1. Which statement gives the best evidence that the ancient

Olympic games were a religious ceremony?

A: The games were held in honor of the god Zeus.

2. In what way was Ptolemy’s model of the solar system incorrect?

A: He placed the Earth at the center.

3. Which of the following sentences from Greek philosophers mean

that clear thinking is the way to happiness? Choose all that

apply.

A: The unexamined life is not worth living.

A: The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

4. Which kind of person would probably feel happier in Athens than

in Sparta?

A: poet

5.What was Alexander the Great’s major contribution to the

Hellenistic Period?

A: He acquired lands for Greece

6. What effect did martyrs have on the early spread of Christianity?

A: They made the religion more popular.

7. Which statement is best supported by the history of the

Peloponnesian War?

A: Greed can cause the ruin of a powerful nation.

8. Between 480 B.C.E. and 265 B.C.E., Carthage fought a series of

wars against the Greeks. What factor allowed Carthage to focus

its energies on the Greeks instead of on the Romans?

A: Carthage and Rome signed a treaty.

9. What is the Greek leader Pericles best known for?

A: leading Athens during the Golden Age

10. Which phrase best expresses Plato’s main contribution to

philosophy?

A: looking for ideal, good forms of existence

11. How was ancient Greek theater different from most of

today’s American theater?

A: The speeches were sung rather than spoken.

12.What is a martyr?

A: someone who dies for his or her beliefs

13.How did Christianity take hold as the main religion across

Europe?

A: The kings and noblemen converted first, and the common

people followed.

14.Which is something that Athenians and Spartans had in

common?

A: language

15.What geographical fact influenced the ancient Romans to

become skillful at war?

A: Rome was easy to invade by sea.

16.Which phrase best expresses Socrates’ main contribution to

philosophy?

A: asking questions and using reason to find truth

17.Why did Alexander’s empire have less unity after his death?

A: His generals fought over who would succeed him.

18.Which phrase best sums up the legacy of the Hellenistic Period?

A: preserving the culture of Greece

19.Which is the best evidence that the Etruscans were an important

influence on the early Romans?

A: The last three kings of Rome were Etruscan.

20.What did unleavened bread have to do with the split between the

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic branches of Christianity?

A: The two halves of the Church disagreed over the ritual of the

Eucharist.