Which geographical features prevented Greece from uniting as one country?
A) Mountainous terrain
B) The Aegean Sea
C) A & B
D) None of the above
Which group of people influenced the development of democracy?
A) Virgil, Cicero, Tacitus, and Seneca
B) Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, and Archimedes
C) Caesar, Crassus, Pompey, Octavian and Marc Antony
D) Draco, Solon, Peisistratus, Cleisthenes, and Pericles
Pericles' rule in Athens was known as the Golden Age because...
A) Many great Greek thinkers were alive during his time.
B) Production of great works of literature, art, philosophy and archtecture.
C) Democracy (rule by the people) was put into full effect and later adapted by future governments.
D) All of the above
What was the Peloponnesian War?
A) A war fought between Athens and Sparta, in which Athens was the winner.
B) A war fought between Athens and Sparta, in which Sparta was the winner.
C) A war fought between Troy and Mycenae, in which Mycenae was the winner.
D) A war fought between Greece and Persia, in which Greece was the winner.
How many kings were there in the Etruscan kingdom?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
The Roman Republic was...
A) A dictatorship
B) A dynasty
C) A combination of oligarchy, aristocracy and democracy
D) None of the above
What is Julius Caesar known for?
A) Conquering Britain
B) Creation of the Julian Calendar
C) Being a great Roman general and the first Roman dictator
D) All of the above
Rome was known for...
A) Development of roads, bridges and aqueducts.
B) The first civilization to have developed written laws that were analyzed by juries
C) The Latin language, which evolved into the Romance Languages
D) All of the above
Why was Jesus crucified by the Romans?
A) For challenging Roman authority by stating he was the king of the Jews.
B) for performing miracles without a license.
C) For challenging the authorities in the Jewish hierarchy, the Sadducees.
D) None of the above.
