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What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?

  1. Greece and Rome were often at war.
  2. The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements.
  3. Military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control.
  4. The Greek people had many different languages and religions.
  • The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements.
100

Which statement about ancient Greece is an opinion rather than a fact?

  1. Mountainous terrain was an obstacle to Greek political unity.
  2. The Spartan culture placed an emphasis on military skills.
  3. Athens granted voting rights to male citizens only.
  4. Greek architecture was superior to Persian architecture.
  • Greek architecture was superior to Persian architecture.
100

One way in which the ancient city-state of Athens and the Gupta Empire are similar is that both

  1. allowed universal suffrage
  2. developed matriarchal societies
  3. promoted art and literature
  4. established plantation agriculture
  • promoted art and literature
100

Which geographic factor contributed to the formation of independent city-states in ancient Greece?

  1. tropical rainforests
  2. fertile farmland
  3. navigable rivers
  4. mountainous topography
  • mountainous topography
200

What was one effect of Alexander the Great’s conquests?

  1. expansion of Hellenistic culture
  2. formation of the Christian church
  3. decreased importance of the Silk Roads
  4. increased support of the Mayan leaders
  • expansion of Hellenistic culture
200

Base your answer to this question on the pictures below and on your knowledge of social studies.


 
These architectural achievements best indicate that

  1. advanced technology existed in early civilizations
  2. religion was of little importance
  3. entertainment was important to these ancient societies
  4. trade routes existed between China and the Americas
  • advanced technology existed in early civilizations
200


Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

  1. rulers of the Roman Republic
  2. artists of the Italian Renaissance
  3. religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation
  4. philosophers of ancient Greece
  • philosophers of ancient Greece
200

What was one of the most important contributions of the Greek city-state of Athens?

  1. development of direct democracy
  2. diffusion of a monotheistic belief system
  3. promotion of the equality of all humans
  4. creation of a writing system using hieroglyphics
  • development of direct democracy
300

How did geography influence the development of ancient Greece?

  1. Rich farmland led to dependence on agriculture.
  2. Excellent harbors encouraged seafaring trade.
  3. Flat plains made centralized rule possible.
  4. Tropical climate discouraged urban development.
  • Excellent harbors encouraged seafaring trade.
300

Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and Hellenistic culture are associated with which ancient civilization?

  1. Egyptian
  2. Greek
  3. Roman
  4. Phoenician
  • Greek
300

Which statement about Greek civilization is an opinion rather than a fact?

  1. Boys in Sparta were trained to be soldiers.
  2. Athens had a better culture than that of Sparta.
  3. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek philosophers.
  4. Many adults in Athens did not have the right to vote.
  • Athens had a better culture than that of Sparta.
300


Which leader is most closely associated with the accomplishment shown by the illustration?

  2. Charlemagne
  3. Mansa Musa
  4. Alexander the Great
  5. Suleiman the Magnificent
  • Alexander the Great
400

The ancient Athenians are credited with

  1. inventing and using the wheel
  2. eliminating slavery
  3. establishing governments that had democratic elements
  4. inventing the printing press
  • establishing governments that had democratic elements
400

The Hellenistic culture, associated with the rule of Alexander the Great, developed as a result of

  1. ethnocentrism
  2. cultural diffusion
  3. direct democracy
  4. embargoes
  • cultural diffusion
400

Important long-term contributions of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations are primarily found in the area of

  1. military technology
  2. religious doctrine
  3. economic policy and planning
  4. government and law
  • government and law
400

An important factor that prevented the ancient Greek city-states from uniting to form a single nation was the

  1. lack of a common language
  2. size of the desert regions
  3. mountainous topography of the region
  4. cold, hostile climate
  • mountainous topography of the region
500

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. ______________________________

 Established a direct but limited democracy
 Stressed the importance of the individual
 Considered the political ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
 Encouraged all citizens to participate in government

Answers

  1. Political Developments of the City-State of Athens
  2. Effects of the Roman Empire on Economic Development
  3. Influence of Belief Systems on Byzantine Society
  4. Achievements of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Political Developments of the City-State of Athens
500

“Let me say that our system of governments does not copy the institutions of our neighbors. It is more the case of our being a model to others than of our imitation anyone else. Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands, not of a minority, but of the whole people.”

Which early society is most likely described in this quotation?

  1. Spartan
  2. Babylonian
  3. Athenian
  4. Egyptian
  • Athenian
500

Base your answer to the question on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.

…We give our obedience to those whom we put in positions of authority, and we obey the laws themselves, especially those which are for the protection of the oppressed, and those unwritten laws which it is an acknowledged shame to break.…

— Pericles, quoted in History of the Peloponnesian War

In this quotation, Pericles is praising Athenian

  1. civic values
  2. artistic creativity
  3. military strengths
  4. commercial success
  • civic values
500

Base your answer to the question on the illustration below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which concept is most closely related to the main idea of the illustration?

  1. isolation
  2. cultural diffusion
  3. armed conflict
  4. urbanization
  • cultural diffusion
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