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Final Review # 2 Ancient Greece/Rome

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greece's steep mountains and surrounding seas forced Greeks to do what?

a)

trade with other city-states

b)

travel between city-states

c)

settle in isolated communities

2.

The Athenian government was which type of democracy?

a)

Direct

b)

Representative

3.

The United States government was which type of democracy?

a)

Direct

b)

Representative

4.

The athenian direct democracy meant that ALL citizens voted on every issue.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

What is the major difference between Athens and Sparta?

a)

Athenian women had more freedom.

b)

Sparta was a democracy and Athens was an oligarchy

c)

Athens valued art while Sparta valued military strength.

6.

Why was the Parthenon in Greece built?

a)

as a place of safety

b)

to give priests a place to pray

c)

to honor the gods and serve as earthly homes for them

7.

Who was the "father of philosophy" that taught people to question everything and search for the truth.

a)

Pericles

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Alexander the Great

8.

Alexander the Great is best known for what?

a)

becoming Greece's first king

b)

spreading greek culture throughout Europe, Asia and Africa

c)

being a powerful general that took his country to war

9.

In Ancient Rome, what were the set of laws written to ensure all citizens were treated equally?

a)

The Four Noble Truths

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

The Ten Commandments

d)

The Mandate of Heaven

10.

Why did the Roman Republic collapse which led to the beginning of the Roman Empire?

a)

The senate decided the dictators ruled best.

b)

The people rebelled.

c)

Army generals began a series of civil wars to gain power.

11.

Pax Romana was the term that describes Rome's golden age.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Why did Roman emperors give the poor bread and entertainment (circuses)?

a)

to reward the people

b)

to keep them occupied and take their minds off their terrible lives

c)

to determine who the best athletes were

13.

Sparta valued 

a)

art, culture and education

b)

strength, simplicity, and military skills

c)

religion and worship in one God

d)

All of the above

14.

Athens valued...

a)

art, culture and education

b)

strength, simplicity, and military skills

c)

religion and worship in one God

d)

All of the above

15.

Athens’ economy depended on...

a)

trading

b)

farming

c)

military conquests

d)

both b and c

16.

Sparta’s economy depended on 

a)

trading

b)

farming

c)

military conquests

d)

both

17.

Augustus began the Pax Romana which was a period of peace and prosperity that lasted

a)

10 years

b)

50 years

c)

100 years

d)

200 years

18.

Why was Rome considered an empire?

a)

It had its own government and laws.

b)

It was ruled by a king or monarch.

c)

It controlled many areas and lands outside of its borders.