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Unit 8 Quiz- Ancient Greece & Rome
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Unit 8 Quiz- Ancient Greece
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1
Latifundia were _________.
the emperor's elite guard.
the wealthy classes of ancient Rome.
short lyric poems focused on love.
enormous plantations worked by slaves.
2
In the early Roman republican government, the Senate _______.
elected tribunes
advised the consuls and signed off on all major decisions
was composed mostly of plebeians
was a group of military generals
3
Mycenaean society was based in ______ and Minoan society was based in _______.
Crete; Peloponnesus
Peloponnesus; Crete
None of the above
Anatolia; Crete
4
By 338 B.C.E., the Greeks had fallen to the King of a Northern kingdom called
Philip II
Julius Caesar
Leonidas
Xerxes
5
During the Punic Wars, the Romans came into bloody conflict with the _______.
Seleucids
Mongols
Antigonids
Carthaginians
6
In which polis did women have the most freedom?
Sparta
Mycenae
Athens
Ithaca
7
The Ancient Athenians are credited with
inventing and using the wheel
establishing governments that had democratic elements
inventing the printing press
eliminating slavery
8
The Roman Republic was designed to ______.
Respond quickly to military attacks.
Centralize power in one person.
Include checks on the power of different parts of government
Promote trade and commerce
9
Electing tribunes and displaying the Law of the Twelve Tables in public _____________.
showed the influence of the Etruscans
violated the constitution written by patricians & plebeians
protected plebeians against unjust treatment by patricians.
benefited the Kings of Rome
10
The remarkable growth of early Christianity reflected the new faith's appeal, particularly to _____.
Roman emperors.
high-ranking officials and the wealthy elite
Roman soldiers and military officers
the lower classes, urban populations, and women
11
Why did a group of senators murder Julius Caesar?
b/c of his military power & popularity with the commoners
to prevent him from invading and destroying Rome
b/c he was extremely unpopular with the common people
b/c he was waging a civil war
12
The Greeks founded over 400 colonies along the Mediterranean & Black Sea. The driving force behind this movement was....
population pressure.
the need to flee from the Persians
an abundance of agricultural land in Greece
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on the Greek peninsula.
13
The most important center of education and commerce in the Hellenistic world was _____
Sparta
Persepolis
Alexandria
Athens
14
The Peloponnesian War was fought between_____.
Groups of Greek city states allied with Athens OR Sparta
the Persian empire and Athens
Thebes and Corinth
Ionian Greeks and peninsular Greeks
15
Which of the following was an Athenian political leader in the "Golden Age" of Athens?
Solon
Pericles
Sophocles
Homer
16
Which of the following does
NOT
describe Roman slaves?
They were often forced to work on latifundia.
Female slaves usually worked as domestic servants.
They had the right to elect their own tribunes.
In cities, they were often freed when they reached thirty years of age.
17
After successfully leading the Greek resistance to Persia, Athens _________.
returned to its isolationist policies
withdrew from the Delian League & established a new alliance
turned on Sparta to secure its primacy in the Greek world.
gradually transformed the Delian League into an empire.
18
Augustus's government was ___________.
a monarchy disguised as a republic.
a democracy disguised as an empire.
an empire disguised as a democracy.
a republic disguised as a monarchy.
19
The reign of Augustus inaugurated a period known as the _________.
Punic Wars
Augustan reform
Golden Age of Athens
Pax Romana
20
The most notable lavish palace of Minoan culture was located at
Knossos.
Athens.
Troy
Sparta
21
The political structure of the ancient Greeks___________.
usually consisted of independent, autonomous city-states
achieved full unification under Pericles
had a history of early, long-lasting centralized government
was very similar to that of Egypt
22
In an effort to calm social tensions in early Rome, which group was allowed to elect 2 and then 10 tribunes?
dictators
consuls
slaves
plebians
23
The term paterfamilias refers to the ________.
position of Jupiter as the king of the Roman gods.
central role of the Roman emperor in running the state.
patriarchal nature of the Roman family.
prolonged period of peace beginning with Augustus.
24
According to the ancient legends, the kingdom of Rome was established in 753 B.C.E. by_____.
Aeneas
Romulus
Remus.
A She-Wolf
25
What made Alexander the Great great was that he _________
founded the city of Alexandria to link Egypt and Greece
extended Greek rule and culture over the entire civilized world
resurrected the military prowess of ancient Sparta
created a lasting, unified empire & ruled for many years
26
Distinction among the ancient Spartans came from ________
accumulated wealth.
public service in the assembly
discipline and military talent.
social status.
27
In general, most women in classical Greece
participated in democratic politics
lived under the legal authority of their male relatives.
were excluded from all important religious positions.
were the legal owners of lands on which their husbands lived
28
Greek law regarded all slaves as
free peoples who owed a debt to society
private property of their owners who served diverse roles.
a criminal class that must be held in captivity
an ethnically inferior people.
29
All of the following were forms of governing that the Athenians experimented with
EXCEPT
Theocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
Tyranny
30
The Spartans were constantly afraid of the prospect of an uprising by serfs known as
Corinthians
Athenians
poleis
helots
31
The
Iliad
deals with the_____________
war to capture Troy.
adventures of Aeneas.
journey home of the hero Odysseus
adventures and tragic end of Jason and Medea
32
The point at which Alexander had to give up his conquests and return home came in.....
Persepolis
Alexandria
India
Susa
33
The most important consequence of the Peloponnesian War was that __________
Persia was able to take advantage of Greek divisions
Athens emerged as the undisputed leader of Greece.
war left Greece exhausted which led to the rise of Macedonia
Sparta was hopelessly weakened
34
The society of the Etruscans (early Rome) was ruled by_____
Etruscan Kings
a republican government
two consuls
tribunes
35
The Iliad and the Odyssey are attributed to ____ during the Greek Dark Ages
Virgil
Homer
Socrates
Plato
36
After the death of Jesus of Nazareth, _____________ was the most important figure in the expansion of Christianity.
Saint Peter
Paul of Tarsus
The Roman Merchant Communituy
the Virgin Mary
37
Citizenship in Athens was opened to all
males and females as long as they owned property.
Free, adult male Athenians
free adult males from Athens or surrounding localities
Athenians.
38
A major impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on Western Civilization was that ________
Greek/Latin are still spoken in universities in the West
Greece and Rome transmitted Islam to the areas they ruled
Greeks & Romans succeeded in achieving a classless society
Greek/Roman sculpture & architecture have been much admired
