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Questions

1. The conquests of Alexander fostered the development of the Hellenistic world by:

a. Spreading Greek culture throughout the ancient near east

b. Fostering interest in Roman military methods

c. Establishing Christianity as the state religion

d. Creating democracies in conquered areas

2. The successor states to short-lived empire of Alexander the Great were known as:

a. Celtic states

b. The Persian Empire

c. The Hellenistic Kingdoms

d. Roman colonies

3. Alexander the Great conquered:

a. The Roman Empire

b. The Neo-Assyrian Empire

c. The Neo-Babylonian Empire

d. The Persian Empire

4. The Celts were:

a. A large group of cultures in Europe which spoke Indo-European languages

b. Were known as seafarers who established colonies throughout the Mediterranean

c. Developed large cities In the Italian peninsula in the 2nd millennium BCE

d. Conquered all of Greece during the Hellenistic Period

5. Rome's victories in the Punic Wars brought it new territory in:

a. Macedonia and Syria

b. Parts of Spain, North Africa, and Sicily.

c. Greece and its islands.

d. Central and Northern Italy.

6. The group who planned to kill Julius Caesar included:

a. Romans angry about unemployment.

b. Former soldiers who wanted land.

c. Senators who feared he would become king.

d. Political rivals who wanted Pompey to be consul.

7. Names of the political factions in the late Roman Republic which included the likes of the Gracchi Brothers, Julius Caesar and Sulla:

a. Patricians and Plebians

b. Optimates and Populares

c. Eupatrids and Thetes

d. Spartiates and Helots

8. The Social War (91-87 BCE) directly resulted in:

a. The end of Roman slavery

b. Equality for the plebians

c. The extension of Roman citizenship to other Italian peoples

d. The establishment of the Roman Empire by Augustus

9. Latifundia were:

a. Large plantations owned by the Roman elite

b. The Roman religious festival held in honor of the god Saturn

c. A region in Italy which revolted against Rome in the 2nd century

d. A legislative assembly which represented the plebians

10. The Gracchi Brothers were tribunes in the late republic who:

a. Represented the interests of the optimates

b. Plotted the assassination Julius Caesar

c. Conquered Ptolemaic Egypt for Rome

d. Championed land reform

II Short Answer Questions

1. What were the causes of Alexander the Great's conquests?

2. What were the effects of Alexander the Great's conquests?

3. What were the effects of the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage?

4. What caused the end of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BCE?

5. How did the Roman army change between the founding of the Roman Republic in 509 BCE to its end in 27 BCE?

6. Compare and contrast ancient Epicureanism with ancient Stoicism.