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Greco-Roman test
Part 1 – Identification – identify whether the following phrase applies to Greece (G),
Rome (R), or both (B)
1. In 2000 BC, the Mycanaeans settled here _____
2. Etruscans were skilled metalworkers and engineers from here_____
3. The capital city of _____ was built on seven hills of the Tiber river.
4. This nation lies on a peninsula_____
5. Tarquin the Proud was from here_____
6. These people fought with the Trojans_____
7. These people lost the ability to write for 400 years_____
8. The Council of 500 was chosen at random here_____
9. The 12 Tables led to codified law here_____
10. The government here was organized into a senate and the assembly_____
Part 2 – Grecian Matching
11. Sparta_____
12. Xerxes_____
13. Salamis_____
14. Pericles_____
15. Athens_____
16. Syracuse_____
17. Plato_____
18. Philip of Macedonia_____
19. Socrates_____
20. Alexander_____
a. home of the Parthenon
b. was taught by Aristotle
c. Sparta’s wealthy ally
d. Greece’s first great philosopher
e. the military state
f. Athenian naval victory location
g. Alexander’s father
h. leader of Athens during its golden age
i. Persian king defeated at Salamis
j. wrote the Republic
Part 3 – Roman Matching
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Scipio_____
Hannibal_____
Marc Antony_____
Gaius Gracchus_____
Julius Caesar_____
Pompey_____
Marcus Brutus_____
Octavian_____
Pontius Pilate_____
Marcus Aurelius_____
a. leader of Caesar’s assassins
b. last emperor of the Pax Romana
c. member of the 1st Triumvirate
d. Roman general of the Punic wars
e. Also known as Augustus Caesar
f. governor who gave the order to crucify Jesus
g. General of Carthage during the Punic Wars
h. member of the 2nd Triumvirate
i. Rome’s first “dictator for life”
j. fought for the rights of Rome’s urban poor
Part 4 – Multiple Choice
31. Less advanced sea raiders called the a) Phoenicians b) Minoans c) Dorians
d) Etruscans raided Mycenaean cities and led to Greece losing the ability to write.
32. The following government was practiced in Greece during its history a)
monarchy b) aristocracy c) oligarchy d) all of the above
33. Sparta’s system of government was a) monarchy b) aristocracy c) oligarchy
d) democracy
34. After 500 BC, the Athenian system of government was a) indirect democracy
b) direct democracy c) monarchy d) republic
35. This Athenian ruler outlawed debt slavery a) Pericles b) Cleisthenes c) Solon
d) Draco
36. Spartans valued a) art b) family c) literature d) duty above the others.
37. Spartan women a) were little more than slaves b) were on par with Athenian
women as far as freedoms went c) held much more freedom than Athenian women
d) made up the Council of 500
38. Greek individual soldiers are called a) legionnaires b) hoplites c) phalanx d)
mercenaries
39. The first battle of the Persian Wars on Greece’s mainland was a) Salamis b)
Thermopylae c) Marathon d) Granicus River
40. The results of this battle caused the Greek city-states to band together
a) Salamis b) Thermopylae c) Marathon d) Granicus River
41. The union of Greek city-states fighting the Persians was called a) the Dorian
League b) Greece c) the Delian League d) Macedonia
42. Pericles had three goals for Athens. Which wasn’t one: a) strengthen Athenian
democracy b) destroy the Spartans c) strengthen the empire d) glorify Athens
43. In the Peloponnesian War, Athens held this advantage over Sparta a) more allies
b) a huge navy c) better equipment d) none of the above
44. He said “the unexamined life is not worth living” a) Pericles b) Aristotle c) Plato
d) Socrates
45 The blend of Greek, Persian, and Indian cultures is called a) Greco-Roman
culture b) Hellenistic culture c) Alexandrian culture d) Epicureanism
46. The following is NOT true of Rome a) the city was far enough from the sea to
dissuade naval attacks b) Italy’s southern tip is near the center of the Mediterranean
c) the city is in the center of the Alps d) the city was built on 7 hills.
47. Which of these peoples did NOT fight for control of Italy a) Phoenicians
b) Greeks c) Etruscans d) Latins
48. After Tarquin the Proud, Rome switched its government to a) democracy
b) monarchy c) republic d) oligarchy
49. The plebeians were a) wealthy landowners b) the common public c) kings
d) senators
50. Potential Roman public officials must have a) lots of money b) several wives
c) completed 10 years of military service d) been a dictator
51. The Roman general who defeated Hannibal of Carthage during the Punic Wars
was a) Julius Caesar b) Leonidas c) Gracchus d) Scipio
52. In all there were a)1 b)3 c)4 d)6 Punic Wars.
53. Which of these were NOT in the 1st Triumvirate a) Julius Caesar b) Crassus
c) Pompey d) Octavian
54. When Caesar returns to Rome after defeating Pompey, he is proclaimed a) “god”
b) “ruler forever” c) “dictator for life” d) “emperor Augustus”
55. Augustus Caesar means a) exalted one b) amazing one c) dictator for life d) god
56. This made Christianity easy to spread a) the Pax Romana b) Greek and Latin
Languages c) and appeal to many segments of Roman society d) all of the above
57. This emperor made Christianity the official Roman state religion a) Constantine
b) Marcus Aurelius c) Theodosius d) Nero
58. Emperor Constantine moped the capital of the empire from Rome to a) Athens
b) Byzantium c) Persepolis d) none of the above
59. The Roman empire in the east lasts for a) 50 b) 275 c) 600 d) 1000 years after
the western empire falls.
60. Roman law gave us the following EXCEPT a) innocent until proven guilty b) jury
of your peers c) punished only for actions, not thoughts, d) equal treatment under
the law.
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Demosthenes of Greece welcomed Philip of Macedonia’s rule_____
Philip was stabbed to death by an old bodyguard_____
Alexander’s army outnumbered the Persian army_____
The Egyptians crowned Alexander pharaoh_____
The defeat at Granicus River ended Persian power_____
Alexander died at age 45_____
Alexander’s empire was divided into eleven regions_____
The Great Lighthouse and the Great Library were built in Alexandria_____
Greeks believed that the Earth was larger than the sun_____
Stoicism focused on only what one can control_____
The Colossus of Rhodes was 300 feet tall_____
Greek drama was divided into three categories, tragedy, comedy, and horror____
Pericles introduced direct democracy to Athens_____
Sparta was hit by a deadly plague during the Peloponnesian War_____
Xerxes burned Athens after Thermoplyae_____
Marcus Brutus was Julius Caesar’s biggest supporter_____
The 2nd Triumvirate consisted of Octavian, Lepidus, & Marc Antony_____
The Pax Romana lasted from 27BC to 180 AD_____
Jesus of Nazareth began his public ministry at age 30_____
The languages of Greek & Aramaic allowed easy transmission of ideas_____
Christianity offered Romans hope for the powerless_____
The death of Marcus Aurelius marked the beginning of the Pax Romana_____
The Roman Empire always had plenty of money to pay soldiers_____
Food shortages were not a factor in the fall of the Empire_____
In 676 AD in city of Rome is sacked by Germanic tribes_____
The Latin language becomes the basis for English, Spanish & Italian_____
Roman architects used concrete in their buildings_____
Public officials in the republic had to complete 5 years in the military____
Hannibal of Carthage took his troops through the Alps to attack Italy_____
Troops were more loyal to Rome than their generals_____
91. Essay – 10 points – Which civilization gave us more, the Greeks or the Romans?
Explain your answer.