Greece Test Review

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the economic and political development of ancient Greece?

• The rugged mountains limited land travel and communication.
• Its proximity to the major river systems of Europe.
• Its mild climate that encouraged outdoor activities like theatre and sports.
• The harsh deserts made agriculture difficult.

The pottery shows Greece’s appreciation for-

• poetry and architecture
• movies and television
• art and mythology
• plays and government

Which of the following resulted from Greek trade?

• Greek knowledge of how to forge iron
• The Greeks adopted the Phoenician alphabet and learned to use coins
• Greek religion was heavily influenced by the religion of the Romans
• Greek religion was heavily influenced by Chinese ideas on government

What allowed the Greek city-states to share a common culture despite their geographic isolation?

• government and social structure
• religion and language
• currency and economy
• attitude toward slaves

Which civilization influenced the architecture in the picture?

• Greece
• Rome
• Byzantium
• Arabia

Athena, Apollo and Aphrodite were a god and goddesses from

• India 
• China
• Greece
• Rome

The Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea surrounded the _____ and _____ peninsulas 

• Italian; Crimea
• Balkan; Peloponnesus
• Labrador; Scandinavia
• Malay; Iberian

Which of the following is true concerning Greece’s physical geography?

• Farming was easy due to its abundance of arable soil.
• It had plenty of river valleys, which led to easy land travel.
• Overpopulation led to colonies throughout the Mediterranean.
  
• Sea access was difficult due to a lack of smooth coastlines.

Why did the Greeks establish colonies?

• The lack of arable land in mainland Greece
• The Greeks wanted to govern the Mediterranean coast
• Citizens felt they had little say in their homeland
  
• Persians were expanding into Greek territory
  

Early Hellenic culture spread from Greece to Asia Minor as a result  of -

• dynastic decline
• climate changes
• sea trade
• democratic elections