Unit 2: Greek Polis

Which phrase best describes a Greek polis?

• mountainous and identical to every other polis

• unique, independent, and isolated

• always located near a major river

• vulnerable but unique

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The most common translation of polis is ____.

• republic

• tyranny

• city-state

• nation

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Greeks built forts and settled cities near ____, something that was hard to find in mountainous Greece.

• fertile farmland

• a river

• the ocean

• a well

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What is the Greek word for elevated city?

• agora

• metropolis

• acropolis

• polis

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Approximately how many city-states developed in ancient Greece?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

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Greek pride in and loyalty towards their city-states led to ____.

• mergers between city-states

• complete destruction of other city-states

• constant peace between city-states

• competition between city-states

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Most Greek city-states had an open downtown area known as a(n) ____.

• agora

• acropolis

• business district

• metropolis

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Most Greek city-states had fewer than ____ people.

• 500

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

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In most Greek city-states, only ____ were citizens.

• men who owned property

• men and women from that city-state

• men and women who owned property

• soldiers

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Only in Sparta did ___ have some control over their lives.

• slaves

• women

• children

• foreigners

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Sparta