Chapter 2:
Ancient Greece and Rome,
1900 B.C–A.D. 500
1.
By 750 B.C., __________ became the central focus of Greek life.
a.
mountains
b.
rivers
c.
the Acropolis
d.
the polis
2.
__________ was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity as his faith.
a.
Constantine
b.
Nero
c.
Diocletian
d.
Theodosius the Great
3.
The earliest forms of writing outlining Christian beliefs were found in __________
a.
the Old Testament.
b.
the New Testament.
c.
the Gospels.
d.
letters, or epistles, written by followers of Jesus.
4.
The Romans displayed their engineering skills throughout their empire in all ways EXCEPT by __________
a.
using only Greek styles in their architecture.
b.
learning how to use concrete on a massive scale.
c.
building almost a dozen aqueducts in Rome to keep the city supplied with water.
d.
building an extensive network of roads.
5.
__________ led the most famous slave revolt, which lasted for two years.
a.
Augustus
b.
Spartacus
c.
Virgil
d.
Simon Peter
6.
As the Roman Empire expanded, the Romans created a body of law known as the __________ that applied to Romans and non-Romans.
a.
Twelve Tables
b.
Law of Nations
c.
natural law
d.
law of reason
7.
As the first emperor, __________ restored stability to the Roman Empire.
a.
Caesar
b.
Trajan
c.
Octavian
d.
Hadrian
8.
Which was NOT a reason why Greek culture spread in Southwest Asia during the Hellenistic Era?
a.
People native to each area were encouraged to participate in colonial government.
b.
Hellenistic rulers encouraged a massive spread of Greek colonists to Southwest Asia.
c.
Greek administrators, architects, actors, and others moved to the new Greek cities.
d.
The Greeks built new cities in conquered areas.
9.
__________, by Aeschylus, is the only complete Greek trilogy we possess today.
a.
The
Iliad
b.
The
Odyssey
c.
Oedipus Rex
d.
The
Oresteia
10.
During the Age of Pericles, the Athenians became deeply attached to their political system of __________
a.
oligarchy.
b.
direct democracy.
c.
tyranny.
d.
representative democracy.
11.
A group of five men, ephors were __________ leaders in Sparta responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens.
a.
elected
b.
appointed
c.
military
d.
religious
12.
When economic and military problems threatened the Roman Empire in the third century, Diocletian introduced changes that included all of the following EXCEPT __________
a.
dividing the empire into 4 units, each with its own ruler.
b.
enlarging the administrative bureaucracies.
c.
ending taxation.
d.
enlarging the army.
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