Unit 8 Review Ancient Greece

The geography of Greece was dominated by

• rugged ocean coasts

• rich, fertile valleys

• mountains and seas

• vast desert plateaus

Why were colonies first established by the Greeks around 700 B.C.?

• They were seeking religious freedom

• They needed more space for their growing population to live.

• They could not grow enough food to feed the increasing population

• They were looking to expand their power and build their armies

The Minoans made their living as

• Sea traders

• soldiers

• farmers

• weavers

Greece’s mainland could best be described as a(n)

• peninsula

• archipelago

• island

• delta

Many communities in ancient Greece were separated by mountains and valleys which resulted in

• the development of many different languages

• the development of fiercely independent states.

• the construction of an advanced system of roads

• alliances formed for group protection

The Greek alphabet was based on which of these alphabets

• Egyptian

• Phoenician

• Mesopotamian

• Syrian

At age 18, males in Athens were expected to

• join the army

• get married and start a family.

• attend the university.

• take an active role in public affairs.

The Hellenistic Era produced a great body of achievements in

• science, mathematics, art, architecture, literature, and philosophy

• literature, religion, and philosophy.

• art and architecture.

• science and politics

Who wrote the Odyssey?

• Sophocles

• Homer

• Euripides

• Aesop

Complete the following analogy: Socrates is to Plato as

• brother is to brother.

• friend is to enemy.

• student is to teacher

• teacher is to student.