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The Greeks and Romans

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What city-state was all about the war.
a)
Athens
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Ionia
2.

What was a 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.

3.
Athens rival was...
a)
Sparta
b)
Crete
c)
Greece
d)
Egypt
4.
What is a group of armed foot soldiers arranged close together in rows?
a)
phalanx
b)
polis
c)
agora
d)
hoplite
5.
What games were played every four years to honor the Gods? (BONUS)
a)
Monopoly
b)
snakes and ladders
c)
olympic games
d)
Clue
6.
What war between Sparta and Athens created alliances that pulled one Greek city-state after another into battle?
a)
Persian Wars
b)
The battle of marathon
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
Battle of Alexandria
7.
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)
Rugged mountains that isolated cities & good harbors that encouraged trade.
d)
Encouraging farming but limiting foreign trade
8.
Which Greek philosopher had the method to study facts and then try to understand it? 
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Alexander
9.
Herodotus and Thucydides are known for what type of writing?
a)
poetry
b)
history
c)
drama
d)
philosophy
10.
Who was known as the "Father of Geometry"? 
a)
Aristophanes
b)
Euclid
c)
Plato
d)
Pythagoras
11.
Which term describes the spread of Greek culture across much of Asia after Alexander the Great? 
a)
Classical
b)
Arabesque
c)
Hellenism
d)
Gothic
12.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg. 
d)
Pericles
13.
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"
14.
Who opened a school called "the Academy?"
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Zeus
15.
Who conquered many areas throughout the world during their lifetime?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Zeus
c)
Poseidon
d)
Plato
16.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
17.
What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Assembly
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
18.

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

a)

Remus

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Romulus

d)

Emperor Qin

19.
What language do Romans speak?
a)
English
b)
Latin
c)
Spanish
d)
German
20.

Who influenced Roman culture?

a)

Greeks

b)

Etruscans

c)

Europeans

d)

Celts

21.

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

22.
Who influenced Roman Mythology?
a)
Greeks
b)
Etruscans
c)
Latin
d)
Turkeyans
23.

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.

24.
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.
25.

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'.

26.
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
27.

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

28.
The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers
a)
Ciceros
b)
Patricians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Plebeians
29.

Christianity was especially attractive to

a)

Women and the poor

b)

Merchants

c)

The powerful

d)

The rich

30.

Which Roman Emperor legalized Christianity?

a)

Octavian

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Constantine

d)

Nero

31.
Rome was located on the Italian peninsula along the _________________ Sea
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Atlantic
32.
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
33.
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
34.
Rome is located in which country?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Egypt
d)
France
35.
Christianity grew out of a much older religion called...
a)
Hinduism.
b)
Islam.
c)
Buddhism.
d)
Judaism.
36.
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
37.

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.

38.

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

39.

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.

40.

Which of the following languages would be related to the Roman's Latin language?

a)

German and Russian

b)

Spanish and French

c)

Arabic and Swedish

d)

Klingon and Esperanto

41.

How did slavery help to bring an end to the Roman Republic?

a)

They revolted and overthrew the Republic

b)

They took jobs from poor Romans who then became poorer and caused a lot of riots & problems.

c)

Slaves got the right to vote and they voted to have an emperor instead of a Republic

d)

They refused to work anymore which caused a massive economic crisis.

42.

What effect did the pax Romana have on Christianity?

a)

It allowed it to spread rapidly from modern-day Israel across the Roman Empire far away.

b)

The Romans refused to adopt Christianity until after this time period was over.

c)

It was a time of chaos and instability and it slowed the spread of the new religion for nearly 2 centuries.

d)

There were many religious wars between Christians and non-Christians during this time.

43.

Two elected officials who rule the government were called

a)

Consuls

b)

Plebeians

c)

Partitions

d)

Romans

44.

What were the first written code of laws that Plebeians demanded be put into writing so judges would have to follow them?

a)

The Twelve Tables

b)

The Ten Commandments

c)

Civic Duty

d)

The Eightfold Path

45.

True or False: Romans created a network of paved highways. This joined the empire together and allowed soldiers to move from one area to another.

a)

True

b)

False

46.
What Roman architectural contribution allowed the construction of higher, more stable structures such as the aqueducts and the Colosseum?
a)
columns
b)
arches
c)
lintels
d)
marble
47.
How did the Romans carry water from mountains 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
48.

Which building material was used first by Romans?

a)

wood

b)

stucco

c)

brick

d)

concrete

49.
What did the Senate do to Julius Caesar? and why?
a)
stabbed him to death; fearful of his power
b)
gave him a party; welcomed his dictatorship
c)
held parades; wanted him Crowned Dictator for Life
d)
waited for him to fail; ffearful of his power
50.
Many contributions to the Roman Empire were created by Emperor Augustus such as -
a)
aqueducts
b)
free doughnuts for everyone
c)
uniform laws throughout the Empire
d)
bridges

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