Classical Greece Review

Which city-state was responsible for influencing Western democracy?

• Sumer

• Athens

• Sparta

• Egypt

Athens and Sparta both used the phalanx as their fighting formation?

• True

• False

An important factor that forced the Greek city-states to developed in a decentralized way was

• the lack of a common language

• the size of the vast desert regions

• the cold, hostile climate

• the mountainous topography of the region

Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

• rulers of the Roman Republic

• artists of the Italian Renaissance

• religious reformers

• philosophers of ancient Greece

How did the water surrounding Greece influence the history of Greece?

• Farmers used the seas to irrigate their crops.

• The water made centralized rule possible.

• The seas discouraged the development of cities

• The seas were used as highways for trade

Ancient Athenians are credited with

• creating realistic sculpture

• inventing the wheel

• eliminating slavery

• inventing the printing press

The most important contribution from Classical Greece to western civilization comes in the area of

• philosophy

• drama

• science

• government

Which philosopher was found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens for questioning democracy and sentenced to death?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Alexander

Hellenistic Culture included all of the following EXCEPT

• Persian

• Greek

• Egyptian

• Roman

• Indian

The Parthenon is

• an important democratic building

• a temple for the goddess Athena

• located in the Persian city of Persepolis

• a military fortress for the city-state of Athens