Test 2 Review

Question 1

Who was Caligula?

Answer 1

1. Was known to be on of the worst emperors
2. Stole to become rich and killed often for his own enjoyment

Question 2

Who was Nero?

Answer 2

1. Another bad emperor
2. Killed most of his wives

Question 3

Who was Trajan?

Answer 3

1. Known to be a good emperor
2. Extended the empire to it’s greatest extent

Question 4

Who was Hadrian?

Answer 4

1. Another great emperor
2. His reign was known to be the most peaceful

Question 5

What were blood sports?

Answer 5

1. They were sports that gladiators played for entertainment
2. Usually resolved in severe injury or death

Question 6

What were gladiators?

Answer 6

1. People who fought for the Romans’ entertainment
2. Usually were slaves, but became popular later on, so people volunteered

Question 7

What was Sparta?

Answer 7

1. An ancient city-state in Ancient Greece
2. Known for their military

Question 8

What was Athens?

Answer 8

1. Rival city-state of Sparta
2. Known for their scholars, advanced society, philosophy, arts, and architecture

Question 9

What was Classical Greece?

Answer 9

1. A 200 year period in early Ancient Greece
2. Known for the philosophers of the time, art, and architecture that’s still there today

Question 10

What is an acropolis?

Answer 10

1. A tall hill in a Greek city
2. Used as a last resort for defense against attack

Question 11

What is a phalanx?

Answer 11

1. Greek battle formation
2. Walls of shields and spears in rows, pushing towards opposing side

Question 12

Who is Zeus?

Answer 12

1. King of the Greek gods
2. God of mostly lightning and weather, but became god of more things over time

Question 13

What were the Olympics?

Answer 13

1. Popular sports competition event
2. Made to honour Zeus and the gods, and to thank them for the strength given to the people

Question 14

Who was Socrates?

Answer 14

1. Ancient Greek philosopher
2. Founder of the “western thought”

Question 15

Who was Plato?

Answer 15

1. Ancient Greek philosopher
2. Student of Socrates
3. Known for criticizing democracy

Question 16

What is Stoicism?

Answer 16

1. A philosophical belief/way of life
2. To minimize emotions and use logic

Question 17

Who was Alexander the Great?

Answer 17

1. King of Macedon
2. Conquered part of Europe, Middle East, and Asia

Question 18

What is a Roman Legion?

Answer 18

1. Military unit that represented Rome
2. Were separated into several different groups and sub-groups

Question 19

What was a cohort?

Answer 19

1. Smaller units within a legion
2. Each legion had 10 cohorts

Question 20

What is a tortoise?

Answer 20

1. Roman military formation
2. Square formation with shields ad swords on the outside

Question 21

What is a Scorpio?

Answer 21

1. Roman artillery
2. Fired bolts at people

Question 22

What is decimation?

Answer 22

1. A rare Roman execution tactic
2. 1 of 10 men in a centúria would be beaten and killed by other soldiers

Question 23

Who was Julius Caesar?

Answer 23

1. Roman general who became a dictator
2. Improved Rome and it’s efficiency

Question 24

Who was Augustus?

Answer 24

1. First Roman emperor
2. Known to have been generous and a great leader