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Unit 2 - Ancient Greece and Rome
Unit 2 - Ancient Greece and Rome
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Pax-Romana was a time period of:
Military Junta
Love and Peace
Peace and Prosperity
Survival after Germanic invasions
2
What geographic feature would have allowed both Greece/Rome to be successful at
TRADE
?
Mountains
Sailing Technology
The Mediterranean Sea
The Black Sea
3
Which is true of "direct democracy" in Ancient Greece?
People voted on issues opposed to representatives voting
Everyone, including women and slaves could vote
Instead of voting directly, people chose representatives
President elected by electoral votes
4
Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire. Which reason for this does
not
make sense?
Romes vast system of Roads supported transfer of beliefs
Government jobs only given to Christians
Eternal Life (Salvation)
Religion embraced all people, sinners, righteous, rich, poor
5
Defeated Marc Antony/Cleopatra, seized control of Egypt, named the Empire's "first citizen", led Pax Romana
Crassus
Nero
Augustus
Diocletian
6
Which of the following choices is a major achievement of Ancient Greeks?
Inventing and using the wheel
Eliminating slavery
Establishing a government that had democratic elements
Inventing the printing press
7
Who was Rome influenced by? Culture, Arts, Architecture, Law, Literature.
Carthage
Palestine
Gaul
Greece
8
Who were Jesus' Apostles?
His followers(disciples) that spread his teachings
His concubines
His enemies
His wing men
9
Roman farmer, craftsmen, merchant citizens
Patricians
Plebians
10
Why was Julius Caesar assassinated?
He did not have very good war strategy
To prevent him from becoming king and destroying Roman Republic
We was not a christian
The Plebeians(commoners) disliked him
11
Important long-term contributions of Ancient Greek/Roman civilization are primarily in area of:
Military Technology
Government & Law
Economic policy and planning
religous beliefs
12
Which of the following was
not
a reason Roman Rulers/Officials did
not
like Christians?
The blasphemous teachings of Jesus
Christians questioned the fairness and authority
The religion refused to include them
Christians refused to believe in Roman Gods
13
What was very different about Athens and Sparta
Athens Free spirited v. Sparta religious focus
Athens Democracy/Education v. Sparta Military/Authoritarian
14
First believers
persecuted
, then Edict of Milan gave them
rights
, later named
official
religion
Islam
Buddhists
Judaism
Christianity
15
A government in which power rests with citizens who have power to select their leaders.
Oligarchy
Republic
Monarch/King
Authoritarian
16
According to the map, which statement is true concerning the diffusion of Christianity?
Christianity spread quickly through warfare
Christianity started in Saudi Arabia and spread to China
Christianity spread only to the west of Rome
Christianity was widely accepted throughout Mediterranean
17
What was the plan Alexander The Great wished to carry out for his father?
Teach the Persians about Islam
Give all people access to public educaiton
Expand Greek Empire through Conquest of Persia and others
Isolate the Greeks and return power to King Darius
18
Which is the best description of a Greek "polis," city-state?
meeting place for public barbeques
Athens/Sparta, Independent nation, unique culture & gov.
northernmost part of Greece
Meeting place for religious ritual traditions
19
Which was
not
a reason for the Fall of the Roman Empire?
Economic
Political
Tax Breaks (lowering)
Military
20
What happened to leadership in Rome after Julius and Augustus?
Emperors attended training and became widely valued/loved
Civil Wars, Weak Leaders, Oppression of citizens
21
Why did Emperors have a hard time controlling and uniting the Roman Empire?
It's size was too large
That wasn't an issue.
22
What caused the most difficulties uniting Greece into one single government?
Unwise people
Geography (Islands/Mountains)
It was too large
Differences of opinion
23
Which location from the map did NOT experience the influence of Hellenism created from ATG's conquest?
Greece
Egypt
China
Turkey
24
What was the POLITICAL cause of the Fall of the Roman Empire?
Laws for the poor
Supreme court travel ban
Loyal Representatives
Weak, oppressive rulers
25
The holy text of Christians that includes the
teachings of Jesus
called The New Testament
The Koran
The Bible
The Torah
The Vedas
26
Within the Empire the emperor had more power, in Republic voters/citizens had more power.
Difference of Republic and Empire
Similarity of Republic and Empire
27
From childhood Spartan boys were trained to be _________
philosophers
soldiers
politicians
artists
28
What were Aqueducts?
Military Armour
Brought fresh water into Roman cities
4 lane highways
Roman Theaters
29
What did Alexander the Great spread during his 11 year conquest of Egypt and Persia?
Hellenistic Culture
Democracy
Malaria
Feudalism ideals
30
Which best describes the political causes related to the fall of Roman Empire?
Weak, Oppressive Emperors, (like Nero)
Leaders gave citizens too much power & lost their authority
People lost faith in Emperor after embezzlement scandal
Leaders implemented Apartheid against foreign visitors
31
Who was the Roman Emperor during the beginning of Pax Romana?
Cleopatra
Nero
Octavian Augustus
Julius Caesar
32
Weak, corrupt, disorderly rulers:
Military reason for the Fall of the Roman Empire
Economic Reason for The Fall of Roman Empire
Political reasons for the Fall of the Roman Empire
Social reasons for the Fall of Roman Empire
33
"The
unexamined
life is not worth living"
Plato
Socrates
34
This picture portrays the death of which Roman Dictator?
Ramesses II
Cleopatra IV
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
35
What event separated the end of the Roman Republic from the start of the Empire?
Cleopatra takes control of Rome
Romans overthrew last king
Rome defeated Carthaginians
Augustus Caesar established himself as First Emperor
36
Who mentored who?
Socrates mentored Plato, Plato mentored Aristotle
Plato mentored Socrates, Socrates mentored Aristotle
Aristotle mentored Plato, Plato mentored Aristotle
Socrates mentored Aristotle, Aristotle mentored Plato
37
The Roman Republic influenced American _______ to participate in voting and politics.
Illegals
Children
Women
Citizens
38
Why did the Twelve Tables need to be publicly displayed?
To teach Roman Religion to all
So that farmers could make crop predictions
To encourage healthy eating habits of Romans
so that judges couldn't make decisions based on secret laws
39
Mercenaries can best be described as?
Paid foreign diplomats who spied on Rome for Russians
Priests who traveled with the army
A person who voluntarily suffers the death penalty
Paid foreign soldiers, who lacked loyalty to Rome
40
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are all examples of what in Ancient Greek history?
Gods in Greek mythology
Generals serving under Alexander the Great
Influential philosophers
Citizens who created the first democracy
41
One military reason for Rome's fall was barbarian attacks.
True
False
42
These followers of Jesus continued to spread his teachings after his crucifixion...
Aphrodite
Allies
Apostles
Achilles
43
Famous Greek building at the top of the acropolis in Athens, built to honor Goddess of Wisdom, Athena.
Colosseum
Agora
Acropolis
Parthenon
44
What was the main difference between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire?
Within Empire, Emperor had power; Republic voters had power
There were no differences
Empire practiced democracy, Republic did not
Republic believed in Mandate of Heaven