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Fall Semester Quiz!-Ancient Greece and a bit of Rome
Fall Semester Quiz!-Ancient Greece and a bit of Rome
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Review questions about ancient Greece and Rome.
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What river was Rome founded near?
Nile River
Tiber River
Tigris River
Indus River
2
In ancient Rome a plebian was:
a successful general.
a man who fought wild animals.
a wealthy woman.
a poor man.
3
Are zebras white with black stripes, or black with white stripes?
White with Black
Black with White
4
What is the most important achievement that came from ancient Athens?
Greek Mythology
geometry
art
democracy
5
Which would not be a characteristic of a Golden Age?
peace and harmony
war and tension
many achievements
strong economy and wealth
6
Sargon the great created the words first ________.
Empire
Employee
Gatorade
Walmart
7
The Epic of Gilgamesh is written in...
Cuneiform
Greek
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
8
What type of government did the Etruscans have?
Monarchy
Republic
Dictatorship
Democracy
9
All of the following describe Greece's geography except______?
Hills
Islands
Rocks
Rivers
10
What does Mesopotamia mean
Land between the two rivers
Desert village
Lost city of Mesopotamia
Temple
11
Main rivers of ancient Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Yellow
Niger and Nile
Amazon and Euphrates
12
What did the roman arch do?
Allow the Romans to make stronger buildings
It controls the pressure of the weight in a certain way.
None of these are correct
Answer 1 and 2
13
Which of the following is NOT architectual achievements of ancient Rome?
Colisseum
aqueducts
citadel
roads
14
What best describes daily life in Sparta?
creating beautiful columns
attending dramas and comedies
freedom of speech
developing brave and skillful warroirs
15
What year did the Olympics start?
890 BC
776 BC
1886
1991
16
What was the immediate result of King Philip's assassination?
Golden Age of Greece Began
Pericles died of the plague
Hellenistic Age began
Alexander the Great took over power
17
What is an Empire?
Rulers are elected by the people
A group of countries controlled by one government or person
One country controlled by one person
A group of people ruling a group of countries
18
Sparta had a government ruled by_______?
aristocrats
barbarians
vendors
the people
19
island home of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans
Knossos
Rhodes
Santorini
Crete
20
A freestanding arch which celebrates Roman emperor's greatness, military victories, etc.
Triumphal Arch
Peripteral
Clerestory
Arcade
21
Which best describes how Mycenean culture was most different from Minoan?
Mycenaeans were ruled by a king
Mycenaeans carried on sea trade
Mycenaeans built fortified cities and were war like
Mycenaeans surrounded themselves with beauty
22
Who was Pericles?
a skilled politician and gifted speaker
a philosopher
a skilled military leader `
a famous Greek leader
23
What were the names of the twin brothers in the myth about Rome's creation?
Ronold and Ryan
Remus & Raspatian
Julius and Augustus
Romulus & Remus
24
What was the purpose of writing in Mesopotamia?
to separate the classes even further
to unify the region
to keep a record of who paid their taxes
to communicate with the gods
25
Carthaginians colony was founded by ______
Romans
No one found them
Phoenicians
Greeks
26
Where was the Minoan civilization located?
Troy
Mycenae
Crete
Greece
27
All of the statments below describe ancient Athens except?
Corintian, Doric and Ionic columns were created
Pericles was a leader
democracy was valued
women could own land
28
How was the Wealth spread in Minoan Civilization
given to the poor
spread equally
given to the government
given to the rich
29
Cleisthenes organized citizens into groups based on what?
jobs
wealth
birth
location
30
The modern day city of Istanbul was known by what name in the 13th century?
Constantinople
Alexandria
Baghdad
Sana'a
31
What is this Minoan Fresco Depicting
A ancient Minoan bull ritual
A mythological flying bull
Bull Leaping
A form of human sacrifice
32
The three political phases, in order, of The Roman Legacy?
Monarchy, Republic, Empire
Empire, Monarchy, Republic
Democracy, Theocracy, Monarchy
Monarchy, Empire, Republic
33
What is an aqueduct?
arches that carry water over long distances
a bridge
a roman road
a wall between Mexico and the US
34
What is the definition of inflation?
paying taxes to the wealthy
strong economy
poverty
more money but it has less value
35
When was Rome founded?
800 B.C.
500 B.C.
634 B.C.
753 B.C.
36
What does the term veto mean?
to vote
to approve
to reject
to apply
37
Augustus was originally called
Julius
Augustus
Cassius
Octavian
38
What was the immediate result of Alexander the Great's death?
Hellenistic Age began
Rome conquered Greece
The Peloponnesian War began
Trojan War started
39
The geography of ancient Greece made it hard for city-states to....
practice religion
vote
unite
fight with each other
40
Women in Sparta__________________.
voted
trained for war
could own land and run business
attended plays
41
Tigris River
1
4
2
3
42
What is this a picture of?
Colleseum
aqueduct
Library during Hellenistic Age
Parthenon
43
The ancient Greeks influenced___________________.
all are correct
politics and sports
philosophy and architecture
math and medicine
44
Patrician
a person who rules absolutely with no checks on his power
a person of noble birth, an aristocrat
the marks of authority, such as medals, badges, and crowns
a commoner
45
the story of the Trojan War
Hercules
The Iliad
Jason and the Argonauts
The Odyssey
46
The conflict between Athens and Sparta is known as the ___________.
The Trojan War
The Mongolian War
The Peloponnesian War
The Punic Wars
47
The school founded by Plato was called
the Academy
the Artistotle
the Philosopher
the University
48
What did the Phoenicians invent ?
The world
The stars
The alphabet
The war
49
A region in ancient Greece with its own government is known as________?
country
territory
city-state
empire
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King Leonidas was a leader of which city/state?
Rome
London
Sparta
Athens
