Q3 Common Assessment

In ancient Greece, people were ranked according to their

• Religious status

• Military rank

• Social and legal status

• Level of education

The Mycenaeans borrowed their art styles, pottery design, and writing from the Minoans. This is an example of:

• Cultural Diffusion

• Tenant farmer

• Political sharing

• Cultural shaping

What was a woman’s most important role in Spartan society?

• The educate her children to be good citizens

• To stay at home and care for her family

• To produce and raise strong boys to be future soldiers

• To participate in the government of the polis

The Spartans valued:

• Individual expression

• Fitting in

• New Ideas

• Change

What is Alexander the Great's most important legacy?

• He built a huge empire

• His battle strategies are still studied

• He spread Greek culture into Asia (Hellenization)

• His empire is a model for future empires

Why was Christianity able to spread so rapidly during the Pax Romana?

• Travel was safer

• English was widely spoken and the scriptures were written in English

• The idea of Christianity scared most people into following it

• It was considered to be disloyal to follow Christianity

Why did Romans view Christianity as a threat?

• Christians did not want to live in the city of Rome

• Jesus wanted to be named emperor

• Christians wanted to wage war on the Romans

• Christians did not respect Roman gods or show loyalty to the emperor or Empire

Which emperor made Christianity legal and moved the capital of the Empire to Byzantium?

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

• Diocletian

• Augustus

Looking at the map above, which of the following statements is true?

• Egypt was part of the Western Roman Empire

• The Roman Empire completed surrounded the Black Sea

• The Roman Empire suffered invasions from the Huns, Goths, Vandals and Lombards

• Carthage was the site of a major battle

Oligarchy:

• Ruled by a few people

• Ruled by an individual who seized control using military support

• Ruled by one person

• Ruled by the people