Ancient Greece and Rome

What is the name of the body of water that both Rome and Greece border?

• Tiber River

• Mediterranean Sea

• Po River

• Black Sea

What is the name of the earliest people to settle Greece?

• Minoans

• Myceneans

• Trojans

• Persians

Democracy means rule of the...

• Nobles

• King

• People

• Merchants or artisans

Oligarchy means rule of the...

• Nobles

• King

• People

• Merchants or artisans

Aristocracy means rule of the...

• Nobles (wealthy landowners)

• King

• People

• Merchants or artisans

The Greek word for city-state is...

• colony

• fort

• manor

• polis

The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between

• Rome and Carthage

• Athens and Sparta

• Persia and Greece

• Rome and Greece

Which phrase refers to the period of peace and prosperity beginning with Augustus' rule of Rome?

• Pax Romana

• Peaceful Rome

• Punic Period

Which Roman emperor is known for his military skill and seizure of the government as dictator?

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Diocletian

• Constantine

Which Roman emperor is known for expanding the Roman empire to its greatest extent?

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Diocletian

• Constantine