Study Guide
Ancient Greek History Unit Test - Chapters 25-31
The ancient Greeks worshiped the sea god Poseidon. What does this tell you about Greek
civilization?
Many factors shaped the lives of ancient Greeks. How did geographic factors affect them?
Why didn’t the ancient Greeks like to travel on land?
What is the name of the landform on which Greece is situated?
Why were olive trees, grape vines, goats, and sheep well suited to Greece?
Where (what region) were the earliest Greek colonies established?
In a monarchy, who usually becomes king when the current king dies?
How is each form of government represented based on the pictures in chapter 27?
What type of government does the following list describe?
There is one ruler.
The ruler usually inherited power.
The ruler passed on leadership to his son.
How did tyrants sometimes lose power?
How were laws developed in a monarchy?
In ancient Greek settlements, governments tended to develop in a predictable order. Which form
of government usually came first?
In a monarchy, a small group of aristocrats advised and provided supplies for the king. What
became of the aristocrats when kings no longer ruled Greek city-states?
What are somesignificant differences between a king and a tyrant?
Describe how democracy worked in Athens?
What type of person in ancient Greece most likely would have said these words?
"I was in the army when people started complaining that members of the government
were getting richer and passing laws that made everyone else poorer. So I stepped
forward, and with their help, I became leader."
Look at the map on page 248. What are some ways Sparta's geography affected its attitudes or
actions?
Sparta got the land it needed by conquering its neighbors. What happened to the conquered
people after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
What best describes education in Sparta?
Geographically, how did Sparta compare with Athens?
Why was the Athenian economy based on trade?
What was the main purpose of Athenian education for boys?
Where did Athenian women have the most influence?
Who had the most power in Sparta?
What was the main purpose of Spartan education?
How did Spartan women differ from most other Greek women?
Describe the relationship between Athens and Sparta at around 480 B.C.E.
What body of water did the Persians cross to attack Greece?
Why did the Persians think it would be easy to conquer Greece?
What was an important result of the Persian wars?
What was most surprising about the outcome of the Persian wars?
What did King Darius rule?
What was the result of the Battle of Plataea?
At the temple at Delphi, an ancient Greek could ask questions of a priestess. She responded with
the words of what god?
Be able to tell the dierences between different types of columns just by looking at their design.
Which of the following was true of Athenian theaters and is also true of theaters today?
How did private homes in Athens differ from the public buildings there?
Where did the Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?
How did Greek sculpture in the Golden Age of Athens differ from earlier Greek and Egyptian
sculpture?
What did Socrates encourage his fellow citizens to do?
The Greek city-states fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War. What were the major
effects of the war?
What does it mean to say that Alexander conquered by using kindness?
What is one way Alexander used religion to control his empire?
Alexander built cities with these features: an agora, a temple, a theater, and a university. Why did
he design cities this way?
After his military victory, how did Alexander keep his power in Persia?
How might Alexander have described his approach to unifying his empire?
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
What was King Philip of Macedonia's main achievement?
Why did Alexander choose to invade Persia?
Why did Alexander found cities like Alexandria?
Why did Alexander seem to accept many different religions?
What happened after Alexander's death?
Hippocrates was an important Greek doctor. How did he feel about the causes of illness?
With which field are Pythagoras and Euclid associated?
Because the ancient Greeks developed democracy, what are some important parts of American
politics today?
What would Socrates have liked about the way Greeks approached their studies?
Greece contributed to our language today. The word geography comes from the Greek words
meaning
What are some ways Greek architecture have inluenced the way we build things today?
How does modern American democracy differ from ancient Athenian democracy?
What original idea did Hippocrates have about health and disease?
What branch of mathematics began with measuring land?
What system did ancient Greek geographers develop?
What was one of Aristotle's contributions to science?
What feature of Greek architecture can you see in many modern homes?
What feature of Greek theater is common in today's movies?
Why were the first Olympics held?
How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
For each of the four time periods, be able to identify the type of government the ancient Greeks
developed.
Be able to discuss comparisons and contrasts between Athenian and Spartan government,
economy, education, and women and slaves.