GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILIZATION TEST REVIEW

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1. What group fled the Roman province of Judea during the Diaspora? 2. List two bad Roman Emperors 3. Did Rome usually have a smooth transition of power from one emperor to the next? 4. Who won the Battle of Salamis during the Persian Wars? 5. What empire did Alexander the Great conquer? 6. Who conquered the Greek city-states after the Peloponnesian War? 7. What type of leaders were Solon, Cleisthenes, and Pericles? Solon outlaw debt slavery, and introduced legal concept that any citizen could bring charges against wrongdoers. Cleisthenes broke up the power of nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based on where they lived rather than wealth. He increased the power of assembly by allowing all citizens to submit laws for debt and passage. Pericles applied democracy and free entrance into the theater. 8. What were some of the causes of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire? Slavery, Religion, latifundia, poverty 9. What was the Parthenon? Temple located on top of hill, stored treasures. 10. What were Roman army units called? Legions 11. Why did Roman authorities initially persecute Christians? They didnt believe in the Roman Religion. They believed in one God. 12. Put the following periods from Greco/Roman history in the correct chronological order. The Roman Empire--The Minoan Civilization--The Roman Republic--The Hellenistic Period 13. Why did Germanic tribes begin moving into Roman territory after A.D. 370? Food ran out. Groups of well-armed nomads threatened groups on Roman border 14. What were the reasons why Christianity spread rapidly throughout the Roman Empire?

15. The structures built by the Romans that carried water from the mountains to the cities were called? 16. How did the nature of the Roman army change during the later stages of the Roman Republic? 17. What two city-states fought each other in the Peloponnesian War? 18. What roles were women/girls allowed to play in Athens and Sparta? 19. Where was the famous Hellenistic city of Alexandria located?20. What were the key elements of Rome's legal system? 21. What was the main governing body in Rome during the Roman Republic? 22. What apostle is credited with spreading Christianity throughout the eastern Mediterranean region? 23. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, what did the Eastern Roman Empire become known as? 24. What Greek city-state was militaristic and did not emphasize the arts? 25. What was an acropolis in a Greek city-state? 26. The beginning of the Roman Empire is marked by the rule of which Roman emperor? 27. What field of study did Euclid and Pythagoras contribute to? 28. What characteristics did the Greek city-states have in common? 29. What is a city-state? 30. Which Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians? 31. What group demanded more participation and say in the Roman government during the Roman Republic? 32. What were the Gospels? Accounts describing the life of Jesus of Nazareth 33. What is meant by the term Hellenistic? Represents the Zenith of Greek influence.

34. Where is the Balkan Peninsula? Located in south Eastern Europe. Highly mountainous 35. What problem hurt small farmers during the late stages of the Roman Republic? 36. What Roman emperor split the empire into two parts to stop its decline? 37. Why did Roman emperors offer the masses "bread and circuses"? 38. What Greek philosopher was sentenced to death for corrupting Athenian youth? 39. What Roman emperor created a well organized and efficient government that functioned well for 200 years?