World History Unit 2

Question 1

What was the initial form of government within Ancient Rome?

Accepted Answer

Republicanism

Question 2

How were patricians different from other social classes in ancient Rome?

Accepted Answer

Patricians owned most of the land and political power

Question 3

The Twelve Tables and an extensive road system where products of what civilization?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Question 4

How did the collapse of the western Roman Empire affect Europe?

Accepted Answer

Germanic invaders expanded territorial claims.

Question 5

What female was the center of Homer's story the Iliad

Accepted Answer

Helen

Question 6

What group influenced the development of Rome the most?

Accepted Answer

Etruscans

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT a major Greek philosopher?

Accepted Answer

Solon

Question 8

The use of this material help the Romans create massive architectural achievements

Accepted Answer

concrete

Question 9

What legal code which enabled the standardization of justice be applied to all citizens

Accepted Answer

Law of Nations

Question 10

A glimpse of Greek history can be seen in stories like the Illiad, what are these stories

Accepted Answer

Epic Poems

Question 11

What did the Greeks take from the Phoenicians?

Accepted Answer

Writing

Question 12

Which change resulted from the fall of the western Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

The use of established trade routes declined.

Question 13

Who help spread Hellenism?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 14

Who faced persecution from the Romans for denouncing their gods?

Accepted Answer

Christians

Question 15

A government ruled by the people is called...

Accepted Answer

Democracy

Question 16

Constantine was known for spreading what "new" religion?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 17

What group called for a violent overthrow of the Romans in the Kingdom of Judea

Accepted Answer

Zealots

Question 18

Who became dictator after the 1st Triumvirate

Accepted Answer

Caesar

Question 19

What are hoplites

Accepted Answer

Infantry

Question 20

What is Pax Romana?

Accepted Answer

Roman Peace

Question 21

What region helped unify Greece after the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

Macedonia

Question 22

Who was an outlaw because he spoke out against the Roman religion and supported Christianity

Accepted Answer

Jesus

Question 23

Homer is to Greece as ____________ is to Rome

Accepted Answer

Virgil

Question 24

The invasion of whom aided in the down fall of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Germanic Tribes

Question 25

Mountains and seas were geographical features that separated what classical civilization

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 26

What city-state saw more freedom for women?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 27

The ephors were an example of which style of government?

Accepted Answer

oligarchy

Question 28

What was an important influence of Egyptian civilization on the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

The major seaports of Egypt improved the Roman economy.

Question 29

Which philosopher gave his name to a type of ideal love that inspires great achievements?

Accepted Answer

Plato

Question 30

What city-state was seen as more academic?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 31

Who was the biggest threat to the Greek city-states, besides themselves?

Accepted Answer

Persia

World History Unit 2

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World History Unit 2

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