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Greco-Roman Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on ___.

a)

education

b)

military service

c)

family order

d)

human rights

2.

Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and the Parthenon are associated with which ancient civilization?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Roman

c)

Greek

d)

Phoenician

3.

Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

a)

rulers of the Roman Republic

b)

artists of the Italian Renaissance

c)

religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation

d)

philosophers of Ancient Greece

4.

Which ancient civilization established the basis of Western democracy?

a)

Sumerian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Phoenician

d)

Greek

5.

City Sate that had two kings, one to lead the army, and one to rule at home.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both Athens & Sparta

d)

Neither Athens nor Sparta

6.

The slaves of Sparta were called...

a)

freemen

b)

Metics

c)

helots

d)

Spartiates

7.
Sparta was located on the __________________
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Crete
c)
Rhodes
d)

Balkan
8.
Boys started military training at age 7.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
9.

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)

80 % of Greece was covered by mountains, which led to independent city-states (called polis)

d)

Its location limited colonization outside of Greece

10.

Which form of government involves the state being ruled by a single individual who often inherits his position?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

11.

What were two regions conquered by Alexander the Great?

a)

Egypt and Persia

b)

China and Egypt

c)

Persia and China

d)

Macedonia and Germany

12.

Who conquered all of Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

King Xerxes of Persia

c)

King Darius of Persia

d)

King Phillip of Macedonia

13.

Why was the city of Alexandria in Egypt important?

a)

It was the center of Hellenistic culture and the center of trade in the Mediterranean area

b)

As a military power, Alexandria was second only to Sparta

c)

The Greeks destroyed all of Egyptian culture

d)

It was the military headquarters for the Macedonian Army

14.

Based on this image, what is “Hellenism”?

a)

Separation of cultures to prevent the mixing of ideas

b)

The study of Greek culture

c)

The spread and blending of Greek culture with other cultures

d)

A nation along the Mediterranean Sea

15.

Which great leader is most closely associated with the spread of Hellenistic civilization?

a)

Augustus Caesar

b)

Chandra Gupta

c)

King Phillip II of Macedonia

d)

Alexander the Great

16.

Greek cities had a(n) ________, a massive marketplace that was the center of trade and government.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Coliseum

c)

Palace

d)

Agora

17.

The leader of the Persians when they first attacked Greece in 490BCE.

a)

Darius

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Xerxes

d)

Cleopatra

18.

The 2nd Persian invasion of Greece was led by

a)

Darius

b)

Xerxes

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Cleopatra

19.

At Thermopylae in 480 BCE

a)

the Spartan king, Leonidas, held a narrow mountain pass against the Persians delaying their advance

b)

a Greek fleet fought three battles against the much larger Persian fleet

c)

The Athenians captured Xerxes

d)

No answers are correct

20.

Who lead Athens during its Golden Age as a general and statesman?

a)

Hephaestus

b)

Pythagorus

c)

Dionysus

d)

Pericles

21.

What is monotheism?

a)

the belief in o gods

b)

the belief in many gods

c)

the belief in one god

22.

What is polytheism

a)

the belief in no gods

b)

the belief in many gods

c)

the belief in one god

23.

Who is the most significant emperor of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Jesus

b)

Justinian

c)

Theodora

d)

Constantine

24.

What was the famous church that Justinian had built?

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

Notre Dame Cathedral

c)

The Vatican

d)

SoFi Stadium

25.

Which Roman emperor converted to Christianity?

a)

Nero

b)

Diocletian

c)

Constantine

26.

In the Roman Senate Senators served for life....

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Romans created aqueducts to...

a)

transport goods

b)

remove waste water

c)

bring water to the city from far away

d)

honor their gods

28.

Italy is in the shape of a

a)

hat

b)

boot

c)

horse

d)

bell

29.

What is a time of peace in Rome

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Legion

c)

Empire

d)

Republic

30.

Who are the wealthy ruling class of Rome

a)

Patrician

b)

Empire

c)

Plebeian

d)

Republic

31.

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

32.

