Ancient Greece Review

The modern Olympic games come from the ancient Olympics in Greece. Which statement correctly compares the ancient and modern games?

• The Olympics are still an athletic competition, but now both women and men participate.

• The Olympics still honor Zeus, but now winners are awarded medals.

• The Olympics are still held in Greece, but now athletes from all over the world can participate in the modern games.

• The Olympics will now only allow men, but now athletes from all over the world can participate in the modern games.

What is the name for the time in which Greek culture, arts, and science flourished?

• The Republic

• The Age of Pericles

• The Golden Age of Greece

• The Delian League

Who was the conqueror who is most responsible for the spread of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean Region?

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Pericles

• Alexander the Great

How did the rise to power and reign of Alexander most affect Greece?

• He ended the power of the city-states and established a unified nation.

• He established a peaceful relationship with the Persian Empire.

• He strengthened greatly the concept of democratic rule.

• He made Macedonia into the intellectual center of the Hellenistic world.

In 480 BC, the independent Greek city-states formed an alliance under leadership of Athens and Sparta during their conflict with the _______________.

• Egyptians

• Persians

• Mesopotamians

• Chinese

Ancient Greeks used myths about their gods primarily to ____________.

• strike fear in their enemies

• justify their type of government

• explain events in the natural world

• undermine the Persian religion

We regard an individual who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless, but as useless. (from Pericles' Funeral Oration)

The quotation above illustrates the importance ancient Athenians placed on individual participation in the ____________.

• political process of the city-state

• education of young children

• religious rituals of the community

• economic activities of the household

What caused the Peloponnesian War?

• All of the members of the Delian League unite to invade Athens.

• Pericles' army invaded Persia.

• Athens was overtaxing other members of the Delian League.

• Sparta wanted too much control of Greek farmlands.

Order of ruling powers in ancient Greece:

1. Monarchy

2. Oligarchy

3. Tyranny (tyrant)

4. Democracy

Which statement explains the list above?

• Some city-states of ancient Greece went from being ruled by nobility to being governed by their citizens.

• Some city-states of ancient Greece went from being governed by their citizens to being ruled by a king.

• Some city-states of ancient Greece went from being ruled by military leaders to being governed by the upper class.

• Some city-states of ancient Greece went from being ruled by rich merchants to being governed by men and nobility.

The legacy of ancient Greek myths and epics, such as the Iliad, continues to provide people with _____________.

• heroic figures and great adventures

• accurate descriptions of historical events

• real life stories about everyday people

• objective studies of ancient civilizations