Ancient Greece Review (2021)

What is the term for a Greek city-state?

• agora
• tyrant
• helot
• polis

Which best describes the reason independent city-states developed in Greece.

• Settlements were isolated from each other by mountians and seas.

• Minoans took the best farmland on mainland Greece and other groups had to settle where they could.

• Language differences made it difficult for groups to communicate.

• Food shortages causes cities to become small.

Why did ancient Greek communities trade?

• to stop having to farm
• to get goods they needed
• to enjoy adventures at sea
• to give families work to do

What area around the acropolis was used as a space to gather and debate issues?

• the agora

• the polis

• the colonies

• the city-state

Because of Greece's mountains they had a lack of..

• Farmland
• Rain
• Sun
• Mountains

What is a phalanx?

• A group of warriors who stood close together in a square
• A long spear.
• A famous horse breed.
• A ship with long points for smashing.

The original Olympic Games were held

• for the god Ares to be strong in war

• for the greater glory of Zeus

• to appease the god Poseidon, king of the sea

• to hono the goddess Aphrodite

Macedonia is __________ of Greece.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Which city-state focused on art, knowledge, and trade?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Olympia

• Sparta

In which ways was the education received by girls from Sparta different from the education received by girls in Athens?

• Sparta = girls were given education & physical training; Athens = girls taught to run a household

• Sparta = only girls who'd become teachers were educated; Athens = girls and boys taught together

• Sparta-- no school for girls, just physical training; Athens-- girls educated early age to prepare for life in politics

• Sparta-- girls & boys taught together; Athens-- only girls from rich families were educated