Chapter 10 Ancient Greece

What feature of Greek geography encouraged a spirit of independence among its early peoples?

• Its many peninsulas
• Its lack of good soil
• Its long coastline
• Its mountain ranges

Which of the following was one result of the independent spirit of the early Greeks?

• Numerous attempts to unite Greece under one government
• Frequent wars between city-states
• Heavy trade between city-states
• Increased efforts to establish Greek colonies overseas

Who was allowed to vote in Greek city-states?

• Male citizens, male foreigners, and all women
• Only male citizens and male foreigners
• Only male citizens and women
• Only male citizens

Early Greek civilization was brought to an end by the

• Dorians.
• Ionians.
• Minoans.
• Trojans.

In ancient Greece, people were ranked according to their

• religious status.
• military rank.
• social and legal status
• level of education.

Which group of ancient Greek women had greater freedom?

• Slave women
• Athenian women
• Metic women
• Spartan women

Trade with Greek colonies in Asia Minor brought the first __________ to ancient Greece.

• slaves
• coins
• wars
• wealth

The type of government in which the “best” people inherited the right to rule a Greek city-state was called a(n)

• aristocracy.
• acropolis.
• polis.
• kingdom.

Which statement correctly classifies the relationship between Greece’s geography and the Greek’s connection with the sea?

• The mountainous geography of the mainland forced most Greeks to live along the coast.
• Greece’s mountains left little good soil for farming, so the Greeks searched overseas for sources of food.
• The first Greeks settled on the islands of the Aegean Sea, so they naturally became a seafaring people.
• Greece’s hot, dry summers forced many Greeks to give up agriculture and turn to fishing to make their living.

In the epic poem the Iliad, the poet Homer told the story of a long war the early Greeks waged against

• Corinth.
• Ionia.
• Knossos.
• Troy.