End of Course Assessment, Part 1

Instructor: Wooster

Class: Intermediate World History Date:

Period: HS Results:

Select the city-state that each statement describes. You may choose both city-states if the statement applies to both

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1. Sparta Athens

Citizenship was available only to men

The government was an oligarchy, meaning that a small group held all the power

The government was a democracy in which all citizens were permitted to participate in Assembly proceedings

Citizens were free to debate politics and ideas in public

They disliked new ideas, and punished with death anyone who dared to disagree with their rulers

All boys were trained to be warriors, and all girls were supposed to become mothers

Men lived in barracks until age 30 and only visited their wives and children

In wealthier homes girls were taught how to run a household with servants and slaves. In poorer homes girls often had to work as servants or in the fields

2. Which of the following best summarizes the main events of the Persian Wars?

a.Athens and Persia banded together against Sparta and fought four wars. Sparta then gave up its territory and never gained power on the Greek peninsula again.

b.The Greek city-states banded together to attack Persia and gain control of trade. After fighting five wars, Persia was completely defeated and Persian influence in Asia ended

c.Persia attacked Sparta to avenge earlier defeats. After fighting two wars they agreed to share control of the Mediterranean Sea

d.Persia attacked after Athens assisted a Greek rebellion. Athens pushed Persia back into Asia in three wars, and then rebuilt the city and entered a golden age.

Word Banka. Periclesb. Leonidasc. Xerxes

Use the Word Bank to answer the following questions. Enter the letter of the correct answer.

3. I was the son of Darius and heir to the Persian Empire. I led Persian forces in a

campaign to conquer Greece in 480 B.C. The disastrous campaign caused the Persian Empire to lose most of its power. Who was I?

4. I led Athens during one of the most inentive and creative periods in history. I inspired Athenians to rebuild their city after the devastating Persian wars. I believed

the people should rule themselves. Who was I?

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All citizens served in the Assembly Good public speaking was important The Council carried on the daily

business of the city Ten elected generals were responsible

for carrying on the work of the Assembly and Council

Paid juries of citizens heard legal cases and made decisions

5. Which government best matches the list of characteristics?

a. Spartan oligarchy

b. Roman republic

c. Athenian democracy

d. Persian monarchy

a. Euripides b. Sophocles

c. Aeschylus d. Aristophanes

Match each description with the correct playwright by entering the letter that is next to the playwright.

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6. Which of the following best describes the characteristics of Greek drama and theater?

a. The chorus consisted of women who sang behind the actors

b.The Greeks only wanted to see dramas that made them feel happy and that did not make fun of famous leaders

c. Greek tragedies were not popular because the main character usually died at the end

d. Most Greek plays examined human nature and society

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7.Who wrote Medea, Electra, The Trojan Women and other plays about the Athenians’’

treatment of women?

8.Who made fun of other playwrights and earned a reputation as the greatest writers of

comedies?

9. Who wrote Oedipus Rex, which is often considered the greatest Greek tragedy?

10. Which statement about the Parthenon is most accurate?

a.The Parthenon was built to honor the gods and pay tribute to Greek confidence in the talents of man

b.Greek architects designed the columns in the Parthenon to be the same size height and to stand perfectly straight

c. Pericles designed many of the statues and carvings that dorn the Parthenon

d.One of the rooms in the cella of the Parthenon contained a towering gold-and-ivory statue of Apollo

a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Socrates

Identify each philosopher by answering the following questions. Enter the letter of the correct answer.

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Athens displayed dominance over other city-states A plague broke out in Athens and a quarter of its

population died An Athenian expedition to Syracuse was a disaster The Spartan naval fleet attacked and defeated the

Athenians in the Aegean Democracy in Athens ceased to exist for a time

11. In which war or series of wars did the factors listed play an important role?

a. Persian Wars

b. Peloponnesian War

c. Battle of Marathon

d. Punic Wars

12.

