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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these activities would most likely have occurred in Athens during the time of Pericles?
A king issues an order.
A citizen holds public office.
The government bans minority opinions.
The government opposes a law without legislative approval.
- 2. Multiple Choice
2. Which feature of ancient Rome made it a republic?
absence of a king or emperor
rule by elected officials
right to speak in civic gatherings
equality for adult male citizens
- 3. Multiple Choice
3. Alexander the Great conquered the Persian empire in 335 B.C. What was a lasting result of his conquests throughout the Mediterranean region?
the expansion of Islam
the rise of Roman architecture
the decline of Egyptian science
the spread of Greek language and culture
- 4. Multiple Choice
4. Which civilization had a republican form of government early in its existence?
China
Rome
Egypt
Greece
- 5. Multiple Choice
5. Which civilization developed the first democratic form of government?
China
Rome
Egypt
Greece
- 6. Multiple Choice
6. In ancient Greece, male citizens over the age of 18 met in the Athenian Assembly to debate and vote on laws. This type of government in which citizens have the right to vote on the laws is called a
military state
direct democracy
constitutional monarchy
totalitarian government
- 7. Multiple Choice
7. What were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome's ruling class?
Plebeians
Patricians
Monarchs
Aristocrats
- 8. Multiple Choice
8. In Rome, what was the term used to describe the commoners, such as artisans, shop owners and small farm owners ?
Plebeians
Patricians
Monarchs
Aristocrats
- 9. Multiple Choice
9. In an oligarchy, what is the term used to describe the small group of people that hold all the power?
Emperors
Aristocrats
Dictators
Priests
- 10. Multiple Choice
10. What effect did Julius Caesar's seizure of power have on the Roman political system?
It secured the rights of the commoners against the nobles.
It allowed for control of the state by the senate.
It marked the transition from a republic to an empire.
It standardized the system by which emperors were chosen.
- 11. Multiple Choice
11. A militaristic city-state where boys trained from a young age to fight.
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Delphi
- 12. Multiple Choice
12. Greece is a peninsula, which means
a very mountainous region
land surrounded by water on three sides
an area with major rivers running through it
high elevation
- 13. Multiple Choice
13. This picture shows an ancient Roman aqueduct. Aqueducts brought water from the mountains to lower elevations. How did the use of aqueducts affect settlement in early Roman civilizations?
Farmers were able to keep their crops watered.
Fresh water attracted settlers from other civilizations.
People who lived in dry areas had access to fresh water.
Every family was able to have a private bath in its home.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Believed in Many gods
Had a democratic form of government
Held legal trials with juries made up of ordinary citizens
Which ancient civilization is best described by the above list?
ancient Egypt
ancient Rome
ancient Greece
ancient China
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a major responsibility of women in 5th Century BCE Athens?
the education of young men
the development of business
the formation of public policy
the management of the household
- 16. Multiple Choice
16. Which of the following statements BEST demonstrates the movement of ideas across time and place?
Remus and Romulus were the main characters in a myth Romans believed about the foundations of their society.
Alexander the Great was deified, then Cleopatra was deified, and eventually Julius Caesar was deified.
Spartan male children were trained in military skills at a young age.
Greece and Rome are both peninsulas located on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 17. Multiple Choice
17. Which of the following statements BEST explains the term "Hellenism"?
The Romans built temples to the goddess, Hellen.
The sewer system that was engineered to remove waste from the city.
The study or imitation of Greek culture.
Roman coins had the faces of emperors on them.
- 18. Multiple Choice
18. Emperor Constantine is famous for
Moving the Roman capital to Constantinople, a new city he named after himself.
Persecuting Christians.
Marrying his younger sister.
Causing the Roman empire to fall.
- 19. Multiple Choice
19. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the geography of Greece?
The soil is rocky.
Olives and Grapes are the primary crops.
Greece is a mountainous region surrounded by active volcanoes.
Greece is located on the Indian Ocean.
- 20. Multiple Choice
20. How did "Pax Romana" most affect the Roman Empire?
It started a brutal period of civil wars among the varying leaders.
It consisted of a long period of peace and stability that led to economic prosperity.
It did not affect the Roman Empire because it happened in Greece.
It led to the creation of a law that made sibling marriage illegal.
- 21. Multiple Choice
21. What are the names of the two men in the myth Romans believed about the foundations of their society?
Nero and Augustus
Zeus and Poseidon
Julius Caesar and Octavian
Remus and Romulus
- 22. Multiple Choice
22. Julius Caesar's GREATEST legacy in Rome was
the Caesar Salad
beginning the transition from republic to empire
putting his face on the coins
trial by jury
- 23. Multiple Choice
23. Which of the following is an example of an achievement during Pax Romana?
The Roman numerical system
Hammurabi's Code
The pyramids
The hanging gardens
- 24. Multiple Choice
24. Alexander the Great was
Roman
Egyptian
Greek
Macedonian
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