect Rome?
a)
He constructed a large bridge across the Rhine River.
b)
His actions ended the Roman Republic.
c)
He conquered Carthage and gave farmland to the poor.
d)
He did not have a significant affect on Rome.
43.
Christianity grew out of a much older religion called...
a)
Hinduism.
b)
Islam.
c)
Buddhism.
d)
Judaism.
44.
Which apostle was most responsible for spreading the Christian faith immediately after the death of Jesus by writing letters?
a)
Octavian
b)
Diocletian
c)
Paul of Tarsus
d)
Theodora
45.

What were the duties of a Greek citizen?

a)

farm and fish

b)

serve in the government or the army

c)

trade and train for military battles

d)

go to school and worship the gods

46.
What were the 2 key geographic features of ancient Greece?
a)
rivers & seas
b)
mountains & rivers
c)
deserts & rivers
d)
mountains & seas
47.

What is a major outcome of the Battle of Salamis?

a)

It saved Greece (and thus Western civilization) from being destroyed by the Persians.

b)

The Romans were able to conquer Greece and absorb its culture

c)

The Greeks managed to defeat Alexander the Great.

d)

It was a stalemate - nobody won, but it allowed the Greeks to continue trading.

48.

What is the Nicene Creed?

a)

The main beliefs of Christianity.

b)

The law that made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire.

c)

A law code established by Julius Caesar before he was assassinated.

d)

An official rejection of Jewish laws and customs by early Christian leaders.

49.

What group of people attacked the Roman Empire in the 400s AD that eventually lead to its collapse?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Celts

c)

The Germans

d)

Carthage

50.

Besides invasions, what are some other reasons the Roman Empire collapsed in 476 AD?

a)

They had become too Greek in their customs and ways.

b)

They had rejected Christianity as a religion and it caused many people to rebel.

c)

They were plagued by diseases, civil wars and inflation.

d)

They refused to trade anymore with other nations and civilizations.

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