CH.1-2 THE GREEKS AND THE ROMANS

What was the political system of ancient Greece?

• Monarchy
• Independent City-states
• Communism
• Theocracy

Who fought in the great Peloponnesian War?

• Athens and Sparta
• Rome and Carthage
• Macedonia and Persia
• Egypt and Greece

What eventually endangered the Hellenistic world?

• The fall of Rome
• The growing power of Rome

• The invasion of the Goths
• The establishment of Christianity

What does "Hellenistic" mean?

• Pertaining to Greek culture
• A type of government
• A style of architecture
• A military strategy

What were early Greek Philosophers devoted to?

• Mathematics
• Politics
• Critical thinking about the nature of the universe
• Religion

What was Socrates famous for?

• Writing the Iliad
• Teaching through questioning
• Establishing the Academy
• Creating the first democracy

How did Socrates die?

• Natural causes
• Hanging
• Execution by hemlock
• War

What political system are the ancient Greeks credited with influencing?

• Totalitarianism
• Democracy
• Monarchism
• Feudalism

Is the United States a direct democracy?

• Yes, completely
• No, it is a representative democracy
• Yes, but only at local levels
• No, it is a monarchy

Who did Octavian defeat to bring peace to Rome?

• Mark Antony
• Julius Caesar
• Pompey
• Spartacus