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Ancient China, Greece, and Rome Test Review

ROME
Short Answer – How is the Roman Government connected to the American Government? Explain your answer by writing about how the Roman government is set up, who is in charge of each section, and then comparing it to the American government today.

1. The two orders of Roman society were known as the

  1. Senate and the council of the plebs.
  2. Etruscans and Greeks.
  3. Consuls and praetors.
  4. Plebeians and patricians

2. The Twelve Tables were

  1. Where the Roman senate met.
  2. Rome's first system of law.
  3. Laws written for non-Romans.
  4. The twelve orders of Roman people

3. Which of the following describes the plebeians?

  1. Social class made up of craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers
  2. Wealthy, powerful landowners who formed the ruling class
  3. Group that was elected each year to run the government and lead the army
  4. Officials in the Roman Republic responsible for enforcing civil law

4. Roman gods and goddesses were mostly based on the mythology of:

  1. Egypt
  2. Mesopotamia
  3. Babylon
  4. Greece

5. Roman law was first codified in the:

  1. Law of Nations
  2. Twelve Tables
  3. Code of Justinian
  4. Hammurabi's Code

6. Ancient Rome's religion was originally:

  1. Monotheistic
  2. Polytheistic
  3. Neither

7. Which social group of the Roman Republic made up the majority of the population?

  1. Slaves
  2. Patricians
  3. Tribunes
  4. Plebeians

8. Great landowners who were the Roman Republic's ruling class.

  1. Plebeians
  2. Patricians
  3. Tribunes
  4. None of the above

9. The Romans used this building material on a great scale.

  1. Stone
  2. Concrete
  3. Wood
  4. Mud

10. What building is pictured here?

  1. Acropolis
  2. Coliseum
  3. Parthenon
  4. Forum

11. Which of these was NOT an advancement of Roman architecture?

  1. Arch
  2. Concrete
  3. Column
  4. Dome

12. What was the primary purpose of an aqueduct?

  1. Allowed people and animals to cross valleys
  2. Delivered water to cities
  3. Was designed as a place for gladiators to fight in public
  4. Used on a battlefield to conquer land

13. Roman law was based on ___, which were carved in stone in the Roman Forum.

  1. The Twelve Tables
  2. Old Testament stories
  3. Latin and Etruscan myths
  4. The Tabula Rasa

14. The Pax Romana was the name given to

  1. A succession of especially bad emperors.
  2. A 200 year period of peace and prosperity.
  3. The downfall of the Roman Republic.
  4. The great stadium of the Roman Empire.

Match the corresponding letter with the correct term

15. Republic / A. Government in which citizens elect their leaders
16. Senate / B. writing based on Greek writing
17. Patricians / C. citizens had a right to the protection of the law
18.Twelve tables / D. members make laws & taxes
19. Latin / E. controlled most land & held key military & gov’t positions

20. Like Greek agoras, Roman cities had a forum for…

  1. Gladiators and Challenges
  2. Markets and public gatherings
  3. Restaurants and Fine Dining
  4. Bathrooms and Bathing

CHINA

Short Answer Question: How did the invention of the compass create greater cultural diffusion?

  1. What was significant about the Mandate of Heaven?

2. Define the Ming Dynasty.

3. Define the Han Dynasty.

4. Define the Tang Dynasty.

5. Define the Qin Dynasty.

6. Define the Zhou Dynasty.

7. What is feudalism?

8. What did the Silk Road allow for in Chinese history?

9. Why was the Great Wall of China built? Did it serve a successful purpose?

10. What is filial piety and how did the Chinese practice it?

11. What was the primary religion of Ancient China?

12. Who created Taoism?

13. Where would the Chinese get the idea of aristocracy (think of a country east of there where the Silk Road went through)?

14. Who was the Mongol leader the Chinese tried keeping out?

15. What was the significance of the invention of gunpowder?

16. What religion believes in “harmony with nature and the universal order of beliefs”?

17. Who founded the Han dynasty?

18. Which dynasty added the most to China’s territory?

19. Which Chinese emperor decided to build the Great Wall of China?

20. Which dynasty is considered China’s “Golden Age”?

ANCIENT GREECE

1. ______is a type of government that regulates all aspects of society (Strict government control = no personal freedom)

2. Democracy come from demokratia the Greek words Demos and Kratos. Demos means ______and Kratos means ______.

3. The city-states of Greece didn’t always agree, but there were 4 “cultural” things that united all of Greece. What were they?

______

______

______

______

4. Who wrote the epic plays the Iliad and the Odyssey?

  1. Homer
  2. Socrates
  3. Aristotle
  4. Pericles

5. What is the name of the most famous Greek building?

  1. Paradigm
  2. Parthenon
  3. Pericles
  4. Percival

Match the correct Hellenistic philosophy with the proper name

6_____ Hellenistic philosophy that believed you should ignore luxuries and live humbly /
  1. Stoics

7_____ Hellenistic philosophy that believed you should seek pleasure and avoid politics / B. Cynics
8_____ Hellenistic philosophy that happiness was found in great achievements / C. Epicureans

9. What is the heliocentric theory?

10. Who created geometry?

11. Name the theory that is shown in the picture below?

12. By the age of 33, this man from Macedonia had conquered most of the known world.

  1. Julius Caesar
  2. Alexander the Great
  3. Ivan the Terrible
  4. Charlemagne

13. After Alexander the Great’s death in 303 BCE, his Empire was divided up between his 5 generals. Which general was given the kingdom over what is now Israel?

  1. Lysimachus
  2. Cassander
  3. Antigonus
  4. Ptolemy
  5. Seleucus

14. What was the name of the battle where 300 Spartans fought against 300,000 Persians?

  1. Pericles
  2. Thermopylae
  3. Antietam
  4. Parthenon

15. What Greek philosopher was tried and sentenced to death for promoting radical ideas and challenging the government of Athens?

  1. Socrates
  2. Aristotle
  3. Homer
  4. Pericles

16. What is the name of the building in the picture below?

17. Which city-state was the intellectual center of ancient Greece?

18. Ancient Greece was a Limited Democracy. Because only ______could vote.

19. What was the name of the head god in the polytheistic religion of ancient Greece?

20. Where were the Olympic Games held in ancient Greece?