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Ancient Greece, Rome, & The Middle Ages

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  • Q1
    By 750B.C., the ______________ or city-state became the central focus of Greek life.
    hoplite
    pantheon
    agora
    polis
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  • Q2
    What was the first Greek state?
    Ionia
    Tarsus
    Mycenea
    Crete
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  • Q3
    The conquests of Alexander the Great created the
    Age of Lawlessness
    Dark Ages
    Macedonian Age
    Hellenistic Age
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  • Q4
    This was the central city of the Minoan civilization.
    Athens
    Knossos
    Sparta
    Thebes
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  • Q5
    What was the result of Alexander the Great's conquests?
    The progress of Greek scholars was halted.
    After hundreds of years, Persia finally conquered Greece and took control of Greek lands.
    Greek language, art, architecture, and literature spread throughout Southeast Asia.
    Socialism spread from Greece to a great many lands.
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  • Q6
    What was the open market area called in ancient Greece?
    agora
    acropolis
    theater
    polis
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  • Q7
    The agora was a fortified place and religious center.
    False
    True
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  • Q8
    Hellenism
    fortified place and religious center
    open area used as a market and meeting place
    to imitate Greeks
    central city of Minoan civilization
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  • Q9
    Agora
    city-state
    fortified place and religious center
    central city of Minoan civilization
    open area used as a market and meeting place
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  • Q10
    Acropolis
    open area used as a market and meeting place
    city-state
    fortified place and religious center
    central city of Minoan civilization
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  • Q11
    Polis
    central city of Minoan civilization
    fortified place and religious center
    open area used as a market and meeting place
    city-state
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  • Q12
    Knossos
    central city of Minoan civilization
    open area used as a market and meeting place
    fortified place and religious center
    city-state
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  • Q13
    Rome is at the center of the Apennine Peninsula in the center of this geographic feature important for trade. What is the name of the body of water that Italy is centrally located on?
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    The Sahara Desert
    The Mediterranean Sea
    The Atlantic Ocean
    The Ionian Sea
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  • Q14
    What edict by Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire?
    Fontainebleau
    Thessalonica
    Milan
    Nantes
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  • Q15
    Romans fought three wars against Carthage. Why?
    Because Carthage attacked them repeatedly.
    To control Italy.
    To control Africa.
    To control the Western Mediterranean and Trade.
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  • Q16
    This famous Roman conquered Gaul, brought an army to Rome, declared himself a dictator for life and was assassinated by the Senate in 44 Bc. He was
    Scipio Africanus
    Marcus Antonius
    Augustus Caesar
    Julius Caesar
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  • Q17
    Which Continent did Romans NOT trade with?
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    Africa
    Asia
    Australia
    Europe
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  • Q18
    Romans built these to carry clean water to the cities.
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    Roads
    Coliseum
    Baths
    Aqueducts
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  • Q19
    The Roman government ordered engineers to build roads like these in order to:
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    build lasting monuments
    create work for the unemployed poor
    Worship gods
    allow the army to travel quickly to distant parts of the Empire
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  • Q20
    Which group of Barbarians invaded the city of Rome from North Africa?
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    Huns
    Saxons
    Vandals
    Angles
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