World History; Quiz Name ______________________________

Greece and Rome September 27, 2020

1. What was the official language of Rome? ___________________________________

2. Which two groups made up Rome’s class system? _____________________________
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3. Name any two present day countries or areas that were a part of the Roman Empire?
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4. Which social class (be specific) dominates power in an aristocratic oligarchy?
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5. Which governmental body does the US government have that Rome also had?
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6. The Consuls in the Roman government had veto powers. Who has veto powers in the US
government? ___________________________________________________________
7. What were the two most dominant city states of ancient Greece? ___________________
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8. Which of the two (refer to #7) developed one of the first democratic form of government?
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9. The Greek peninsula is in which major waterway? _______________________________
10. What were the areas of Alexander the Great’s Empire? _________________________
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11. What is the meaning of the term democracy? ___________________________________
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12. Who were the three most known Greek philosophers? _____________________________
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13. What is a Civil War? __________________________________________________________
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14. What is a dictator? ___________________________________________________________
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