Unit #2 Review Greece and Rome

Greek drama had its roots in Athens and was created as part of religious festivals, god of wine and celebration.

Greek murals or wall paintings often

After the fall of Mycenaean society

What was the result of the first Persian invasion?

What caused inflation after the last of the Good Emperors died?

Because the Law of the Twelve Tables were displayed, judges could not

Stoicism, a new school of philosophy created in the Hellenistic world

The Persian emperor Darius attacked the Greek mainland to gain control of Greece’s vast natural resources.

When the last king of Rome was thrown out, his place was taken by two magistrates called

Some of the earliest examples of Greek epic poetry were

Although it never conquered the Greek city-states, Rome was greatly influenced by Greek culture

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

After the death of Alexander the Great, Seleucus became the pharaoh of Egypt

In Roman society, lowerclass women had more freedom than did upperclass women.

From artwork, historians have learned that Minoan life was tied to the sea.

Why did Constantine build a new capital?

Alexander the Great discouraged Greeks from mingling with people from the places he conquered.

Alexander the Great built the largest empire the world had ever seen.

Multiple choice identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

The Gracchi brothers hoped to help the soldier farmers of Rome by redistributing public land to small armers.

Which of the following languages developed from Latin, the language of Rome?

The phrase “bread and circuses” referred to

Octavian adopted the title “irst citizen” to illustrate the duties of citizens in a republic.

Hellenistic culture blended elements of Greek civilization with ideas from Persia, Egypt, Central Asia, and the regions.

Which of the following playwrights wrote the tragedy about Oedipus?

Since Plato believed that only philosophers should lead governments, he opposed Athenian democracy.

Greeks tried to ensure that the gods and goddesses would protect them and their city-states by

. Why did a group of senators murder Julius Caesar?

Romans were especially entertained by bloody spectacles in the amphitheater.

Until philosophers are kings or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power ofhilosophy, who wrote

Roman audiences enjoyed public entertainment

As a conquered people in the Roman Empire, Jews were forced to convert to Christianity

Patricians forced the plebeians to make changes in the Roman government by refusing to defend the city during aninvasion

Electing tribunes and displaying the Law of the Twelve Tables

Prior to the compilation of the Law of the Twelve Tables, patrician judges made decisions based on secret laws unknown P

As a conquered people in the Roman Empire

Italy’s location on a peninsula, the protection provided by the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea, and its climate

its access to the treasury of the Delian League, and the patronage of Pericles led to the Golden Age of Athens.

A terrible plague struck Athens in 430 and 429 BC, changing the course of the Peloponnesian War.

The increased size of Rome’s army and a prolonged economic crisis threatened the stability of the Roman

Many European cities today still reflect the grid layouts originally planned by Roman engineers

Greeks gathered every four years at Olympia for the Olympic Games to compete against each other and to honor the gods.

Throughout the Pax Romana the primary occupation of people was military service.

Which of the following leaders set the stage for Athenian democracy by breaking up the power of noble families?

“What is truth?” is a question associated with

Which of the following gods or goddesses was the deity of war?

Which of the following historians examined his sources critically and excluded those that were unreliable?

Cincinnatus was a harsh and power-hungry dictator.

Which of the following gods or goddesses was the deity of war?

Democratic city-states were the basic political unit in the Hellenistic world.