Ancient Greece and Rome

Review Trivia

Round 1 – Early Greek Civilization

• QUESTION 1:The clash of these two cultures led to the development of ancient Greek civilization and culture

• ANSWER: Mycenaean and Minoan cultures

Round 1 – Early Greek Civilization

• QUESTION 2:Type of government run by the nobility

• ANSWER: Aristocracy

Round 1 – Early Greek Civilization

• QUESTION 3:The public meeting place on hilltop in ancient Greece

• ANSWER: Acropolis

Round 1 – Early Greek Civilization

• QUESTION 4:Athenian leader that felt it necessary to strengthen democracy

• ANSWER: Pericles

Round 1 – Early Greek Civilization

• QUESTION 5:The Greek building that bests represents the primary characteristics of Greek art and architecture, balance and proportion

• ANSWER: The Parthenon

Round 2 – Rival City-States, WAR and Culture

• QUESTION 1:This war led to the development of the Delian League and the Golden Age of Athens

• ANSWER: Persian War

Round 2 – Rival City-States, WAR and Culture

• QUESTION 2:In Sparta these were free men that did not own land

• ANSWER: Perioci

Round 2 – Rival City-States, WAR and Culture

• QUESTION 3:Individuality, responsibility and beauty are all values of this city-state

• ANSWER: Athens

Round 2 – Rival City-States, WAR and Culture

• QUESTION 4:Qualifications for Athenian citizenship

• ANSWER: Free, male, born in Athens

Round 2 – Rival City-States, WAR and Culture

• QUESTION 5:This philosopher believed that the best approach to education was to utilize the question-answer method

• ANSWER: Socrates

Round 3 – Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Culture

• QUESTION 1:Two civilizations King Philip II of Macedonia wanted to conquer

• ANSWER: Greece and Persia

Round 3 – Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Culture

• QUESTION 2:The region that was liberated from Persian rule by Alexander the Great

• ANSWER: Egypt

Round 3 – Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Culture

• QUESTION 3:This is considered Alexander’s most LASTING achievement

• ANSWER: Development/Spread of Hellenistic culture

Round 3 – Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Culture

• QUESTION 4:Alexander the Great failed to conquer this land due to exhaustion and mutiny

• ANSWER: India

Round 3 – Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Culture

• QUESTION 5:The location of center of Hellenistic culture (be specific)

• ANSWER: Alexandria, Egypt

BONUS QUESTION!

• QUESTION:Name the FOUR cultures that contributed to the development of Hellenistic culture

• ANSWER: Greek, Persian, Egyptian, Indian

Round 4 – The Roman Republic

• QUESTION 1:Two main differences between the Plebeians and the Patricians

• ANSWER: Patricians were nobles/aristocratic and could hold office. Plebeians were not aristocratic (commoners) and could not hold office…until they protested and got some changes.

Round 4 – The Roman Republic

• QUESTION 2:Representatives for the Plebeians

• ANSWER: Tribunes

Round 4 – The Roman Republic

• QUESTION 3:The term for the members of the Executive Branch in the Roman Republic

• ANSWER: Consuls

Round 4 – The Roman Republic• QUESTION 4:

Two reasons for the collapse of the Roman Republic

• ANSWER: Bigger gap between rich and poor leads to economic crisis and power-hungry generals leads to military upheaval; assassination of Caesar

Round 4 – The Roman Republic• QUESTION 5:

Put the following events in order:Caesar comes to power; Octavian becomes Augustus; Fall of Roman Republic; Caesar is assassinated

• ANSWER: Caesar comes to power; Caesar is assassinated; Fall of Roman Republic; Octavian becomes Augustus

Round 5 – The Roman Empire

• QUESTION 1:Term used for a group of 3 rulers

• ANSWER: Triumvirate

Round 5 – The Roman Empire

• QUESTION 2:This man, Caesar’s grandnephew, adopted the title of “Augustus” to become Rome’s first emperor

• ANSWER: Octavian

Round 5 – The Roman Empire

• QUESTION 3:Location and original purpose of the Pantheon

• ANSWER: Rome; temple to all Roman gods and goddesses

Round 5 – The Roman Empire• QUESTION 4:

Two reasons the Romans persecuted early Christians

• ANSWER: Threat to social order of Roman Empire; Did not worship Roman gods/goddesses; didn’t fight in military; Romans thought it would divide empire

Round 5 – The Roman Empire

• QUESTION 5:Term for time period characterized by peace and stability

• ANSWER: Pax Romana

BONUS QUESTION!

• QUESTION:Name 3 factors that united Ancient Greece and 2 factors that divided them

• ANSWER: United: Olympic games, ancestry, language, religion, fear of PersiansDivided: Geography, forms of government; slavery; civil war