Which of the following is a legacy of Rome? The idea of ...

electing representatives in a republican form of government.

Why did the plebeians and patricians have a tumultuous relationship?

The wealthy patricians wanted all the political power.

Which statement is an opinion and not a fact?

Athens had a better culture than that of Sparta.

Why was Rome in a tumultuous state?

There was conflict between the plebeians and the patricians.

What was the job of the consuls?

Responsible for legislative, military, and religious duties.

What do governments, religion, classes, art, food supplies, writing, and jobs have in common?

They were features of civilization.

Most ancient civilizations were

closely linked to the natural environment.

How were the Athenian laborers able to achieve higher political power?

Solon made revisions to the laws.

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Ancient Civ.-Review

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1
People who moved frequently to look for food are called...
hunters and gatherers.
guild members.
farmers.
village dwellers.
2
Which of the following is a legacy of Rome? The idea of ...
using irrigation systems to control water supplies.
electing representatives in a republican form of government.
having laws like Hammurabi's Code.
using naval military strategies to defeat the Persians.
3
Who are the plebeians?
common people
prisoners
priests
rich aristocrats
4
Who are the patricians?
a prisoner
an aristocrat
a commoner
a priest
5
What did the Spartans value?
military
beauty
arts and culture
democracy
6
Why did the plebeians and patricians have a tumultuous relationship?
Plebeians wanted tyranny and patricians wanted democracy.
The wealthy patricians wanted all the political power.
Plebeians wanted to take all the power from the patricians.
The patricians shared power but the plebeians wouldn't.
7
Which empire borders the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Egyptian
Mesopotamian
Persian
Phoenician
8
What prevented Greek city-states from uniting into a single nation?
They lacked a common language.
They had a lot of mountains.
They had large desert regions.
They had a lot of enemies.
9
What continent is Greece and Italy on?
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Europe
10
What did the Athenians value?
simplicity
military
tyranny
arts and culture
11
Who was allowed to hold government offices in Athens?
The laboring class
The aristocrats
All citizens
The Spartans
12
Where were the earliest fossils of human beings found?
Asia
Antarctica
Africa
Europe
13
Which statement is an opinion and not a fact?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek philosophers.
Spartan men trained to be soldiers.
Athens had a better culture than that of Sparta.
Many adults in Athens did not have the right to vote.
14
Why was Rome in a tumultuous state?
They were threatened by outsiders.
There was conflict between the plebeians and the patricians.
They rarely had fights.
They copied the Greeks.
15
What was the job of the consuls?
Ruling Rome like a monarch.
Responsible for ruling the patrician class.
Responsible for legislative, military, and religious duties.
Following the laws of the constitution.
16
What is the Code of Hammurabi an example of?
The power of kings to control trade.
a legislator vetoing laws of monarchs.
A legal code in written form.
Regulations about fighting wars against enemies.
17
What do governments, religion, classes, art, food supplies, writing, and jobs have in common?
They were features of a nomadic lifestyle.
They were features of civilization.
They were features of prehistoric human life.
They were features of the Paleolithic Age.
18
What happens after a consul's term ends?
He serves in the senate.
He gets fired
He goes back to normal life.
He becomes a priest.
19
Most ancient civilizations were
were believers in a single god or goddess.
closely linked to the natural environment.
were societies that treated women and slaves equally.
were governed by democratically elected leaders.
20
How were the Athenian laborers able to achieve higher political power?
Solon allowed them to hold offices.
Solon kept the same laws.
The took over the government by force.
Solon made revisions to the laws.

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