WorksheetsTest #2 Review: Greece and Rome
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 18mins
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
patrician
plebian
counsul
dictator
Why was Rome's geographic setting important?
Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.
Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.
It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.
Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
Empire was hard to defend because of size.
The economy was failing.
Invasions from barbarian tribes.
Science convinced people the earth was flat and they fell off the edge.
Name the form of Government used in the Roman Empire.
Theocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Name the conflict between the Ancient Romans and Carthage.
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Punic Wars
The Battle of 300
The New Age War
Define Pax Romana.
The period when the Punic Wars occurred.
The period when Romulus ruled over Rome.
The period during which Rome fell.
The period that is considered Rome's Golden Age.
Locate the Roman Empire on the map.
A
B
C
D
Choose the options below that were invented by the Romans.
Name the economic product that was most important in Ancient Rome.
Salt
Fine jewels
Agricultural goods
Lumber
Match the following
Peninsula
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3
Carthage
most important trading hubs
Twelve Tables
Roman law code
Polis
City-state of ancient Greece
Macedonia
Kingdom located just north of Greece
What was the name of the war fought between Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece?
The Peloponnesian War
The Persian War
The Punic War
The Trojan War
What was the primary form of government in ancient Athens?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
What was the geography like in Ancient Greece?
river valley
islands and mountainous
swamps
woodlands
What engineering feat allowed Roman legions to travel throughout the empire quickly?
Boats. Big ones.
Camels
Aqueduct tunnels
Roads
Name the man who converted to Christianity and made it legal as a religion.
Caesar
Romulus
Diocletian
Constantine
Christianity used this time of peace and prosperity to spread throughout the Roman Empire?
The Crusades
The Spanish Inquisition. No one expected it.
Pax Romana
Cursus Honorum
How were the Roman roads and the Silk Road similar
Both helped facilitate trade and culture diffusion.
Both reached completion in the 40ś BCE.
They both did nothing for their societies.
Each connected China to the East.
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
Which form of government involves all people who are residents of said location by giving each citizen the right to vote? (Used primarily in Athens)
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
How would someone from Athens describe Sparta after visiting it?
“The Spartans are so strict. Their military is what dominates their society.”
“It’s interesting how both the rich and poor can be rulers in Sparta."
"This society has so many personal freedoms, unlike in Athens.”
“Sparta is exactly like Athens."
Which of the following did Sparta and Athens have in common?
Both Favored Democracy
Both were dominated by their military
Both were Greek city-states
They fought on the same side in the Peloponnesian Wars
In a comparison between the Greek city-states of Sparta and Athens, Sparta placed more importance with ___
Equality and voting rights
Art and culture
education
the military
Why is Ancient Greece considered important to Western Civilization?
Greek culture influenced today’s democracy, architecture, and entertainment
Athens defeated Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars
The Greeks borrowed ideas from Rome and improved upon them
The Greeks invented the world’s first monotheistic religion
What were two regions conquered by Alexander the Great?
Egypt and Persia
China and Egypt
Persia and China
Macedonia and Germany
Who conquered all of Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?
Alexander the Great
King Xerxes of Persia
King Darius of Persia
King Phillip of Macedonia
Based on this image, Hellenism was the result of ___
military strength
combining cultural ideas (cultural diffusion)
isolation of Egypt, India, Persia, and Greece
urbanization
Which great leader is most closely associated with the spread of Hellenistic civilization?
Augustus Caesar
Chandra Gupta
King Phillip II of Macedonia
Alexander the Great
one of two magistrates in Rome with the most power
one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic
A Dictator who came to power through force
was the first Roman emperor
was the child of Romulus and Remus
was the first Roman Consul
was the first Tribune
