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1.Which civilization was located between the Aegean and Mediterranean ?
A.Ancient Greece
B.Ancient Rome
C.Ancient Egypt
2. The Trojan War was fought over control of this strait which links the Aegean and Black Seas
Troy
A.Dardanelles
B.Bosporus
C.Gibralter
3. Who composed the epics The Illiad and The Odyssey?
A.Euripides
B.Homer
C.Virgil
4. What geographic factors lead to the development of city-states in Greece?
A. expansive deserts and jungles
B. mountainous terrain and many islands
C. cold, windy climate
5. A Greek city-state was called a
• Model of Athens
A.polis
B.citadel
C.acropolis
6. Why was Greece dependant on trade and colonies?
A. They couldn’t grow grapes or olives
B. limited arable land and overpopulation
C. poor education
7. What led to the switch from barter to a money economy?
A. a vast supply of gold and silver
B. few goods to barter
C. increased trade
8. How did the ancient Greeks explain natural phenomena, life
events and human qualities?
A.geology
B.mythology
C.psychology
Hera Zeus
9. Greek mythology was a _____ religion
A.atheisticB. monothisticC. polytheistic
10. Which of the following names some of the other Greek gods?
A.Venus, Diana, Minerva, and Mars
B.Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
C.Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, and Apollo
11. Which city-state developed the world’s first democracy?
A.Sparta
B.Thebes
C.Athens
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)democracy b)monarchy c)aristocracy, d)tyranny
Rule by a small group of wealthy land owners
Rule by one person, a tyrant, who seizes power
Rule by the people
Match stages of government to definitions
15. democracy
12. monarchy
13. aristocracy
14. tyranny
16. Which of the following were tyrants who made laws and reforms which led to
democracy?A. Socrates and Plato
B. Aeschylus and Sophocles
C. Draco and Solon
17. • He wrote the first Greek legal code. It
had harsh laws – including debt slavery.• Most crimes were punishable by death• He began the jury system
Who is being described above?
A.Solon
B.Draco
C.Pericles
18. Who allowed all citizens to debate in the assembly, gave all citizens access to
the court system and outlawed debt slavery?
A. Solon
B. Phidias
C. Augustus
19. How was democracy in Athens limited?
A. Only large landowners could be citizensB. Women, foreigners, and slaves had no political rightsC. Only those of noble birth could run for office
20. How was direct democracy different than representative
democracy?
A. Citizens were able to vote on all laws
B. Citizens could vote for representatives who made the laws
C. Women were given the right to vote
21. Sparta was located on
A. Peloponnesus
B. Crete
C. Salamis
A. democracy
B. oligarchy
C. republic
22. What type of government did Sparta have?
A. rule by a few powerful people (business people as well as landowners).
B. rule by an emperor and his family
C. rule by bicameral legislature
23. What is an oligarchy?
24. Spartan society could be described as
A. Creative and artistic
B. Educated and well-rounded
C. Militaristic and aggressive
25 +26 Which civilization is pictured in green? in pink?
A. Greece• Persian Empire• Roman Empire
A. GreeceB. Persian EmpireC. Roman Empire
27. Which wars united Athens and Sparta against a mighty empire?
A. The Persian Wars B. Peloponnesian WarsC. Punic Wars
A. Thermoplyae and Eretria
B. Marathon and Salamis
C. Tours and Aachen
28. The Greeks were victorious against the Persians in the following battles:
29. Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Persian Wars?
A. The Persians took over Greece
B. Greece won and preserved its independence
C. Athens experienced a Golden Age and continued innovations in government and culture
30. Who is considered the father of democracy and was the leader of
Athens during its golden age?
A. Pericles
B. Plato
C. Phidias
What is being described?
• Pericles had it rebuilt after it was destroyed in the Persian Wars
• It is a temple to the goddess Athena
• It conveys a sense of perfect balance
• It has Doric columns
A.Pantheon
B.Parthenon
C.Hagia Sophia
31.
Match columns to their names
32. Doric
33. Ionic
34. Corinthian A. B. C.
A. B. C.
Dorky, I , Crown
35. The most famous Greek sculptor was
A. Phillip
B. Phidias
C. Pythagorus
“His work was not hideous”
Who is described above?
• His work forms the basis for the scientific method
• He was a student of Plato
• He tutored Alexander the Great
A. Aeschylus
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
36
37. Which philosopher was put to death for corrupting the city’s youth and neglecting the
gods?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
38. Which philosopher wrote The Republic, his idea of a perfect society?
A. Plato
B. Aeschylus
C. Sophocles
39. Who wrote Greek tragedies? A. Herodotus and ThucydidesB. Aeschylus and SophoclesC. Pythagoras and Euclid
40. Who were Greek historians?
A. Herodotus and Thucydides
B. Hippocrates and Archimedes
C. Pythagoras and Euclid
41. Who were the opponents in the Peloponnesian War?
A.Greece and Persia
B.Troy and Athens
C.Athens and Sparta
42. The alliance of city-states that
sided with Athens was called the
A.Peloponnesian League
B.League of Nations
C.Delian League
43. Who won the Peloponnesian War?A.Persia
B.Sparta
C.Athens
44. Who conquered Greece after its defenses had been weakened by the
Peloponnesian War?A. Phillip II of Macedonia
B. Hannibal of Carthage
C. Darius of Persia
Macedonia
Greece
45. Who conquered the Persians and established an
empire extending from Egypt to India?
A. Pericles
B. Alexander the Great
C. Charlemagne
46. Alexander’s empire included all of the Persian Empire plus
A. the Italian Peninsula and SpainB. Arabia and MadagascarC. Greece, Macedonia and more of India
47. The Years of Greek influence following Alexander’s death and ending with the Roman conquest
is called the
A.Renaissance
B.Hellenistic Age
C.Middle Ages
48. Hellenistic Culture blended all of the following elements
EXCEPT
A. Greek B. Egyptian C. PersianD. SpanishE. Indian
49. Who wrote the formula used to calculate the relationship between the
sides of a right triangle?
A. Ptolemy
B. Pythagorus
C. Phidias
50. Who wrote The Elements, a text used as the basis for modern courses in geometry?
A. Ptolemy
B. Archimedes
C. Euclid
51. Who wrote an oath that is still used by
doctors today?
A.Ptolemy
B.Archimedes
C.Hippocrates
52. Who invented many practical devices including the lever and pulley, the screw,
and the catapult?
A.Ptolemy
B.Archimedes
C.Plutarch
“Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand and I will move the earth."