Unit 2.1 Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations Quiz

What geographic feature contributed to the development of Greek city-states?

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Plains

What is a polis?

• A Roman military unit

• A Greek city-state

• A type of government

• A religious temple

Which city-state valued education and philosophy?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Corinth

• Delphi

What type of government did Sparta practice?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

Who could participate in Athenian government?

• All citizens

• Women and slaves

• Land-owning men

• Foreigners

What was the Roman Republic?

• A monarchy

• A dictatorship

• A representative government

• A theocracy

Who were the patricians?

• Poor farmers

• Wealthy landowners

• Foreign traders

• Roman slaves

What role did tribunes play in the Roman Republic?

• Military leaders

• Religious officials

• Representatives of the plebeians

• Judges

What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?

• Peace treaties

• Civil wars and class conflict

• Foreign invasions

• Economic prosperity

Who was part of the First Triumvirate?

• Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

• Caesar, Marc Antony, Octavian

• Augustus, Nero, Caligula

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle