Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

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Multiple Choice

Who won the Greco-Persian Wars?

• the Browns

• the Persians

• the Greeks

• Alexander the Great

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Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

• It was fun to climb.

• The theater was there.

• The Olympic Games were there.

• The gods lived there.

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Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

• Children did not learn to read.

• Children studied sculpture and painting.

• Both boys and girls got military training.

• Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean

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In Spartan education, reading and writing were not considered as important as

• artistic capabilities.

• military skills.

• philosophical knowledge.

• foreign trade expertise.

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Spartans were proud to produce __________ rather than artists and thinkers

• children

• soldiers

• artists

• writers

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The government of Sparta was

• an oligarchy

• a democracy

• a dictatorship

• a monarchy

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Because Spartan men were expected to serve in the army for 60 years, who did Sparta rely on to produce the goods they needed?

• slaves and noncitizens

• citizens and women

• young boys and girls

• widows and peasants

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Greece is located

• in North America

• in China

• in Southern Europe

• in Texas

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Who won the Greco-Persian War

• the Cleveland Browns

• the Pittsburg Steelers

• the Persians

• the Greeks

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Which of the following is true of Greece

• Greece is a small country in Southern Europe.

• Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.

• Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.

• all of the above

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When the Persians reached Athens, they

• burned it to the ground.

• turned it into their military base.

• made the Athenians surrender the city.

• required the Athenians to flee the city.

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Who was the king that divided the Persian Empire into 20 provinces?

• King Darius

• King Xerxes

• King Thermopylae

• King Leonidas

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Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other

• The villages and farmers were separated by seas and mountains.

• The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.

• The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.

• The villagers and farmers did not know other groups existed.

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The shortage of good farmland in ancient Greece caused the settlements to

• join with other settlements.

• organize a trade system.

• go to war with each other.

• establish very strict laws.

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Ancient Greek communities are called

• assemblies

• stations

• city-states

• governments

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A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a king or queen is

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

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Compared to Spartans, Athenians were more likely to

• spread their own ideas.

• learn from others.

• share their knowledge of art.

• all of the above

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The chief role of women in Athens was

• voting in the Assembly.

• managing the home.

• proposing new laws.

• serving as a citizen.

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An economy is the way in which a community organizes the manufacture and exchange of goods and services. Athens's economy was based on

• farming

• trade

• fishing

• hunting

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Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other

• The villages and farmers were separated by seas and mountains.

• The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.

• The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.

• The villagers and farmers did not know other groups existed.