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Western Civ review for chapters 4 and 7
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Who was driven from Greece shortly before the golden age of Athens began?
Trojans
Macedonians
Spartans
Persians
2
The supreme god of the Greeks
Zeus
Poseidon
Hermes
Hades
3
Who became Rome's first Emperor in 27 B.C.
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Gaius Marius
Antony
4
Greeks used seas as a route for...
Transportation
Trade
Communication
All Of The Above
5
Which of the following did the Romans not do?
Lost to the only successful slave revolt in history
Spread smallpox to decimate native populations
Enslaved and de-handed people who were not their enemy
Allowed Germany to use their people as target practice
6
In Athens, during the Age of Pericles, every male citizen
owned slaves
was poor
was in military
could vote
7
The conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to
a Dark Age
an age of lawlessness
The Age of Pericles
The Hellenistic Era
8
The Peloponnesian War was won by
Sparta
Persia
Athens
the Delian League
9
What is the main source of information about the life of Jesus of Nazareth?
Augustine's book, City ofGod
the Gospels in the Christian Bible
Nicene Creed
the Epistles in the ChristianBible
10
Carthage was located on which continent?
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
11
The first Greeks civilization was...
Parthenon
Mycenaean
Phoenician
Acropolis
12
The Greeks came up with what idea?
Knives
Art
Olympics
Sculptures
13
What language did the Romans speak?
English
Latin
Italian
Roman
14
Through which mountain range did Hannibal's army have to travel with elephants?
Himalayas
Appalachian
Alps
Ural
15
How far had Christianity spread 100 years after the death of Jesus?
it had become Rome's official religion
all the way to northern Europe
it was almost unheard of
mostly in the eastern parts of the Roman Empire
16
Which culture was not represented in the cultural blend of Hellenistic culture?
Egyptian
Persian
Chinese
Indian
17
On New Years, why would the Romans sacrifice a bull?
To thank Zeus for crops
To thank Jupiter for protecting them
They didn't sacrifice a bull
To bless the farms
18
We're do the Ancient Greeks live
Greece
china
In a galaxy far far away
greece
19
Leader of Persian army that invaded Greece in 480 B.C. and was defeated at sea near Salamis
Pheidippides
Draco
Darius the Great
Xerxes
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Why are the Mycenaeans sometimes called the first Greeks?
Because they started the Olympic games
Because they were the first to speak the Greek language
Because they invented democracy
Because they believe in the Greek gods
21
Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians ___?
called for the overthrow ofRoman rulers
ignored wealth and status
would not worship Roman gods
were mostly Jews
22
What did the Greeks discover?
The basics of medicine
The basics in technology
The basis of mathematics
The basics of science
23
Which of the following did Athens and Sparta have in common?
both democracies
both city-states
both military states
both leaders of the DelianLeague
24
How did the Ancient Greeks get around
Walking
By horse
They just sat at home
car
25
Why did rich romans have a lot of leisure?
because slaves did all of the work
because their children did all the work
because they paid people to do it for them
they did it themselves
26
What did the Romans do for fun and Entertainment?
Eat fancy meals (if you were rich)
Visit the Colosseum
All of the others are correct!
Go to the Public Baths
27
Who won the Punic Wars?
Rome
Carthage
Alexander the Great
German Barbarians
28
Who did the Greeks give the Trojan Horse To?
John
Fred
George
Troy
29
Which of these did the Romans build?
Eiffel tower
Great Wall
Colosseum
Pyramid
30
What caused the major difficulties in uniting ancient Greeks under a single government?
the geography of the region
the independent nature of thepeople
language differences
the size of the region
31
Greeks developed a new form of...
Writing
Government
Literature
All Of The Above
32
What was the Pax Romana?
a mystery to historians
a 200 year dark age
over 200 years of peace
over 200 years of war
33
What was a common food consumed by the ancient Romans?
tomatoes
ravioli
lizards
door-mice
34
Why was Alexandria, Egypt, important during the Hellenistic period?
foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture
it was where Ptolemy placed earth at center of solar system
center of scholarship
foremost center of the Greek army and weapons
35
All of the following except___ had their roots in the Latin language.
Spanish
Italian
German
French
36
When did the Western Roman Empire fall?
A.D. 330
A.D. 800
A.D. 476
476 B.C.
37
What city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Rome
Paris
Moscow
38
A phalanx was a type of
mythical creature
governmental body
military conquest
military formation
39
The design of the Roman aqueducts made significant use of the architectural structure of the
dome
arch
turret
trapdoor
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Romans made their homes on the Italian _________________.
peninsula
Italy
France
Africa
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Which form of government was ruled by all citizens?
monarchy
aristocracy
oligarchy
direct democracy
