Greece Review

What separated the different

regions within Greece?

• mountains

• rivers

• dense forest

• vast stretches of uninhabitable land

Which of the following did

Athens and Sparta have in common?

• They were both militaristic states.

• They were both democracies.

• They were both monarchies.

• They were both city-states

A phalanx was a type of (we didn't discuss this, but think about Sparta)

• mythical creature.

• military formation.

• governmental body.

• conquest.

The Greeks used the word polis to refer to

• the concept of excessive pride.

• loyalty to a central government.

• the city-state.

• the pursuit of truth.

The Greek poet, who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey was

• Homer

• Pericles

• Socrates

• Aristotle

Which type of government did

Sparta develop during the Classical Age?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Republican

• Oligarchy

“Achilles was the greatest of Greece's warriors, the leader of fighters known as the Myrmidons. He wore impenetrable armor that was a gift from the god Zeus. He drove a chariot

drawn by immortal horses. Of all Greece’s warriors, the Trojans feared him the most.”

The above quote would have most likely appeared in a

• Greek Epic

• Greek Philosophy

• Greek Acropolis

• Greek Comedy

Greeks often socialized and talked politics on the acropolis,

which is

• rural farmland.

• the village center.

• the coastal harbor.

• a fortified hilltop.

Which philosopher was condemned

to death for “corrupting the youth of Athens” and “neglecting the city’ gods”?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Protagoras

Who wrote The Republic, a book that set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society?

• Plato

• Pericles

• Socrates

• Sophocles