WH Unit 7 Review 2 - Ancient Greece

In Greece, small independent city-states developed. This occurred because

• Greek families did not get along with each other

• The geography of the land forced the city-states to develop separately

• Foreign invaders divided the Greeks up so they could control them

• Each city-state had a different language and religion than the other.

Because of the location of Ancient Greece, many Greeks earned a living...

• Using the sea for fishing, trading, and piracy.

• Planting alongside the huge rivers in Greece.

• Herding large animals such as cattle.

• Growing cotton for cloth.

What was the idea that ended the Trojan War?

• The Greek soldiers hid in a hollow wooden horse and ambushed the Trojans.

• The Greek soldiers hid in the woods and ambushed the Trojans.

• The Greek soldiers hid in a cave and ambushed the Trojans.

• The Greek soldiers hid in trenches and ambushed the Trojans.

What is Homer famous for being?

• Philosopher

• Warrior

• Leader

• Poet

What are Homer's famous epic poems?

• The Iliad & the Odyssey

• The Iliad & The Trojan War

• The Odyssey & The Psyche

• Eros & The Psyche

Which of the following would MOST LIKELY be a story found in an EPIC poem?

• A romance of how a couple met and married

• An explanation of how someone become the king of a country

• A mystery about who stole an object special to the gods

• A war story about a hero who destroys his enemy

A major factor in Greece’s victories during the Persian Wars was...

• the cooperation of the Greek city-states.

• the bad relationship between Athens and Sparta.

• the population of Greece was larger than the population of Persia.

• the Greek invasion of Persopolis, capital of Persia.

Words such as police and politics take their meaning from the Greek word polis which means...

• soldier

• fortress

• city-state

• democracy

The background of Homer's The Iliad was...

• The Peloponnesian War.

• The Persian War.

• The Egyptian War.

• The Trojan War.

Temples to Greek gods and goddesses were built on the highest point of the city, in a building known as the...

• Acropolis

• Agora

• Peloponnesus

• Angola