Unit 5 Review

1. Unit 5 Review Ancient Greece

2. What was one result of Ancient Greeks not having enough farmland to feed themselves? • a. their government was weak • b. they gave up their religion • c. they traded to get what they needed • d. they lived peacefully with other Greeks

3. What was the main effect, on daily life, from Greece’s mountainous geography? • a. communities were isolated • b. roads were paved • c. bandits were uncommon • d. there were many large plots of farmland

4. Where were the earliest Greek colonies established? • a. Northern Africa • b. Eastern Europe • c. Western Asia Minor • d. Southern Italy

5. What method of travel did Athenians master, helping Athens to become a center of learning and trade? • a. chariots • b. horseback riding • c. sailing • d. flight

6. Which type of government has one ruler with inherited power and passes his leadership to his son? • a. democracy • b. monarchy • c. oligarchy • d. tyranny

7. How are laws developed a monarchy? • a. assembly voted on them • b. the king made them • c. the aristocrats made them • d. there were no laws in a monarchy

8. Which of the following best describes a difference between a king and a tyrant? • a. A king is elected, but a tyrant seizes power. • b. A king is elected, but a tyrant inherits power. • c. A king inherits power, but a tyrant seizes it. • d. A king leads the assembly, but a tyrant disbands its.

9. Which of the following best describes democracy in Athens? • a. citizens elected representatives to make decisions. • b. citizens voted on proposed laws. • c. widows replaced their dead husbands in the assembly • d. citizens supported oligarchs, who made decisions.

10. In a monarchy, who usually becomes king when the current king dies? • a. the most powerful aristocrat • b. the leader chosen by the people • c. the king’s oldest son • d. the head of the army

11. What trend took place under Greek oligarchies? • a. the farmers became richer • b. the poor became poorer • c. the army became stronger • d.  the aristocrats became weaker

12. What made many Greek tyrants popular? • a. they promised more rights to the poor • b. they gave more land to the aristocrats • c. they conquered more city-states • d. they forced oligarchs to be fairer

13. Where did Athenian women have the most influence? • a. the assembly • b. in the schools • c. at home • d. at the market (agora)

14. What was the main purpose of Spartan education? • a. to prepare soldiers • b. to prepare skilled craftspeople • c. to prepare young athletes • d. to prepare active citizens

15. Why did Alexander seem to accept many different religions? • a. he was a very religious man • b. he believed in the Mandate of Heaven • c. he wanted loyalty from people he conquered • d. he hoped all the gods would help him

16. The Greek city-states fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War. What was the major effect of the war? • a. Sparta was able to conquer Athens and become the ruling state in Greece • b. Greek city-states were weak and divided so King Phillip II of Macedonia was able to conquer Greece. • c. Athens was able to enter a golden age • d. Thebes was able to develop astronomy

17. Alexander the Great helped the Greek city-states unite by • a. forcing them to speak the same language • b. taking away many of their freedoms • c. focusing their attention on a common enemy • d. having Sparta’s leaders lead all of Greece

18. After his military victory, how did Alexander keep his power in Persia? • a. he had the Persians worship Greek gods • b. he adopted many Persian practices • c. he had the Persians read Egyptian books • d. he adopted a Persian boy to succeed him

19. What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died? • a. Alexander’s son, Phillip took over. • b. Greece conquered Macedonia • c. Alexander’s empire fell apart and was split amongst his generals • d. Sparta won the Peloponnesian War

20. Why did Alexander found cities like Alexandria? • a. to establish colonies • b. to serve as capital cities • c. to honor his victories • d.  to spread Greek culture

21. With which field are Pythagoras and Euclid associated? • a. Chemistry • b. Geometry • c. Linguistics • d. Literature

22. The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece were held every four years to • a. celebrate victory over the Persians • b. honor the Greek god Zeus • c. choose the leaders of each city-state • d. decide which city-state would rule Greece

23. To which of the following did Greeks make major contributions? • a. astronomy and religion • b. religion and medicine • c. cooking and medicine • d. language and government

24. What system did ancient Greek geographers develop? • a. geometry and geography • b. writing • c. longitude and latitude • d. dissection

25. In Ancient Greek Settlements, governments, tended to develop in a predictable order. Which form of government usually came first? • a. democracy • b. monarchy • c. oligarchy • d. tyranny

