Standard 3 Review

Greece vs Rome

Polytheism

Christianity

Fall of Rome

Miscellaneous

100

The Greek Empire was made of many _______.

a. small city states

b. communist villages

c. towns devoted to the emperor of greece

d. empires

a. small city states

100

Describe Polytheism in your own words.

The belief in many gods.

100

Christianity is a __________ religion.

Monotheistic

100

Which side of Rome crumbled quickly?

a. east

b. west

100

What was a reason that Roman's switched to Christianity?

a. People believed that they would perish if they did not convert

b. It provided a sense of hope to be saved from their problems

c. Those who switched would be given milk and cookies

d. Roman religious beliefs were similar to Christian beliefs

b. It provided a sense of hope to be saved from their problems

200

Why was Rome easy to unify?

a. it was made up of many different islands

b. it had extremely treacherous mountain ranges throughout

c. it had little mountains and existed on one piece of land

d. it had access to the sea

c. it had little mountains and existed on one piece of land

200

Greek and Roman religions were mainly _________.

polytheistic

200

Who was the main prophet for Christianity?

a. Moses

b. Jonah

c. Jesus Christ

d. Judas

c. Jesus Christ

200

How did the spread of Christianity led to the weakening of the Roman Empire?

a. Christianity undermined traditional Roman values that made them successful

b. Christianity advocated for limited use of the military

c. Christianity advocated for the end of imperial rule

d. Christianity advocated for individuals to leave their possessions and become monks

a. Christianity undermined traditional Roman values that made them successful

200

Religion in ancient Greece and ancient Rome can be characterized as

a. Monotheistic with the belief in Allah

b. Polytheistic – gods with animal characteristics

c. Monotheistic with the belief in Vishnu

d. Polytheistic – gods with human characteristics

300

What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?
A. Greece and Rome were often at war
B. The mountainous terrain of Greece
C. Military leaders could control easily
D. The Greek had many different religions

B. The mountainous terrain of Greece

300

Which of the following is NOT a greek god/goddess?

a. Apollo

b. Ares

c. Zeus

d. Homer

300

True or False: Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of Rome in 380 BCE.

True

300

Select all that apply: Which of the following led to the fall of Rome:

a. the division into east vs west rome

b. weakened military

c. invasions

d. death of rulers

e. over expanding and over spending

f. the spread of Christianity

all but d

300

A major impact of ancient Greece and Rome on Western civilization was that

a. The Greeks and Romans succeeded in achieving a classless society, which was later copied in Western Europe
b. Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were much admired and copied in the 18th and 19th centuries.
c. Greece and Rome transmitted the philosophy of Islam to each area they conquered during conquests
d. Greek and Latin languages are still widely spoken in colleges and universities through the Western world

b. Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were much admired and copied in the 18th and 19th centuries.

400

What type of government did the Roman Empire begin with INITIALLY?

a. democracy

b. oligarchy

c. communist

d. republic

400

Aphrodite is the goddess of _____.

a. war

b. love

c. wisdom

d. fertility

.b. love

400

What did Christanity promise its followers that other religions did not?

a. Everlasting life

b. Riches and success on earth

c. The ability to win god's favor

d. Eternal Fertility

a. Everlasting life

400

The emperor’s purpose for dividing the Roman Empire (Eastern and Western) was to
A.Decrease the authority of the Senate
B.Protect the west from Greek influences
C.Make control of the Empire more efficient
D. Separate groups whose conflicts threatened unity

C. Make control of the Empire more efficient

400

Alexander the Great’s conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and Persia led to the
a. Spread of Hellenic culture
b. Adoption of a feudal system
c. Representative democracy
d. Spread of Islamic culture

a. Spread of Hellenic culture

500

The death of which ruler led to the collapse of the Roman Republic and gave way to the Roman Empire?

a. Alexander the Great

b. Plato

c. Julius Caesar

d. Augustus Caesar

c. Julius Caesar

500

How did the Greeks and Romans maintain their religion prior to the introduction of Christianity in the area?
A. Written in sacred texts
B. Religious ceremonies
C. Sharing of myths
D. Out-of-body experiences

C. Religious ceremonies

500

How did the Roman Empire view Christianity?

BAD! Christian values contradicted Roman values.

500

What was a MILITARY cause that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
A. Contrast between rich and poor
B. No interests in public affairs
C. Low funding for defense
D. Moving of the capital city

Low funding for defense

500

Where ought the sovereign power of the state to reside?....The state aims to consist as far as possible of those who are alike and equal, a condition found chiefly among the middle section…The middle class is also the steadiest element, the least eager for change. They neither covet, like the poor the possessions of others, nor do others covet theirs, as the poor covet those of the rich….Tyranny often emerges from an over enthusiastic democracy or from an oligarchy, but much more rarely from middle class constitutions.

- ARISTOTLE,

Why does Aristotle support the middle class as the location of power?

a. He finds the poor too backward to rule.

b. It is very enthusiastic about democracy.

c. He thinks the rich are too greedy.

d. It is steady and less eager for change.