Unit 5: Ancient Greece

What was the mountainous kingdom to the north of ancient Greece that took over after the Peloponnesian War?

• Hindu Kush

• Macedonia

• Olympus

• Balkan

"A" on the map above is

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Indian Ocean

• the Aegean Sea

• the Balkan Peninsula

What two factors led the ancient Greeks to colonize surrouding land and islands?

• overpopulation and drought

• poor economy and poor soil

• overpopulation and limited arable land

• Greed and economic need

Greece's geography contributed most directly to

• the development of polytheistic religion

• the development of independent city-states instead of a unified state

• the Peloponnesian War

• the Persian Wars

Which term desribes citizen involvement in government decision making?

• polis

• democracy

• civic life

• assembly

Which of the following Athenians did NOT make reforms that led to or expanded democracy?

• Draco

• Socrates

• Solon

• Pericles

Which is the correct order of the stages of governement in ancient Athens?

• Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy

• Monarchy, Tyranny, Democracy, Aristocracy

• Tyranny, Democracy, Aristocracy, Monarchy

• Myceanaeans, Draco, Solon, Pericles

What word makes this statement true? Citizens in Sparta participated ____________ in government than those in Athens.

• more

• more frequently

• less

• less enthusiastically

Which word best describes Sparta's system of government?

• monarchy

• militia

• tyranny

• oligarchy

The Iliad and The Odyssey are __________.

• Plays

• epic poems

• religious texts

• myths