Unit 1 Test - Ancient Greece

How did Pericles expand the Athenian navy?

• He raised taxes on overseas trade.

• He took apart the army to pay for ships.

• He used tributes from the Delian League.

• He took over the navies of other city-states.

How did Pericles use the Delian League to Athens's advantage?

• He helped spread democracy

• He invaded the Persian Empire.

• He protected Athens from Spartan attacks.

• He made Athens the most powerful member.

How did the Peloponnesian War impact Athens?

• Athens lost its powerful navy.

• Athenian farmland was ruined.

• Athens became a democracy.

• Athens fell to a Persian invasion.

What advantage did Athens have during the Peloponnesian War?

• Athens had extensive farmland to feed its people.

• Athens was protected by its location high up on a hill.

• Athens was surrounded by rivers, which made it difficult to enter the city.

• Athens was located inland, which made it difficult to invade by sea.

Which statement best describes how citizenship differed between Sparta and Athens?

• In Athens, citizens were free men, while in Sparta, citizenship was granted to soldiers.

• In Athens, men over the age of 20 were citizens, while in Sparta, all adults were citizens.

• In Athens, citizens were men who were born free, while in Sparta, councils set up citizenship.

• In Athens, all adults over the age of 18 were citizens, while in Sparta, only men were citizens.

Which statement best explains how the social structure of Athens differed from that of Sparta?

• The Athenians had four social classes, while the Spartans had three social classes.

• The Athenian classes were based on equality, while in Sparta, citizens had the most power.

• The Athenians considered elders the top social class, while the Spartans prioritized citizens.

• The Athenians included women as citizens, while Spartan women had their own social class.

What advantage did the Greek army have at the Battle of Marathon?

• They had more archers than the Persians.

• They had a larger cavalry than the Persians.

• They were skilled at fighting from a distance.

• They were better prepared for a close-range battle.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Marathon?

• The Greek navy trapped the Persian ships.

• The Persian cavalry destroyed the Greek army.

• The Greek army forced back the Persian soldiers.

• The Persian archers were victorious against the Greeks.

What is a characteristic of an oligarchy?

• One person makes all the rules and laws.

• People who rule are born into their positions.

• Someone takes over to help oppressed people.

• Power comes from having a lot of land or money.

What role did Cleisthenes play in the development of Greek democracy?

• He distributed power more evenly among the citizens.

• He opened citizenship to immigrants and enslaved workers.

• He freed the people who had been enslaved due to debt.

• He organized citizens into groups based on occupation.