Greece/Rome Review

Why was it difficult for the independent city-states in Greece to unify into one country?

• They all had different religious beliefs

• The mountains and islands separated the city-states

• Many wars were fought and no one could come to an agreement

• All of the above

The city-states were very isolated from each other. This made ____________ very important for survival.

• War

• Trade

• Alliances

• Debates

True or False: Greek city-states acted as their own countries, having their own laws, rulers and government styles

• True

• False

What were the two main city-states in Ancient Greece?

• Mycenea and Athens

• Cyprus and Turkey

• Sparta and Athens

• Sparta and Corinth

Athens was the center of ______________ and ______________, while Sparta focused on ______________.

• Art and science; military

• Military and government; art

• Art and magic, military

• None of the above

True or False: Athens had a democracy (government by all people), while Sparta had an oligarchy (government by a few people)

• True

• False

Who united the Greek city-states and spread democracy to the entire empire?

• Hammurabi

• Alexander the Great

• Socrates

• Mr. Runkel

True or False: Everyone (men, women, children, slaves) could vote in Ancient Greek democracies

• True

• False

The type of government that is ruled by one person, typically a king or queen is called a ___________

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Alexander the Great (Greek king) conquered Persia, Egypt, all of Greece and parts of India. What did this lead to?

• The spread of Hellenistic culture and Greek democracy

• Adoption of a feudal system

• Establishment of representative democracy

• Spread of Islamic culture throughout Europe