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Test Review Greece & Rome

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Alexander the Great is from 
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
2.

Which areas was NOT part of Alexander's Empire?

a)

Rome

b)

Egypt

c)

Greece

d)

Persia

3.

Which of the following is the definition of Hellenistic

a)

Alexander's battle field tactics

b)

The Combination of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian culture

c)

The religious values of the Greeks

d)

The Alliance formed between the Greeks and Macedonians

4.

What happened to Alex's empire after his death?

a)

His Persian wife became regent.

b)

His son took over but quickly lost control

c)

The empire was split among his major generals

d)

The Persian king, Darius III, reclaimed most of the territory.

5.

Which war followed the Persian Wars and made it possible for Philip II of Macedonia to take over the Greek city-states?

a)

Peloponnesian Wars

b)

Battle Star Galactica

c)

Trojan Wars

d)

Punic Wars

6.

Alexander's father was:

a)

Philip II

b)

Aristotle

c)

Sophocles

d)

Hammurabi

7.

The Persian King who fought against Alexander was

a)

Xerxes

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Cyrus

d)

Darius III

8.

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Persia

9.

Which of the following describes the Classical Period of Ancient History?

a)

The Period when Humans began to use Stone tools for the first time

b)

New Kingdoms of Egypt and Mesopotamia

c)

Period of Ancient History where Civilizations formed for the first time

d)

Cultural Flourishing in Art, Literature, Architecture.

10.

Pericles was famous for which of the following

a)

Convicting Plato of treason and sentencing him to death

b)

Defeating the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War

c)

Rebuilding Athens after the Persian Wars

d)

Gave us the Story of the Iliad and the Odyssey

11.

Which three bodies of water surround Greece?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Ionian

c)

Aegean

d)

Yellow

12.

The Athenian government was considered a _____________.

a)

monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

dictatorship

d)

tyranny

13.

Women could vote and take part in government in Athens.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What did architects of ancient Greece use in the construction of their buildings?

a)

ceilings

b)

walls

c)

mosaic

d)

columns

15.

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."

16.

 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

17.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
18.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
19.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
20.
After the Persian War, Athens and Sparta came into conflict with one another.  Eventually, war broke out between the two city-states.  
What was this war called?
a)
Persian War II
b)
Greek War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
War Between the City-States
21.

Which of these is NOT true about the geography of Ancient Greece?

a)

Greece is made up of small islands and peninsulas

b)

Greece had a lot of good farmland

c)

Greece is rocky and mountainous

d)

The mountains and seas isolated Greek city-states

22.

The ___________________ were the first to Greeks to develop a democratic government?

a)

Athenians

b)

Spartans

c)

Minoans

d)

Thracian

23.

Spartan boys began training to be soldiers at the age of __________?

a)

7

b)

20

c)

30

d)

60

24.

Helots were Spartan ______________________.

a)

Citizens

b)

Slaves

c)

Traders

d)

Officials

25.

Who was the leader of Athens during the height of Athenian Democracy?

a)

Solon

b)

Cleisthenses

c)

Pericles

d)

Leonidas

26.

How were juries chosen in Athens?

a)

By the ruler

b)

volunteered

c)

Citizen signed up

d)

Lottery

27.

What was the only class allowed to vote in Athens?

a)

Men

b)

Slaves

c)

Women

d)

Government Officials

28.

Who did Sparta defeat in the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Marathon

c)

Thrace

d)

Athens

29.

What city did Alexander the Great built?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Thebes

c)

Antioch

d)

Rhodes

30.

What is the terms used to blend the eastern and western cultures together?

a)

Pythagorean Theorem

b)

Hellenism

c)

Philosophy

d)

Geometry

31.

What are the two types of Greek plays?

(a)  

32.

Who is the famous Macedonian king?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Darius III

c)

Xerxes the Great

d)

Alexander the Great

33.

Which river is Rome located on?

a)

Tiber

b)

Ganges

c)

Danube

d)

Nile

34.

What type of government did Rome have during the Roman Republic?

a)

monarchy

b)

republican

c)

democracy

d)

dictatorship

35.

A government where citizens elect their leaders.

a)

monarchy

b)

republic

c)

oligarchy

d)

pantheon

36.

The laws of Rome were known as...

a)

The Senate's Rules

b)


Draco's Laws

c)

The Ten Commandments

d)

The Twelve Tables

37.

How did the form of technology seen in the picture impact ancient Rome?

a)


It provided a place for Romans to worship all of the pagan gods of Roman mythology

b)


It provided a place for citizens to trade and meet with people for official business

c)

It provided a central location for spectators to observe the gladiators fight to their death

d)


It provided clean water to public paths and other water systems in the empire

38.

________are 2 officials elected by the senators who serve for 1-year terms. 

a)

Consuls

b)

Senators

c)

Tribunes

d)

Dictators

39.

Wealthy landowners who had most of the power in Rome. 

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Daimyo

d)

Bolsheviks

40.


Which official doctrine signed by Emperor Constantine ended the persecution of Christians and legalized Christianity?

a)

The Twelve Tables of Law

b)

Pax Romana

c)

The Edict of Milan

d)

The Ten Commandments

41.

