Chapter 9 Test - Ancient Greece

Because they lived so close to the sea, the Greeks became great

• artists

• athletes

• traders and sailors

• pottery and jewelry makers

The country of Greece is located on the

• Balkan Peninsula

• Iberian Peninsula

• Ashoken Peninsula

• Ionian Peninsula

Greece does not have much farm land because

• It contains many rugged mountains without fertile soil

• Greeks do not like to farm.

• it is too close to the sea and the soil is salty.

• the rivers in Greece flood too much.

Which of the following seas do NOT surround Greece's peninsula?

• the China Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Aegean Sea

• Ionian Sea

Greece's climate did allow them to grow a few main crops that are still important today. These include

• olives, grapes, and barley

• pistachios, pecans, and walnuts

• rice, corn, and wheat

• spinach, kale, and lettuce

Greece's mild climate allowed people to enjoy

• many outside activities.

• spending more time indoors.

• farming.

• raising chickens.

The government controlled by members of a wealthy family is called a(n)

• aristocracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

Passing stories down by word of mouth is called

• oral tradition

• re-telling

• embellishment

• mythology

_________________ was a strict military state.

• Sparta

• Athens

• Troy

• Carthage

The city-state of ____________ demonstrates the best example of democracy.

• Athens

• Sparta

• Olymbia

• Carthage