Ancient Greece

The location of Greece differs from other early civilizations because Greece

• is located on the Mediterranean Sea.

• is a rocky peninsula divided by many mountains.

• has no natural barriers from invasion.

• had wide valleys with a river to use for irrigation of crops.

The geography of Greece helped create

• a large Greek empire.

• isolation from the outside world.

• many small city-states.

• unity among the Greeks.

The Iliad and the Odyssey are important to historians because

• they explain where the ideas of democracy come from.

• they provide insight into earlier Greek history such as the Trojan Wars.

• they are the earliest examples of epic poems ever written.

• they are a proven, reliable source of information on the lives of early Greek people.

As a citizen of Sparta, young men were expected to

• read many types of books.

• study engineering and mathematics.

• rain hard for a lifetime of military service.

• participate in democratic government.

A form of government controlled by a small business elite is called a(n)

• monarchy.

• aristocracy.

• oligarchy.

• democracy.

In the book, The Republic, Plato’s vision of a utopian society is described as one in which

• all people have an equal say in governing everyday affairs.

• the stability of society is maintained by providing military training to all boys.

• democracy as we understand it today is developed to its fullest extent.

• society is divided into three classes with philosophers at the top.

An important effect of the Greek wars with Persia was that

• the Persians established control over the Greek mainland and Crete.

• Sparta emerged as the most powerful city-state.

• Athens built an empire and experienced a golden age of cultural achievement.

• it led to the demise of Greek civilization and culture

The main effect of the Peloponnesian War was to

• the defeat of Athens and the end of Greek democracy.

• weaken the city-states and make them vulnerable to invasion.

• establish Athens as the most powerful city-state in Greece.

• allow for the successful invasion of the Persian Empire.

Which of the following civilizations were not included in Alexander the Great’s empire?

• Indus.

• Egyptian.

• Chinese.

• Persian.

The most important effect of Alexander the Great’s conquest of such a vast empire was the

• decrease in cultural diffusion that occurred because of the hostility that remained.

• blending of cultures from east and west.

• intolerance and lack of respect he showed to the people he conquered.

• unification of many peoples under his power for many decades.