Content Quiz 3

Identify the term for a system of

government where people vote on laws

themselves.

• representative democracy

• dictatorship

• tyranny

• direct democracy

Identify the term for a system of

government with one leader, whose power is

often based on their control of the military. In this system of government the citizens are not making decisions themselves or electing representatives.

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• free democracy

• Spartan democracy

Which of the following Greek philosophers sparked much controversy because of his desire to question everything (referred to as Greek rationalism) and engage in debate as opposed to accepting all ideas as truth?

• Alexander the Great

• Socrates

• Master Macedon

• Julius Caesar

Identify the person who created an empire

that spread Classical Greek culture.

• Master Macedon

• Buddha

• Alexander the Great of Macedon

• Augustus

Identify the Classical Greek city-state that

was a democracy.

• The Middle East

• India

• Athens

• Pax Romana

Identify the term for a group of islands.

• archipelago

• oasis

• maritime

• peninsula

Identify the term that's also another way of referring to Classical Greek culture.

• Greek rationalism

• Greek democracy

• Skepticism

• Hellenism

The image is a diagram of Classical Greece; how did the topography shown in the image affect Classical Greek civilization?

• Greeks exported food due to huge food surpluses.

• Greeks did not have access to the sea and remained land-based civilization.

• Classical Greece was made up of multiple city-states rather than being a unified state.

• Greek culture was prevented from spreading to other regions.

Which of the following is a similarity between Classical Greece and Ancient South Asia?

• Both regions experienced periods where there was a shared culture but not a shared government.

• Both regions had little access to the ocean and traded almost entirely by land.

• Both regions were democracies, with male land-owning citizens being able to vote.

• The cultures of both regions had little lasting impact.

Which of the following statements would a Greek rationalist most likely DISAGREE with?

• We should use logic to decide what we think is true.

• We should always obey our superiors.

• We should question received wisdom.

• We should debate our ideas to increase our understanding.