Ancient Greece Practice Quiz # 1

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

• Polling Place
• Acropolis
• Polis
• Oligarchy

what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called? 

(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)

• Agriculture
• Thermopylae
• Acropolis
• Ephor

What is a government where only a few, very wealthy people rule?

• Democracy
• Tyranny
• Oligarchy
• Assembly

What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?

• Democracy
• Assembly
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny

A government system where only a few people hold power.

• Ephor

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

Which type of government allows the citizens to vote for laws?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by...

• mountains and lakes

• seas and mountains

• rivers and plains

• deserts and forests

Greek civilization began in a river valley.

• True

• False

Communities in ancient Greece were separated by

• rivers and deserts

• rugged mountains and valleys

• rivers and forests

• deserts and mountains

What is an agora?

• a Greek goddess

• a type of instrument

• A Greek gathering place

• a serpent