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 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 subsequently 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 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