Ancient Greece Test 2023

Which civilization began in Crete?

• Minoan
• Mycenaean
• Persian
• Trojan

Which people took over from the Minoans?

• Mycenaeans
• Persians
• Phoenicians
• Trojans

Who introduced democratic government in Athens?

• Homer
• Leonidas
• Solon
• Thucydides

What enemy of Greece did Darius I and Xerxes lead?

• Ionia
• Persia
• Sea Peoples
• Troy

What type of government did merchants form in some Greek city-states?

• aristocracy
• democracy
• oligarchy
• tyranny

Which of the following was stressed in Spartan society?

• education
• democracy
• arts
• military

What is a trireme?

• a Greek warship
• an epic poem.
• a form of government
• a Spartan soldier

What led Athens and Sparta to fight TOGETHER?

• attacks by the Persians
• colonization in the Mediterranean
• military training schools
• trade with the Phoenicians

What kind of government did Pericles introduce?

• oligarchy
• aristocracy
• limited democracy
• direct democracy

What did Athens use money from the Delian League for?

• to build a powerful navy
• to conquer other city-states
• to expand Mediterranean colonies
• to pay military and political leaders