Semester 1 Exam Prep

Which of the following is the correct definition of 'peninsula?'

• body of land nearly surrounded by water

• strip of land that connects two land masses

• having a rough, jagged, or uneven surface

• main part of a country or territory

The center of a Greek city-state where citizens met to conduct business, discuss politics, and hold festivals is called what?

• acropolis

• polis

• agora

• temple

Which of the following best describes Greece’s change in government, from earliest to latest?

• democracy, tyranny, oligarchy, aristocracy, monarchy

• tyranny, oligarchy, monarchy, aristocracy, democracy

• monarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy

• monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy

Which statement provides the best evidence against the claim that democracy benefits (is good for) society?

• 10% of the people in Athens were citizens, so democracy’s benefits were limited.

• Athens was the only democracy in ancient Greece, so it did not benefit the society.

• Ancient Athens had slaves, so it was not a true democracy.

• Athenian democracy only lasted 200 years, so it did not benefit the society for a long time.

Which of the following did the Greeks adopt from the Phoenicians?

• alphabet

• agora

• acropolis

• athena

The first Greek civilization to develop on the Peloponnesus was the _____ civilization.

• Minoan

• Mysterious

• Mycenaean

• Mountainous

The most powerful early Greeks were those who owned which of the following resources?

• land

• ships

• stones

• reminbi

Which of the following does not belong?

• art & architecture

• religion

• social class

• poetry

Which of the following men ended citizen slavery?

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

• Hercules

Solon organized citizens into four classes based on which of the following?

• land

• ships

• wealth

• birth