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Test #2 Review: Greece and Rome

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

a)

patrician

b)

plebian

c)

counsul

d)

dictator

2.
A structure that carries water over long distances
a)
colosseum
b)
dome
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
3.
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
mercenary
4.
What was Roman law based on?
a)
revenge
b)
inequality
c)
fairness
d)
absolute rule
5.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
6.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
7.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
8.

Why was Rome's geographic setting important?

a)

Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.

b)

Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.

c)

It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.

d)

Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.

9.
Which emperor wanted to share power with the senate?  Hint: he controlled the time known as Pax Romana?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Caligula
c)
Augustus
d)
Diocletian
10.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that led to the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Empire was hard to defend because of size.

b)

The economy was failing.

c)

Invasions from barbarian tribes.

d)

Science convinced people the earth was flat and they fell off the edge.

11.

Name the form of Government used in the Roman Empire.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

12.

Name the conflict between the Ancient Romans and Carthage.

a)

The Battle of Thermopylae

b)

The Punic Wars

c)

The Battle of 300

d)

The New Age War

13.

Define Pax Romana.

a)

The period when the Punic Wars occurred.

b)

The period when Romulus ruled over Rome.

c)

The period during which Rome fell.

d)

The period that is considered Rome's Golden Age.

14.

Locate the Roman Empire on the map.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Choose the options below that were invented by the Romans.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Name the economic product that was most important in Ancient Rome.

a)

Salt

b)

Fine jewels

c)

Agricultural goods

d)

Lumber

17.

Match the following

a)

Peninsula

1.

A piece of land surrounded by water on 3

b)

Carthage

2.

most important trading hubs

c)

Twelve Tables

3.

Roman law code

d)

Polis

4.

City-state of ancient Greece

e)

Macedonia

5.

Kingdom located just north of Greece

18.

What was the name of the war fought between Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece?

a)

The Peloponnesian War

b)

The Persian War

c)

The Punic War

d)

The Trojan War

19.

What was the primary form of government in ancient Athens?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

20.
What was the name of the law code in Ancient Rome?
a)
Code of Hammurabi
b)
Twelve Tables
c)
Ten Commandments
d)
US Constitution 
21.

What was the geography like in Ancient Greece?

a)

river valley

b)

islands and mountainous

c)

swamps

d)

woodlands

22.
The spreading, blending and mixing of different cultures.
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Cultural Fusion
c)
Cultural Dillusion
d)
Cultural Design
23.
Alexander blended Greek culture with Persian (Eastern)  culture to create a new culture  known as
a)
Archaic Hellenistic
b)
Hellenistic
c)
the Golden Age
d)
Stoicism
24.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
25.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
26.
What kind of government did Ancient Sparta have?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
27.
What is a form of government called in which the leader is put into office by citizens with the right to vote?
a)
Republic
b)
Monarchy
c)
Empire
d)
Theocracy
28.

What engineering feat allowed Roman legions to travel throughout the empire quickly?

a)

Boats. Big ones.

b)

Camels

c)

Aqueduct tunnels

d)

Roads

29.

Name the man who converted to Christianity and made it legal as a religion.

a)

Caesar

b)

Romulus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Constantine

30.

Christianity used this time of peace and prosperity to spread throughout the Roman Empire?

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Spanish Inquisition. No one expected it.

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Cursus Honorum

31.

How were the Roman roads and the Silk Road similar

a)

Both helped facilitate trade and culture diffusion.

b)

Both reached completion in the 40ś BCE.

c)

They both did nothing for their societies.

d)

Each connected China to the East.

32.
Greece was a ...
a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
isthmus
d)
glacier
33.
What bodies of water bordered Ancient Greece?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Aegean Sea
c)
Ionian Sea
d)
All of them
34.
The city-state where boys, at the age of 7, would start hardy soldier training
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Delphi
d)
Olympia
35.
True or False? Women who lived in Sparta could own property.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What contributions did the Ancient Greeks have to our modern society?
a)
Art & Architecture
b)
Literature & Drama
c)
Science & Mathematics
d)
All of the contributions mentioned
37.
The great philosophers of Ancient Greece were:
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
all three (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle)
38.

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

39.

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)

a)

Monarchy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

40.

How would someone from Athens describe Sparta after visiting it?

a)

“The Spartans are so strict. Their military is what dominates their society.”

b)

“It’s interesting how both the rich and poor can be rulers in Sparta."

c)

"This society has so many personal freedoms, unlike in Athens.”

d)

 “Sparta is exactly like Athens."

41.

Which of the following did Sparta and Athens have in common?

a)

Both Favored Democracy

b)

Both were dominated by their military

c)

Both were Greek city-states

d)

They fought on the same side in the Peloponnesian Wars

42.

 In a comparison between the Greek city-states of Sparta and Athens, Sparta placed more importance with ___

a)

Equality and voting rights

b)

Art and culture

c)

education

d)

the military

43.

 Why is Ancient Greece considered important to Western Civilization?

a)

 Greek culture influenced today’s democracy, architecture, and entertainment

b)

Athens defeated Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars

c)

The Greeks borrowed ideas from Rome and improved upon them

d)

The Greeks invented the world’s first monotheistic religion

44.

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

45.

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

46.

Based on this image, Hellenism was the result of ___

a)

military strength

b)

combining cultural ideas (cultural diffusion)

c)

 isolation of Egypt, India, Persia, and Greece

d)

urbanization

47.

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

48.
A Consul is
a)

one of two magistrates in Rome with the most power

b)

one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic

c)

A Dictator who came to power through force

49.
Roman council of powerful and wealthy people who advised city leaders
a)
Senate
b)
Consul
c)
Tribune
d)
Patrician
50.
A forum was
a)
public meeting place in Rome
b)
a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged
c)
settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel
d)
none of these
51.
a series of wars between 264 and 146 BC fought between Rome and Carthage
a)
Roman-Gallic wars
b)
Punic Wars
c)
Roman-Etruscan wars
d)
First Samnite War
52.
Augustus
a)

was the first Roman emperor

b)

was the child of Romulus and Remus

c)

was the first Roman Consul

d)

was the first Tribune

53.
A religion based upon teachings of Jesus
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
54.
a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena often to the death
a)
Gladiator
b)
Legionnaire
c)
Hoplite
d)
Spartan
55.
the peace which existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Pax Americana
c)
Pax Britannica
d)
Pax Hispanica