Greece & Rome Review!

List the 8 features of civilizations!

Which of the following describes "cultural diffusion"?

• belief in many gods

• skilled craftspeople

• reliance on custom or tradition

• the spread of customs, ideas, and technologies from one people to another

Why did independent city-states develop in ancient Greece rather than a united Empire?

• Due to the impact of Homer

• Due to geography that made travel difficult

• Due to the Peloponnesian Wars

• Due to the Persian Wars

The Greek word for their city-state was

• Polis

• Acropolis

• Phalanx

• Demos

What were values associated with Sparta?

• Discipline and warfare

• Democracy

Which type of government did ancient Athens eventually develop?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

A direct democracy is different from a republican democracy because in a direct democracy...

• there is a king with the final decision

• a group of upper class citizens control the government

• every citizen is able to vote on every decision directly

• citizens elect representatives who run government for them

Which Greek philosopher was famous for teaching only through asking questions?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Plutarch

Which Greek philosopher wrote the Allegory of the Cave?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Plutarch

Which Greek philosopher set up early principles of the scientific method?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Plutarch