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