26. Which of the following describes Socrates? • a. developed a teaching method using questions, most dominant thinker, agora speaker, and forced to drink poison • b. encouraged creative expression of knowledge through plays, poetry, and songs • c. expert in several fields of science, politics, and economics • d. conquered most of the known world, spread Greek culture, and brought ideas and philosophies back to Greece

27. Which of the following describes Alexander the Great? • a. developed a teaching method using questions, most dominant thinker, agora speaker, and forced to drink poison • b. encouraged creative expression of knowledge through plays, poetry, and songs • c. expert in several fields of science, politics, and economics • d. conquered most of the known world, spread Greek culture, and brought ideas and philosophies back to Greece

28. Which of the following describes Aristotle? • a. developed a teaching method using questions, most dominant thinker, agora speaker, and forced to drink poison • b. encouraged creative expression of knowledge through plays, poetry, and songs • c. expert in several fields of science, politics, and economics • d. conquered most of the known world, spread Greek culture, and brought ideas and philosophies back to Greece

29. Which of the following describes Plato? • a. developed a teaching method using questions, most dominant thinker, agora speaker, and forced to drink poison • b. encouraged creative expression of knowledge through plays, poetry, and songs • c. expert in several fields of science, politics, and economics • d. conquered most of the known world, spread Greek culture, and brought ideas and philosophies back to Greece

30. Greece can best be described as a ________ • a. peninsula • b. isthmus • c. delta • d. plateau

31. How did someone become a member of the Athens Council of 500? • a. he inherited the position • b. he was chosen by a random drawing • c.  he was elected by citizens • d. he overthrew a council member

32. Which of the following is evidence that Spartan women had more rights than Athenian women? • a. Spartan women could own their own property • b. Spartan women had the most influence in their home • c. Spartan women could speak in the Assembly • d. Spartan women served in the army

33. The Persian Wars lasted from 490 to 479 B.C.E.. How were the Greeks able to drive the Persians from their land and preserve their independence? • a. The Greeks paid tribute in order to make peace with the Persians • b. The Greek city-states banded together against the Persians • c. The Greeks launched a naval attack into Persian territory • d. The Greek gods intervened and destroyed the Persian army

34. What best describes Athens after the Persians Wars? • a. Athens was divided into separate territories • b. Sparta took control of the city and the citizens were sold into slavery • c. Athens was destroyed, rebuilt, then entered its Golden Age • d. Athens entered the Dark Ages

35. Which best describes the government in Sparta? • a. their government was a Democracy • b. their government was an Oligarchy • c. the Assembly was made up of males and females • d. it was very similar to Athenian government

36. From what direction would you travel from Athens to get to Mt. Olympus? • a. north • b. east • c. south • d. west

37. Who was believed to be the most powerful Greek god? • a. Poseidon • b. Athena • c. Zeus • d. Hermes

38. Who was the Greek god of the underworld? • a. Poseidon • b. Hades • c. Zeus • d. Hera

39. Greeks who lived along side of the coast and made their living by the sea would most likely have prayed to ___________ for protection. • a. Zeus • b. Poseidon • c. Hera • d. Athena

40. Who was the wife of Zeus? • a. Zeus • b. Poseidon • c. Hera • d. Athena

41. Who was the sister of Zeus and goddess of the family? • a. Hera • b. Hestia • c. Hermes • d. Demeter

42. Who was the sister of Zeus and goddess of the agriculture? • a. Hera • b. Hestia • c. Hermes • d. Demeter

43. Who was the Greek god of war? • a. Ares • b. Mars • c. Zeus • d. Poseidon

44. FTD florists use a Greek god of their symbol because they want people to believe their deliveries are fast and accurate. Whom do they use for their symbol? • a. Ares • b. Zeus • c. Hermes • d. Mercury

45. The Greek goddess of wisdom and war is they symbol for what Greek city-state? • a. Sparta • b. Thessolonica • c. Corinth • d. Athens

46. The Greek goddess of hunting was ____________ • a. Artemis • b. Ares • c. Athena • d. Kenna

47. People in Ancient Greece who fell in love might believe they were under the spell of __________, the Greek goddess of love. • a. Athena • b. Aphrodite • c. Ares • d. Artemis

48. Because of his leadership, __________________ is considered to be the savior of Athens. • a. Socrates • b. Aristotle • c. Plato • d. Pericles

49. The _____________ is a temple dedicated to the worship of Athena. • a. Acropolis • b. Parthenon • c. Pantheon • d. Oracle

50. What was the prize for winners at the theater? • a. wine and cheese • b. olive branches and other prizes • c. money • d. land