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WorksheetsAncient Greece and Rome Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
A city-state is also called a
Acropolis
Polis
Nation-State
Springfield, Massachusetts
Which of the following landforms best describes the entire country of Greece?
Peninsula
Island
Mountain
Volcanoe
What effect did the geography of Greece have on its early development?
Greece had lots of natural resources, so they never had to trade with other nations
Being located on the Mediterranean Sea limited cultural diffusion
75 % of Greece was covered by mountains, which led to independent city-states (called polis)
Its location limited colonization outside of Greece
Who is the god of all gods?
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Kronos
How were myths originally passed down?
They were told out loud and from memory by families, friends and priests.
They were carved into stone so the stories never changed or got exaggerated.
Which statement is true about women in Greece?
Spartan and Athenian women were treated the same way
Spartan women had rights and could go out in public without an escort, but Athenian women had no rights and had to have a man take them out in public
Which is the last form of government that developed in ancient Greece?
monarchy
oligarchy
tyranny
democracy
Which statement is true about what Athens and Sparta valued?
Sparta thought only the military and physical strength should be valued, but Athens thought the mind should be trained as much as the body.
Both only valued strength and valor in battle. They did not want to learn anything new or interesting if it didn't have to do with war.
is the highest elected Roman position
elected by the Centuriate Assembly
highest civilian and military magistrates?
After the Punic Wars - Rome
lost territory
gained territory
lost power
gained control of Autrailia
What is a time of peace in Rome
Pax Romana
Legion
Empire
Republic
He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.
Ceasar Augustus
Sparticus
Constantine
Julius Ceasar
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
Basilica of Constantine
The Colosseum
The Pantheon
Pont du Gard
a type of government ruled by a small group of people
autocracy
democracy
direct democracy
oligarchy
Rome can be found in this modern day country that is shaped like a boot.
France
Italy
Spain
Turkey
The slaves of Sparta were called...
freemen
Metics
helots
Spartiates
Balkan
Which of the causes led to the end of the Roman Empire?
Economic Decline
Social Problems
Political Decline
Military
All of the above
Reorder the following by the head of the Roman government to the bottom
Consuls
Senate
Assembly
In 491 BCE, plebeians refused to fight in a Roman war unless the patricians allowed them to ___.
own their own land
participate in the government
have better weapons
marry whomever they wanted