The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of

a)

Conquests

b)

Conflict

c)

Peace

d)

War

33.

Which of the Punic Wars did Hannibal cross the Alps with elephants?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

34.

What is a republic?

a)

A political party.

b)

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.

c)

A fancy way to say Democracy.

d)

Where one ruler has absolute power.

35.

Who are the ‘5 Good Emperors’ of the Pax Romana?

a)

The ‘5 Good Emperors’ was just a myth.

b)

Nero, Julius Caesar, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian

c)

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius

d)

None of the above

36.

Who are the three members of the First Triumvirate?

a)

Squirtle

Charmander

Bulbasaur

b)

Pompey

Gaius Marius

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey​

Crassus​

Julius Caesar​

d)

Crassus

Tiberius Gracchus

Pompey

37.

Unofficial alliance between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus to rule Rome together.

a)

Hegemon

b)

First Triumvirate

c)

Dictator

d)

Imperator

38.
What is a Triumvirate? 
a)
A three headed dog 
b)
A form of government in which three rulers share equal power.
c)
A form of government where there are three rulers with separate powers 
d)
the form of government that Donald Duck was in charge of 
39.
Who did Cleopatra marry that started a civil war against Octavion?
a)
Octavion
b)
Marc Antony
c)
Lepidus
d)
Julius Caesar
40.
Who was NOT a part of the Second Triumvirate?
a)
Crassus
b)
Octavion
c)
Marc Antony
d)
Lepidus
41.

Diocletian, believing the empire had grown too big, created the _________________, dividing the empire in half, with four separate prefectures

a)

Triumverate

b)

Republic

c)

Tetrarchy

d)

Constantinople

42.

Which city became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

c)

Athens

d)

Judaea

43.

Complete the following sentence:

Nero’s death came as a result of _______.

a)

→ An Accident


b)

→ Assassination

c)

→ Suicide

d)

→ Natural Causes

44.
Who was NOT in the First Triumvirate?
a)
Caesar
b)
Mark Antony
c)
Crassus
d)
Pompey
45.

Who made up the First Triumvirate?

a)

Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, and Octavius Caesar

b)

Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus

c)

King Hammurabi, Qin ShiHuangdi, and Tutankhaman

46.

What were Aqueducts used to do

a)

cary people

b)

cary animals

c)

cary water

d)

cary gas

e)

all of the above

47.

What was one of the most important contributions to building Roman technology?

a)

THe invention of wood.

b)

The invention of cell phones.

c)

Invention of concrete.

d)

The invention of legos.

48.

What is one of the most important architectural innovations?

a)

The automobile

b)

The arch.

c)

The tin can.

d)

The door.

49.
What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Greek 
b)
Roman
c)
Latin
d)
Turkish
50.
Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?
a)
Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa
b)
Great architecture 
c)
Autocratic rulers 
d)
The pope lives there
51.
Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
National Cathedral
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Taj Mahal
52.
Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?
a)
It established all rules regarding. taxation.
b)
It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
c)
It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
d)
It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.
53.
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?
a)
Rome
b)
Constantinople
c)
Kiev
d)
Carthage
54.

Julius Caesar was assassinated in which month of 44 BCE?

a)

March

b)

August

c)

July

d)

January

55.
Who was the nephew of Julius Caesar, adopted by him as his son?
a)
Octavian
b)
Nero
c)
Marc Antony
d)
Constantine
56.

Polis:

a)

Community meeting place

b)

Poland

c)

country

d)

City - state

57.

Match the cause with the result: the death of 25% of the population of Athens during the Peloponnesian war

a)

alliance

b)

conquest

c)

plague

d)

Hellenistic Age

58.

Match the cause with the result: the death of Pericles

a)

alliance

b)

conquest

c)

plague

d)

Hellenistic Age

59.

Who wrote the epic poem Iliad?

a)

Virgil

b)

Homer

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Herodotus

60.

What animal did Hannibal bring for his invasions of Italy?

a)

rhinoceros

b)

lions

c)

giraffes

d)

elephants

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