1. Rome's position on the this river provides it with a great defensive posture.
(a) Via Salaria.
(b) Tiber.
(c) Palatine.
(d) Martius.

2. This is found on the walls of many houses during the excavations at Olynthus in the 1930s.
(a) Paintings.
(b) Painted vases.
(c) Painted canvas.
(d) Painted plaster.

3. This is the best known storehouse for the equipment of the large Athenian navy.
(a) Arsenal of Delphi.
(b) Arsenal of Athens.
(c) Arsenal of Phaleron.
(d) Arsenal of Philon.

4. The young aristocratic girls who are responsible for the sacred fire of Vesta, goddess of the hearth, are called:
(a) Vestal Virgins.
(b) Vestal vicars.
(c) Vestal Vipers.
(d) Vestal priestesses.

5. The first gladiators are these.
(a) Slaves.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Prisoners of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. This is built following the Persian retreat from Athens, and is a place where meetings can occur, philosophers can expound, and business can take place.

2. This covered building is erected for the Panathenaic Games when Pericles decides to include musical events.

3. These types of buildings are found only in Rome during this period.

4. The meat of a sacrificed animal is ____________.

5. The city is accessed through many of these built into the city walls.

(see the answer key)

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