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Ancient Greece and Rome Test

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A city-state is also called a

a)

Acropolis

b)

Polis

c)

Nation-State

d)

Springfield, Massachusetts

2.

Which of the following landforms best describes the entire country of Greece?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Mountain

d)

Volcanoe

3.

What effect did the geography of Greece have on its early development?

a)

Greece had lots of natural resources, so they never had to trade with other nations

b)

Being located on the Mediterranean Sea limited cultural diffusion

c)

75 % of Greece was covered by mountains, which led to independent city-states (called polis)

d)

Its location limited colonization outside of Greece

4.

Who is the god of all gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Kronos

5.

How were myths originally passed down?

a)

They were told out loud and from memory by families, friends and priests.

b)

They were carved into stone so the stories never changed or got exaggerated.

6.

Which statement is true about women in Greece?

a)

Spartan and Athenian women were treated the same way

b)

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

7.

Which is the last form of government that developed in ancient Greece?

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

tyranny

d)

democracy

8.

Which statement is true about what Athens and Sparta valued?

a)

Sparta thought only the military and physical strength should be valued, but Athens thought the mind should be trained as much as the body.

b)

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.

9.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Persian Wars?
a)
The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
b)
Athens started its decline after the end of the war
c)
Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
d)
Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
10.
Which issue led to the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Competition for control of Greece
b)
Religious differences
c)
A long standing trade dispute
d)
Revenge for past military defeats
11.
Which government office in ancient Rome has: two people served 
is the highest elected  Roman position 
elected by the Centuriate Assembly
highest civilian and military magistrates?
a)
Consul
b)
Censor
c)
Praetor
d)
Emperor
12.
What is a patrician?
a)
A group of judges
b)
A  small group of powerful nobles
c)
A large but politically limited group of people
d)
 3 Roman Leaders
13.

After the Punic Wars - Rome

a)

lost territory

b)

gained territory

c)

lost power

d)

gained control of Autrailia

14.

What is a time of peace in Rome

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Legion

c)

Empire

d)

Republic

15.

He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.

a)

Ceasar Augustus

b)

Sparticus

c)

Constantine

d)

Julius Ceasar

16.

A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?

a)

Basilica of Constantine

b)

The Colosseum

c)

The Pantheon

d)

Pont du Gard

17.
A structure that carries water over long distances
a)
colosseum
b)
dome
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
18.

a type of government ruled by a small group of people

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

19.

Rome can be found in this modern day country that is shaped like a boot.

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Turkey

20.

The slaves of Sparta were called...

a)

freemen

b)

Metics

c)

helots

d)

Spartiates

21.
Sparta was located on the __________________
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Crete
c)
Rhodes
d)

Balkan
22.

Which of the causes led to the end of the Roman Empire?

a)

Economic Decline

b)

Social Problems

c)

Political Decline

d)

Military

e)

All of the above

23.

Reorder the following by the head of the Roman government to the bottom

a)

Consuls

b)

Senate

c)

Assembly

1)
2)
3)
24.

In 491 BCE, plebeians refused to fight in a Roman war unless the patricians allowed them to ___.

a)

own their own land

b)

participate in the government

c)

have better weapons

d)

marry whomever they wanted