Unit 3 Quizizz 1 -- Persia & Ancient Greece

Which of the following is NOT true about Athenian drama?

• It was the art of writing plays.
• It was performed outside.
• Actors wore masks to scare the audience.
• It included Tragedy and Comedy.

The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they

• believed the Earth god did not want them to.
• used land for farming, not for roads.
• found traveling through the mountains difficult.
• were afraid of people from other villages.

Which famous Greek temple was (re)built in Athens for the goddess Athena?

• Periclestic Amphitheatre
• Acropolis
• Parthenon
• Ziggurat 

What is the name of the landform on which Greece is situated?

• isthmus
• peninsula
• delta
• plateau

What form of government seizes power illegally?

• Monarchy
• Tyranny
• Oligarchy
• Democracy

Which statement BEST reflects the Spartan civilization?

• Spartans traded with people from all over the world.
• Spartans had a strong army, because they were suspicious of outsiders.
• Spartans built huge houses made of stone bricks to protect their valuables.
• Sparta developed a democratic government.

Which type of government is described by the following statement?  “Citizens elect officials to run the government.”

• Oligarchy
• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Monarchy

What best describes education in Sparta?

• Children did not learn to read.
• Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.
• Both boys and girls got military training.
• Children studied sculpture and painting.

Which of the following is evidence that Spartan women had more rights than Athenian women?

• Spartan women could leave the house without a male chaperone.
• Spartan women had more years in school.
• Spartan women could cook and clean faster than Athenian women.
• Spartan women served in the army until they were 60.

Why did Persians think it would be easy to conquer Greece?

• Because they knew the Greeks were peace-loving.
• Because they were better educated than the Greeks.
• Because they had more land and people than the Greeks.
• Because they had more people in their assembly than the Greeks.