Early Greek Civilization
This is why Greece's geography affected the culture and beliefs of its people.
a) the flat plains made it easy for them to travel
b) the hot desert kept invaders away
c) communities were isolated because of barriers
d) the threat of flooding made them stronger
c) communities were isolated because of barriers
How did Greece grow wealthy during the Golden Age?
a) by sailing around the world
b) by farming
c) by collecting tribute from conquered nations
d) by performing plays
c) by collecting tribute from conquered nations, from trade and from mining silver.
Which one is not true:
a) free people rarely questioned slavery because they relied on it.
b) Athenians ate simple foods.
c) Women spent most of the time inside.
d) Many Greeks owned Greek slaves.
d) Greeks felt uncomfortable owning slaves who were also Greek.
How was Sparta different from Athens?
a) Athens valued war and Sparta valued strength.
b) Sparta valued philosophy and Athens valued pleasure.
c) Sparta valued politics and Athens valued slaves.
d) Athens valued comfort and Sparta valued training.
d) Sparta valued training and Athens valued comfort.
In Sparta, there was thought of luxury. Boys were treated harshly from a young age to get them used to life in the army.
In Athens, having slaves enabled free people to watch plays, talk about philosophy and politics and go to the market.
Alexander wishes for his cities did not come true because:
a) Greek culture took over in his cities
b) the local culture took over in his cities
c) after he left, the cities he conquered rebelled
d) his army married local women and didn't want to leave
a) instead of the local culture and Greek culture mixing, the Greeks and their culture took over everything.
Greek kings ruled, Greeks held most important jobs, Greek temples and agoras, Greek plays, Greek language spoken. The defeated people moved out to the countryside.
The difference between democracy and tyrants.
a) one was cruel and violent, the other was peaceful.
b) one gave people a choice who ruled; one did not.
c) one was supported by the middle class; one was supported by the poor.
d) one was an aristocrat; the other was a philosopher.
b) one gave people a choice who ruled; one did not.
Who was accused of dishonoring the gods and misleading young people because his questions frightened and angered Athenians?
a) Plato
b) Aristotle
c) Poseidon
d) Socrates
d) Socrates. He was forced to drink hemlock, which is a poison, as forced suicide.
Which was not a woman's responsibility in Athens?
a) bossing around the slaves
b) spinning and weaving cloth
c) religious ceremonies
d) taking part in politics
d) taking part in politics
They could not vote or own property. Running the home and family was women's job.
Who was the Peloponnesian War between?
a) Persia and Athens
b) Persia and Sparta
c) Sparta and Athens
d) Sparta and Macedonia
c) Sparta and Athens
The city states that paid tribute to Athens began to resent Athen's power and joined forces with Sparta to attack Athens in a 27 year long war. A plague wiped out many in Athens, and then Sparta blocked the supplies for Athens until they surrendered.
Who was Euclid?
a) a philosopher who lived in Athens and drank poison.
b) a mathematician known as the "father of geometry."
c) a leader who gave speeches that persuaded people and made reforms in democracy.
d) the god of poetry and songs; son of Zeus
b) a mathematician known as the "father of geometry."
Describes a type of government in which people govern themselves and make choices.
a) alliance
b) tyrant
c) oracles
d) democracy
d) democracy
What did Pericles do?
a) put on plays and tragedies that influenced people
b) he introduced reforms to pay salary to officials
c) wrote poems about heroes and gods
d) philosophized and asked questions that angered people
b) he introduced reforms to pay salary to officials. He also persuaded Athenians with speeches and acted in the best interests of the city.
What activities happened at the agora?
a) discussion of politics and philosophy
b) vendors and customers bargaining
c) gossiping
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Men would carry on business in the open, discuss politics and philosophy, and vendors would show their wares and bargain with customers.
Which of these was not important to Spartans?
a) eating food that is healthy and delicious
b) not showing when you were in physical pain
c) surviving in cold and hot weather with little clothing
d) putting the city above your own needs
a) eating food that is healthy
Often the boys were purposely starved and encouraged to steal without getting caught in order to learn survival skills.
Which one of these was not found in Alexandria, capital of Egypt?
a) a huge library with books on many subjects
b) mathematicians and scientists who made discoveries
c) parthenon, temple for Athena
d) lighthouse that guided ships to the port
c) the Parthenon was a temple devoted to Athena which was found in Athens, not Alexandria. Alexandria did have Greek temples because it was filled with Greek culture.
Who wrote the story about the Trojan war?
a) Odyssey
b) Pericles
c) Homer
d) Aristotle
c) Homer wrote the Odyssey and Iliad
Who was Achilles?
a) the son of Zeus and god of poetry and music.
b) an important leader of democracy
c) a mythical war hero who fought bravely in the Trojan War
d) the scientist who discovered atoms
c) a mythical war hero who fought bravely in the Trojan War
Which one was the least important to Athenians?
a) war, discipline & training
b) dramas, entertainment, architecture & sculpture
c) food, housing, fashion & comfort
d) politics, philosophy & business
a) war, discipline & training
Though these things became important at certain times in Athen's history, they did not devote their lives to being ready for war like the Spartans did.
What happened during the battle at Marathon?
a) Athen's previous allies asked Sparta to help them
b) Philip was assassinated
c) Persia invaded Athens but was defeated
d) Alexander the Great took over Persia
c) Though they were outnumbered 2 to 1, Athen's army took the Persians by surprise and had very little loss. The Persians retreated and left Greece.
Hellenistic means:
a) the time of Helen of Troy
b) a type of blue and white pottery
c) the time after Alexander's death
d) a Spartan training technique
c) The time after Alexander's death when Greek influence spread around the world.
During the Dark Ages of Greece:
a) mainland and island cultures blended
b) people forgot how to write
c) tyrants ruled
d) they collected tribute
b) people forgot how to write, poverty was everywhere, some were forced to move away, they depended on word of mouth
What was the acropolis?
a) a book with myths and poems about the gods
b) the religious center of Athens full of buildings
c) the temple for the goddess Athena
d) the theater in which dramas and comedies were performed.
b) the religious center of Athens full of buildings.
The builders of the new Acropolis brought Greek architecture to its highest point. Greek art was to present images of perfection in a balanced and orderly way.
Which was the most desirable position as a slave in Greece?
a) household work
b) mining
c) farming
d) making weapons
a) household work
Household slaves had the easiest life. They were often treated like members of the family.
The slaves who worked in the mines suffered the most. It was tiring and dangerous.
Which statement about Sparta is true?
a) girls were purposely starved to learn survival skills
b) women had to stay inside, manage the household and slaves
c) girls could go to school and train for athletic games like javelin and discus
d) women were not valued because they didn't join the army
c) girls could go to school and train for athletic games. They wore short tunics which shocked women from other places where that was not considered modest. Strong women were valued because they had strong babies.
Why did Alexander the Great stop conquering cities and naming them after himself?
a) He ran out of land to conquer
b) He got sick and died
c) His army was exhausted and refused to go on
d) All of the above
c) His army was exhausted and refused to go on
Alexander wanted to keep going and was frustrated with his army but in the end they started to head home. He got the fever when he was partway home in Babylon and died before he reached Macedonia.