Chapter 9 - Ancient Greece Review

During the age of democracy, Athenian society was centered around

• trade and the arts

• religious devotion

• farming and family life

• military preparedness

Which ancient Greek would approve of a constitutional monarchy as it exists today?

• Alexander

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Sophocles

Which statement describes a major difference between the political system of ancient Athens and the political system in today’s United States?

• In ancient Athens, women had no political rights, while women

  have equal rights in the United States today.

• In ancient Athens, the government was dominated by wealthy

  men, while any adult citizen can run for office in the United

  States today.

• In ancient Athens, nearly all residents participated in elections,

  while fewer than two-thirds of people in the United States

  participate in elections today.

• In ancient Athens, laws passed by the Assembly applied only

  to citizens, while laws passed in the United States today apply

  to everyone living in the country.

Which statement best compares the political development of Athens and Sparta?

• Both Athens and Sparta transformed from oligarchies into

  democracies at about the same time.

• Athens replaced its tyranny with a democracy while Sparta

  maintained a militaristic, semi-democratic oligarchy.

• Both Athens and Sparta established popular democracies by

  overthrowing their hereditary monarchs.

• Athens slowly transformed its oligarchy into a democracy while

  Sparta overthrew its tyrant to establish a democracy.

In ancient Athens, in order to be a citizen, residents were required to be

• adults, at least 30 years of age.

• property-owning males.

• natives of the city-state.

• former members of the military.

Which of these groups were at the bottom of the social hierarchy in ancient Athens?

• slaves

• women

• farmers

• laborers

Which peoples’ religion was most directly influenced by ancient Greek mythology?

• Chinese

• Egyptian

• Indian

• Roman

The influence of Greek culture in Asia was largely a result of

• the spread of democracy

• the popularity of Homer's writings

• the power of the scientific method

• the conquests of Alexander the Great

Which factor contributed most to the start of the Hellenistic Age?

• the unification of Greece by Philip II

• Greek innovations in science and medicine

• Alexander the Great's defeat of the Persian Empire

• the spread of Socratic philosophy throughout Europe

Socrates➡Plato➡?

Which name best replaces the question mark?

• Alexander

• Aristotle

• Hippocrates

• Pythagoras