Ancient Greece Test
Review
1) The Ancient Athenians are credited
with:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Inventing and using the wheel
Eliminating slavery
Establishing a democratic government
Inventing the printing press
2) The ancient Greek city-state of
Sparta:
a. Was primarily concerned with the health of
their people
b. Pushed for equality for women in Greek citystates
c. Granted all of its citizens the right to vote
d. Was a powerful military state
3) Alexander the Greats conquests of
Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia led
to the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Spread of Hellenistic culture
Adoption of a feudal system
destruction of the Parthenon
Spread of Islamic culture throughout Europe
4) Homer’s great epics, the Iliad and the
Odyssey:
a. Reveal much about the lives of the ancient
Greeks
b. Were written down and read by all
Mycenaeans
c. Are a primary source of information on
Hellenistic culture
d. Describe how Alexander the Great destroyed
Persepolis
Review
Geographic
Feature
Mountainous
Terrain
Coastline with
many natural
harbors
Limited fertile
valleys; rocky soil
Effect
Made it difficult to unite Greece and led
to development of city-states
Difficult to travel overland which led
Greeks to focus on sea travel
Encouraged trade and seafaring
Difficult to farm
Limited populations size
Had to rely on trade and colonies
Review
Sparta
• Oligarchy
• Military
Society
• Trade and
travel not
allowed
• Military
training for
all boys
• Women
valued for
producing
healthy boys
• Focus on the
group
Athens
?
• Direct
Democracy
• Trade and
travel
encouraged
• Value
education
• Women
seen as
inferior
• Focus on
the
individual
Review
Learning about beliefs
and ideas by asking
questions
Believed government
should be run by
philosophers
Believed one strong
and good leader
should rule
Put to death by the
government
Divided society into
three classes:
Workers, soldiers, and
philosophers
Believed people
learned through
reason
Review
• Identify two
effects of the
Persian Wars
on Greek citystates
• United Greek-city
states against a
common enemy
• Athens and Sparta
become the dominant
city-states in Greece
• Formation of Delian
League
• Athens enters a Golden
Age
Review
Minoan &
Mycenaean
• What were
the two early
civilizations
in Greece
that formed
the basis for
the classical
Greek
civilization?
Review
• What characterized Athens during its golden
age?
Growth of democracy, economic prosperity, advances
in philosophy, art, literature, architecture, math,
science
• How did Alexander the Great contribute to
cultural diffusion?
Blended Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures creating Hellenistic Culture
5) Which factor increased cultural
diffusion in ancient Greece:
a.
b.
c.
d.
A series of rivers
Location of good harbors
A lack of natural mountain barriers
Widespread acceptance of Greek religion
throughout the Mediterranean
6) All citizens in ancient Athens had the
right to attend the assembly, where they
could meet in the open to discuss and
cast votes. This is an example of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Direct democracy
totalitarianism
Parliamentary democracy
Absolute Rule
7) Greece divided itself into political units
most similar to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Egypt
Sumer
India
China
8) One way that the Phoenicians influnced
the Ancient Greeks was to :
a.
b.
c.
d.
Teach them their writing system
Teach them how to build the Parthenon
Destroy the Dorians during the Trojan War
Write the Iliad for the Greeks
9) Aristotle believed that:
a. The people should have a say in their
government
b. The government should be run by a group of
aristocrats
c. Society should be divided into classes
d. One strong, good ruler should rule over
people
10) Plato believed that democracy was:
a. The ideal form of government for a polis
b. A bad form of government due to general
ignorance of the people
c. A transitional from of government that
would evolve into a republic
d. Only suitable for barbarians