Geography
What makes much of Greece a peninsula?
Water on 3 sides
Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”?
A. tyrant
B. monarch
C. democrat
D. oligarch
D. oligarch
Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy?
It was close to the sea
When Darius sent cavalry across the sea by boat, what must have been in the boats?
Horses
How did Alexander show the influence of his teacher, Aristotle?
In his love of Greek culture
How did the Greek mountains affect communication?
They isolated communities
What kinds of laws did the oligarchs pass?
A. laws that meant nothing
B. laws that were fair to all
C. laws that helped the poor
D. laws that favored the rich
D. laws that favored the rich
A 12-year-old Athenian girl would most likely get her education from
the home/ their mother
Why was Pericles famous?
A. He was the author of important plays.
B. He was the architect of a major temple.
C. He led the army during the Persian wars.
D. He led the government during the Golden Age
D. He led the government during the Golden Age
How did Alexander use religion to help him rule the Egyptians and Persians?
He gained their loyalty by honoring their gods
Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?
They wanted more land
In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
A. military force
B. family tradition
C. law of the land
D. foreign partnerships
A. military force
Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
A. the Assembly
B. the military leaders
C. The Council of Elders
D. Winner of sports games
C. The Council of Elders
Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?
They thought the gods lived there
What was an outcome of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta Won
A good location to start an ancient Greek colony would have had
A. tall mountains
B. a high city wall
C. a natural harbor
C. a natural harbor
What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
A. people should rule themselves
B. nobody should be a slave
C. men and women should be equal
D. leaders should be wise and good
A. people should rule themselves
True or False
Athenian women were considered citizens and could be in the assembly to discuss political issues.
False
For what crime was Socrates arrested?
A. telling state secrets to enemy powers
B. refusing to teach the children of the rich
C. living on the streets with no means of support
D. asking questions that seemed to dishonor the gods
D. Asking questions that seemed to dishonor the gods
YOU GET 400 FOR DOING NOTHING !
What was the same throughout the Greek city-states?
A. money
B. laws
C.languages
C.languages
The lawmaking group in Athens was called the __________ and all _________________ could vote in it.
A. assembly - people
B. congress - free citizens
C. assembly - free citizens
D. assembly - free male citizens
D. assembly - free male citizens
What was the name of the ancient Greek marketplace where all goods were bought and sold?
Agora
Why did the Greeks agree every four years to stop fighting for a brief period?
What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?
Settlers moved out of cities
Generals fought for power
Kingdom divided into three empires