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Unit 2 "Ancient Greece & Rome"
Unit 2 "Ancient Greece & Rome"
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1
Which of the following was
not
one of the great Greek
philosophers
?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Homer
2
The Greek word for
city-state
is
polis
phalanx
tyrant
acropolis
3
What
physical feature
prevented Greece from becoming a united civilization?
seas
deserts
mountains
rivers
4
Which of the following was
not
a group that influenced the early history of Rome?
Latins
Etruscans
Macedonians
Greeks
5
Who was crowned Rome's first
dictator
in 45 B.C.?
Octavian
Marcus Aurelius
Pericles
Julius Caesar
6
Athens and Sparta
united
to defeat what powerful empire?
Persian
Roman
Byzantine
Macedonian
7
Which of the following was
not
a characteristic of Athens?
Birthplace of democracy
Based on military supremacy
Had the most powerful navy in Greece
Valued culture and learning
8
A government in which a small group of powerful people rule is known as a(n)
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
anarchy
9
The spreading of Greek culture to the non-Greek world by Alexander the Great was known as the
Pax Romana
Hellenistic Era
Peloponnesian Era
Golden Age
10
The
immediate
cause of the fall of the Roman Empire was
government corruption
invasions by the Germanic tribes
an outbreak of the plague
skyrocketing prices due to inflation
11
When Rome defeated Carthage in the Punic Wars, it gained control of trade in the
Black Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
12
The blind storyteller whose greatest works include the
Iliad
and the
Odyssey
.
Socrates
Homer
Draco
Pericles
13
Which emperor split the Roman Empire into two parts in 284?
Constantine
Octavian
Diocletian
Theodosius
14
Which of the following religions had the
greatest
impact on the Roman Empire?
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
15
The Macedonian king who conquered the Persian empire and helped spread Greek culture was
Phillip II
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Perciles
16
Which of the following cultures had the
greatest
influence on Roman art and architecture?
Latin
Egyptian
Greek
Persian
17
Who was the leader of Greece during its
Golden Age
?
Homer
Alexander the Great
Socrates
Pericles
18
Who was crowned the first
emperor
of Rome in 27 B.C.?
Octavian
Julius Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Pericles
19
Which of the following was
not
true of the Roman Republic?
Most power was in the hands of the patricians
Consisted of three branches
Governed by one consul
Only adult male landowners could vote
20
The
Pax Romana
is closely associated with all of the following terms except
violence
creativity
prosperity
peace
