Question

Need answers for K12 3.12 History Unit Test.

1.What influence did geography play in the development of Greek society?


Greek citizens had to rely on slaves to farm and herd livestock

separate Greek city-states developed instead of a single state

Greeks worshipped deities that controlled the land and weather

Greece did not develop a maritime tradition of ships and sailing

2.Which cultural elements were common to all Greek city-states?

Choose all correct answers.


art

epics

religion

music

alphabet
3. Who was allowed to participate in Athenian democracy?


foreign-born residents


slaves who had been freed


men whose fathers had been citizens


wives of citizens
4. Which is the best example of the influence of Athenian democracy on later governments?


the absolute monarchies of Europe’s Middle Ages


the dictatorship of Hitler’s Nazi Germany


the representative democracy of the United States


the communist government of the Soviet Union
5. Why did the Persian emperor Darius invade Greece?


he wanted to stop the fighting between Sparta and Athens


Athenians had helped Ionian cities when they revolted against the Persians

he wanted to avenge the defeat of his father, Xerxes


Spartan forces under King Leonidas had attacked several Persian cities
6. What was the most significant effect of the Peloponnesian War?


the Greek city-states began to merge into a single Greek culture

Athens lost its empire and influence as a model of democracy

the Persians greatly expanded their empire into Greece

Sparta became the ancient world’s greatest democracy
7. Which items are a legacy of ancient Greece?

Choose all correct answers.

monotheism

symmetry and balance in architecture

advancement in geometry and physics

trial by peers

checks and balances
8. How did Athens and Sparta differ?


Athenians wrote great drama, while Spartans focused on poetry

Athenians and Spartans worshipped different gods and goddesses

Athenians were not interested in sports, while Spartans were

Athens had direct democracy, while Sparta was ruled by kings
9. What happened during the period known as the Hellenistic Age?


Alexander the Great conquered vast territories

Persian armies destroyed much of Greek culture in their conquest of Alexander’s empire


a new Greek culture spread throughout the lands Alexander had conquered

Greek cultural influence declined as Alexander’s empire expanded
10. Which group made up the majority of the Roman population and became citizen-soldiers during time of war?


plebeians


consuls


senators


patricians
11. What set of written laws was Rome’s first, and applied to both the rich and the poor?


Code of Rome


Twelve Assemblies


Centuriate Code


Twelve Tables
12. Which components were a part of the Roman Republic's representative government?

Choose all that apply.

citizen assemblies

the senate

permanent dictators

consuls

Roman legions
13. Who crossed the Alps to invade Rome from the north during the Second Punic War?


Hannibal


Octavian


Alexander


Xerxes
14. Which was a major result of the Punic Wars?


Mesopotamia and Persia became provinces

Christianity became the predominant religion

Rome controlled North Africa and the western Mediterranean

Rome became an empire ruled by an emperor
15. What did Julius Caesar do that hastened Rome’s transition from a republic to an empire?


he did away with Rome’s written laws


he declared himself emperor and first citizen


he appointed allies and friends as provincial governors


he crossed the Rubicon and defeated his enemies
16. Classical Roman scholars made important contributions in the study of all of the following except __________.

Choose all correct answers.

anatomy

meteorology

chemistry

geography

oceanography
17. Which achievements is Rome known for?


domes; writings; bronze


arches; the wheel; paper


roads; concrete; domes


telescope; roads; paper
18. Which is an example of how Rome adopted and adapted Greek culture?


Roman families raised their boys to be soldiers but not from birth

Romans valued civic duty but left fighting to professionals

Romans adopted Greek gods but gave them new names

Rome’s form of government was direct democracy but women could vote
19. Which was not a cause of the gradual decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire?


the spread of Christianity


economic hardships for Rome’s citizens


invading barbarian tribes


a lack of strong leadership
20. What did Diocletian do to address some of the problems caused by an expanding empire?


moved the capital to Byzantium


hired mercenary soldiers to protect Rome


established the Third Triumvirate


divided the empire into two halves
21. Which legacy of the ancient Greeks is important to all modern democracies?


scientific observation and inquiry


geographic insights


language and mythology


concept of citizenship

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Separate Greek city-states developed instead of a single state.

Explanation:

The geography did a key role in setting apart the Greek cities, imposing natural barriers as the ocean, mountains and vast distances separated and prevented a unified state.

Each city had also its characteristic culture and self-governed, this created a Mediterranean landscape where Greek culture flourished.

Important cities like Athens, Crete and Sparta developed their unique features:

The Spartans to the West became fierce warriors and specialized in combat and armor building.Athens became a center of culture, science and religious practices, the greatest temples can be found there.

Contact from other cities was possible yet the independence and autonomous rule were preferred.

The city-states had been naturally

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