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Ancient Greece, Rome, & Byzantine Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greek city-states banded together in 500 BC when this empire from Asia was attacking:

a)
Alexander threatened Greece
b)
the Roman empire fell
c)
the Persian army invaded
d)
Sparta attacked Athens
2.
Which of the following were from the Greek culture? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
Developed the first democracy
b)
Had philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
c)
Told stories of heroes and their adventures, such as the Odyssey
d)
Developed a republic
e)
Led to the development and spread of Christianity
3.

Who conquered Greece in the 330s BC & was the son of King Phillip II?

a)
Augustus
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
King John
4.
Hellenistic refers to
a)
the war that was fought over Helen of Troy
b)
Greek-like cultures that grew up in many places
c)
the main temple in Athens
d)
foreign influences in the Greek city-states
5.

Which famous philosopher was a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great?

a)

Socrates

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Epicurus

d)

Aristotle

6.

War was fought between which two major Greek city-states during the end of the Golden Ages of the Greeks?

a)

Thebes and Corinth

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Sparta and Corinth

d)

Athens and Thebes

7.

What was the primary form of government in ancient Athens during its Golden Age?

a)

Tyranny

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

8.

What was the primary focus of Spartan society?

a)

Philosophy

b)

Trade and commerce

c)

Military training

d)

Art and culture

9.

Who was the ruler of Macedonia who conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture across three continents?

a)

Leonidas

b)

Pericles

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Philip II

10.

What is a building built at the center of a hill in city-states during ancient Greece?

a)

Acropolis

b)

Skyscrapers

c)

The Coliseum

d)

Navy Base

11.

Who was the successful Roman general who was murdered by a group of senators

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Octavian

12.

Who was the first Roman emperor, who took the name of Augustus

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Octavian

13.

This is a type of government in which people elect leaders to make laws for them

a)

Republic

b)


Empire

14.

What government that includes many different peoples and lands under a single rule

a)

Republic

b)


Empire

15.

True or false, the Paz Romana is where things like roads, bridges, and even the Colosseum were built. This was due to 200 years of no wars and rebellions in the Roman Empire!

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Athens

c)

Thebes

17.

What was Justinian's Code?

a)


Byzantine message system

b)


Law code

18.

Who was the teacher whose ideas became the basis of Christianity

a)

Jesus of Nazareth

b)

Octavian

19.

Who was the roman emperor who ended the persecution of Christians

a)


Constantine

b)


Octavian