HWH Unit 2 TEST

Which statement is true of the city-states on this map?

• Each of them comprised a city and its surrounding countryside.

• They were separated from one another by 100-foot-high walls.

• Together, the city-states formed a large empire ruled by Sparta.

• The city-states often came under attack from Mongol invaders.

Each city-state in this map was known as a

• town

• district

• polis

• county

Why was the phalanx an effective military formation?

• The use of shields protected soldiers and helped maintain formation.

• Light infantry was placed in front, thereby saving the heavy infantry.

• Heavy infantry was used in the center, thereby drawing the enemy in closer.

• Soldiers would break formation and attack once the enemy was in sight.

Which statement describes a reason for women in ancient Sparta to engage in this activity?

• They worked as indentured servants and the fittest women received the best jobs.

• They had to compulsorily serve in the Spartan army for 20 years.

• They were supposed to run the day-to-day affairs of the city-state.

• They were expected to produce healthy sons for the Spartan army.

Which statement tells a characteristic of the life described in this excerpt?

"Instead of softening the boys' feet with sandals, he required them to harden their feet by going without shoes. He believed that if this habit were cultivated, it would enable them to climb hills more easily and descend steep inclines with less danger, and that a youth who had accustomed himself to go barefoot would leap and jump and run more nimbly than a boy in sandals. And instead of letting them be pampered in the matter of clothing, he introduced the custom of wearing one garment throughout the year, believing that they would thus be prepared to face changes of heat and cold." —Xenophon, on the system of education set up by Lycurgus, the Spartan lawgiver

• Spartan boys began training for athletic events at the age of fifteen.

• Spartan boys were encouraged to steal food to develop cunning.

• Spartan men engaged in trade with the other city-states of Greece.

• Spartan men could take their place in the assembly only at the age of 60.

Who was ancient Greece's main rival?

• the Persian Empire

• the Roman Empire

• the Babylonian Empire

• the British Empire

Why did Greek city-states develop in isolation from one another?

• They were not aware of the existence of other poleis.

• The Persians purposely kept them apart when they conquered Greece.

• Mountains and short rivers didn't aid in trade and travel

• The Spartan army caused distrust among all Greeks.

How is the influence of ancient Greece seen in today's world?

• art and architecture

• the popularity of their clothing style

• through the use of the phalanx by militaries around the world

• the isolation of communities

This temple, known as the Parthenon, was dedicated to the Greek goddess

• Aphrodite

• Hera

• Athena

• Demeter

Alexander the Great was tutored by

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Plato

• Thucydides