The forum was:

a)

Similar to the Roman bath

b)

A settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel

c)

The heart of Roman political life

d)

An architectural achievement in ancient Rome that carried water to the cities

42.

Roman general, statesman, Member of the First Triumvirate and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Octavian

c)

Caesar Augustus

d)

Cicero

43.

Augustus known for being:

a)

The first Roman Emperor

b)

The child of Romulus and Remus

c)

The first Roman Consul

d)

The first Tribune

44.

Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

a)

Octavian

b)

Augustus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Constantine

45.

Religion founded in the Roman Empire based on the teachings of Jesus:

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

46.

What is this structure called?

a)

Roof

b)

Arch

c)

Dome

d)

Column

47.

What is the name of the structure seen here?

a)

The Parthenon

b)

The Arena

c)

The Colossos

d)

The Colosseum

48.

What is the name of this structure built to honor all the Roman gods?

a)

Pantheon

b)

Parthenon

c)

Portcullis

d)

Panetone

49.

Rome controlled trade and culture throughout the Mediterranean after what war?

a)

Punic War

b)

Persian War

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Patrician War

50.

The average person in the Roman Republic was an artisan, merchant, or farmer. What social class were they are part of?

a)

Punics

b)

Slaves

c)

Plebeians

d)

Patricians

51.

This person was the nephew of Julius Caesar, started Pax Romana, and was the first Roman Emperor.

a)

Darious

b)

Mark Anthony

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Augustus

52.

The Golden Age in Greece is similar to what in Rome

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Prosperous Time

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Han Dynasty

53.

What was Rome considered because it elected Representatives to create laws.

a)

direct democracy

b)

republic

c)

monarchy

d)

dynasty

54.

Which social class was a minority of the population, but held the majority of power in Rome?

a)

Carhaginians

b)

Slaves

c)

Patricians

d)

Plebeians

55.

What codified Roman laws so that all citizens were treated equally?

a)

Twelve Tables

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

Twelve Desks

56.

What was another term for the Roman Army?

a)

Legion

b)

Diocletian

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Hannibal

57.

Who divided Ancient Rome because it was to large for one ruler?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Hannibal

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Legion

58.

Which feature of the Roman Empire allowed for Christianity to easily spread throughout the empire?

a)

safe travel and relative peace

b)

improved sanitataion

c)

open market space

d)

dominating the Mediterranean Sea

59.

What was the attitude of Roman Republic when it come to the people they conquered?

a)

Forced people to practice the religion of Rome

b)

pay taxes, provide soldiers, swear loyalty

c)

Forbade the practice of any religion

d)

Persecuted people who were monotheistic

60.

Which emperor converted to Christianity, allowed Romans to convert to Christianity, and moved the Roman Capital east?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Constantine

d)

Julius Caesar

61.

What was used to carry fresh water in Ancient Rome?

a)

Groma

b)

Legion

c)

Baths

d)

Aqueducts

62.

What was an ECONOMIC cause for the decline of Rome?

a)

new resources to create new roads

b)

the Roman Legions were to spread out

c)

high inflation that ruined business

d)

corrupt leaders with no clear line of succession

63.

Which of the following was a POLITICAL cause of the decline of Rome?

a)

no clear succession of power with corrupt leaders

b)

There were too many slave revolts

c)

free bread and entertainment for the majority

d)

Rome was experiences high inflation

64.
Who moved the Roman empire's capital east from Rome to Byzantium?
a)
 Justinian
b)
Augustus Caesar
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Constantine
65.

The decline of the Roman Empire was

accelerated (happened faster) because?

a)

Rome waged war against a single

powerful trade rival.

b)

Rome allowed Christianity to spread.

c)

Rome was conquered by the Islamic

Empire.

d)

Rome faced invasions from many

"Barbarian" tribes.

66.

Which Barbarian tribe set off a domino effect which pushed many other tribes into Roman territory?

a)

A) The Goths

b)

B) The Huns

c)

C) The Vandals

d)

D) The Franks

67.
As the Roman Empire expanded, what threat did some emperors fear?
a)
They thought the empire was too large to defend and govern efficiently
b)
They believed Christianity would not survive, leading to the end of the empire.
c)
They thought most citizens wanted a return to a smaller, republic form of government.
d)
They believed the pope was too powerful and wouldeventually become Rome's leader
68.

What does this diagram illustrate?

a)

events that led to corruption in ancient Rome

b)

effects of the collapse of the Roman Empire

c)

patterns that develop when a government collects taxes

d)

causes of the fall of the Roman Empire

69.
What is the main reason that Rome started to fall apart?
a)
Weak Emperors
b)
Bad weather
c)
Untrained soldiers
d)
Unlucky
70.

Italy is in which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

71.

True/False: The Roman Empire was far too large to govern for one person?

a)

True

b)

False

72.

The Roman Empire had 4 major issues they were Political, Social, Economic, and ?

a)

Social

b)

Military

c)

Education

d)

Poverty

73.

TRUE/FALSE: No money to pay military = weak military

and Constant threat of invaders on empire’s borders

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

74.

What is inflation?

a)

Increase general price level of goods and services

b)

Increase price level from one private organisation

c)

Decrease general price level of goods

d)

Increase general price level of services