ANCIENT GREEK TEST REVIEW
1. What are two characteristics of Greek geography?
2. Ancient Athens stressed the rule by the people which is a government known as a:
3. What was an oligarchy is a government run by:
4. What was the first great threat to Greek Society?
5. Who was the father of Greek philosophy?
6. Describe Philosophy and the Olympics in Greece.
7. What is Homer the poet is best known for?
8. The fundamental political unit of Greece was the polis, which was also called a:
9. The Peloponnesian War was fought between what two city-states?
10. The Greek temple to Athena was the:
11. Greece was “dominated” by what major geographical features?
12. The Olympic games were originally held in honor of what Greek god/goddess?
13. What was another name for a Greek city-state?
14. Where were the soldiers who hid inside the Trojan horse from?
15. What was the Spartan slave/peasant class who was bound by the government to work the land?
16. Pheidippides ran 26 miles from what city to spread the news of a battle victory against Persia?
17. In ancient Greece a group of heavily armed infantry formed close and deep, with shields joined and long spears
overlapping was called a:
18. What was the “state of the art” fighting ship designed to ram enemy ships?
19. What is an epic?
20. According to your class notes, what is just as important to Greeks as a brilliant mind?
21. What is a government run by citizens?
22. What is a government run by a king or queen?
23. Someone who gains power of a city-state by appealing to the poor is a(n):
24. Who was the great Greek philosopher who never wrote a book?
25. What philosopher/scientist had the student who conquered the “known world”?
26. Plato was the teacher of which great philosopher?
27. Why was Socrates sentenced to drink hemlock (poison)?
28. Describes the result of the Peloponnesian War.
29. The best way to describe Greek religion is:
30. Where was Alexander the Great and his family were from?
31. How did Philip II die?
32. What city did Alexander establish at the mouth of the Nile River?
33. How far did Alexander’s army travel before turning back?
34. What is Mr. Martinson’s favorite baseball team?
36. Traditional stories about the Greek gods called
37. What war did the Greeks leave a wooden horse outside the city as a “gift”.
38. The fortified hilltop in Athens, which also served as a meeting place for citizens.
39. Type of government that allows all citizens to participate in government.
40. Who were bound to the land as slaves, even though they outnumbered Spartans 10 – 1?
41. What was the military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields that were very powerful?
42. Ancient Greece believed in Gods such as Zeus, Aphrodite, Hades, and Poseidon. What kind of religion was it?
43. Due to geographic limitations created by mountains, Greeks developed city-states also called what?
44. What were the Greek citizen-soldiers called?
45. What was the Greek naval vessel called that had three levels of oars and the ability to ram enemy ships?
46. Compare and contrast Athens and Sparta.
47. Which famous Greek would you most like to meet and why? What questions would you want to ask this person?