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) Homers 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
Athens

Sparta
Oligarchy
Military
Society
Trade and
travel not
allowed
Military
training for
all boys
Women
valued for
producing
healthy boys
Focus on the
group

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