I wanted to understand everything. It has been said that I was one of the brightest students of Plato. I Taught Alexander the Great and I’m known as the father of political science. Who was I?

13.I taught by asking questions. I believed that an “unexamined life is not worth living.” I was condemned to death by poison. Who was I?

14. I thought philosopher-kings should govern the polis. I opened a school called the Academy, and my most famous dialogue was The Republic. Who was I?

Use the Word Bank to answer the following questions.

Word Banka. Democracyb. Anarchyc. Aristocracyd. Monarchy

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He became king at the age of 20 He carried a copy of Homer’s Iliad with

him throughout his campaigns He took control of the Greek city-states He conquered the Persian Empire He established an empire that

extended east as far as India

15. What term is defined by “rule by one person”?

16. What term is best defined as “rule by a mob?”

17. What term can be defined as rule by a few individuals?

18. Which ruler do these statements describe?

a. King Phillip II

b. Pericles

c. Alexander the Great

d. King Leonidas

19. Which of the following definitions best describes the term republic?

a. A government in which all citizens come together to make important decisions

b. A government with a king as the head of state

c. A government in which the citizens elect their leaders

d. A government with a ruling family that remains in power for many years

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Group ASome Romans enjoyed riches and an easy lifeWealthy men bought up many of the small farmsSlaves worked the land on the wealthy estatesMany worker were left without land, work, or moneyRomans had extended their dominion into Macedonia, Greece, and Asia Minor

Group BRomans valued hard work and disciplineSmall farms were scattered throughout RomePeople work their own landSmall farms supported familiesRome had conquered most of Italy

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20.Which group of statements describes the changes that took place in Rome after the Punic Wars?

Group A

Group B

21.Which Roman ruler organized the administration of the provinces, lowered taxes, gave

land to the poor, and established the calendar that is still used today?

a. Cincinnatus

b. Nero

c. Octavian

d. Julius Caesar

22.The Pax Romana began during the rule of Augustus and lasted about 200 years. What

was the Pax Romana?

a.The period when the people of Rome were once again under the rule of the Roman

Republic

b. The period when the Roman Empire experienced peace and prosperity

c. The 200-year period when people were governed by a set of laws call the Pax Romana

d. The period when the Roman Empire was experiencing great devastation and destruction

Mark each statement about life in the Roman Empire Yes if it is correct and No if it is not correct

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23. Which statement about the Roman Empire at its height is NOT correct?

a. A single currency was established to facilitate trade within the empire

b. The empire stretched from Spain to Syria and form north Africa to Hadrian’s wall in Britain

c.There were many forms of governments throughout the empire and each followed its own

set of laws

d. A series of roads unified the Roman Empire

Yes No

24. Most wealthy citizens shared their luxuries with the less fortunate

25. Big buildings and monuments were important

26. People enjoyed games and sports

27. Romans valued civic duty and pride, strength, and the expansion of the empire

28. Which of the following was NOT a factor in the decline of the Roman Empire?

a.Even though the emperors were very powerful and competent, they were not able to lead

the Roman army against barbarian invasions

b. Exposure to diseases from other lands killed many Romans

c.The soldiers hired on the frontiers were not willing to go defend other parts of the empire,

and tended to support their local commander over leaders in Rome

d.Sending Romans overseas meant there were fewer farmers near Rome; therefore they

grew fewer crops. People grew hungry and taxes rose.

29.

I was the fourth-century emperor who legalized Christianity. I moved the capital to Byzantium because that area had more trade and business, which would ensure the future of the empire. Who was I?

a. Caligula

b. Diocletian

c. Commodus

d. Constantine

30. Write a paragraph describing the transition of Rome from a republic to an empire. What was theRepublic like, and how did it become an empire?

31. Describe the legacy of classical Greece and Rome to modern Western civilization. List at leastthree contributions from Greece and two from Rome. Explain how the world has benefited fromthese contributions.

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