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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the correct definition of 'peninsula?'
body of land nearly surrounded by water
strip of land that connects two land masses
having a rough, jagged, or uneven surface
main part of a country or territory
- 2. Multiple Choice
The center of a Greek city-state where citizens met to conduct business, discuss politics, and hold festivals is called what?
acropolis
polis
agora
temple
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes Greece’s change in government, from earliest to latest?
democracy, tyranny, oligarchy, aristocracy, monarchy
tyranny, oligarchy, monarchy, aristocracy, democracy
monarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy
monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement provides the best evidence against the claim that democracy benefits (is good for) society?
10% of the people in Athens were citizens, so democracy’s benefits were limited.
Athens was the only democracy in ancient Greece, so it did not benefit the society.
Ancient Athens had slaves, so it was not a true democracy.
Athenian democracy only lasted 200 years, so it did not benefit the society for a long time.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did the Greeks adopt from the Phoenicians?
alphabet
agora
acropolis
athena
- 6. Multiple Choice
The first Greek civilization to develop on the Peloponnesus was the _____ civilization.
Minoan
Mysterious
Mycenaean
Mountainous
- 7. Multiple Choice
The most powerful early Greeks were those who owned which of the following resources?
land
ships
stones
reminbi
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does not belong?
art & architecture
religion
social class
poetry
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following men ended citizen slavery?
Solon
Cleisthenes
Pericles
Hercules
- 10. Multiple Choice
Solon organized citizens into four classes based on which of the following?
land
ships
wealth
birth
- 11. Multiple Choice
Cleisthenes organized citizens into which of the following?
tribes based on birth
tribes based on religion
tribes based on residence
tribes based on wealth
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are true of Athenian democracy?
It was direct.
It was limited.
It lasted the longest.
It included women.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not true about Greek religion?
Certain days of the month were holy.
People celebrated with sacrifices.
Each god had a specific purpose.
Many gods were borrowed from Egypt.
- 14. Multiple Choice
To the Greeks, a tyrant was simply someone who achieved the power of a king without being of royal birth.
true
false
maybe
false but in a different color
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Iliad tells the story of Greek warriors fighting which of the following armies?
The Trojan Army
The Roman Army
The BTS Army
The Persian Army
- 16. Multiple Choice
In The Odyssey, Odysseus offends which of the following gods?
Zeus
Poseidon
Athena
Ares
- 17. Multiple Choice
Solon is known to have been accomplished in which of the following arts?
ceramics
poetry
painting
dance
- 18. Multiple Choice
Greek fables usually involved animals & were meant to do what?
entertain men rowing on ships
threaten enemies of Greece
teach moral lessons
honor the goddess athena
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following most correctly defines 'civilization?'
when humans learn to grow, breed, & control plants & animals for their own use
a system of living with cities, social classes, & trade
shifting from hunter-gatherers to settled farming
groups who use military power to manage resources
- 20. Multiple Choice
Each city-state in Greece was independent.
true
false
false but in a different color
mostly
- 21. Multiple Choice
Greek aristocrats were nobles descended from high-born ancestors, and some even claimed to have been descended from the gods.
maybe
false
true
maybe but in a different color
- 22. Multiple Choice
Most governments in Greece had changed from monarchies into what by the 700s?
oligarchies
aristocracies
democracies
sovereignties
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were responsibilities of Athenian citizens? Check all that apply.
serve in the army
serve on a jury
be professional judges
be professional lawyers
- 24. Multiple Choice
If you were ostracized in Athens, what happened?
You were sacrificed to the gods.
You were sent to bed without supper.
You were exiled for 10 years.
You were exiled for 5 years.
- 25. Multiple Choice
The Greek economy relied on agriculture more than it did on trade.
true but in a different color
true
false
maybe
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