Ancient Greece Review

What is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides?

• Island

• Peninsula

• Plateau

• Continent

What geographic feature separated city-states from one another?

• Lakes

• Walls

• Rivers

• Mountains

What were the characteristics of Spartan life?

• Military

• Simple life

• Direct Democracy

• Paid juries

What type of government does the United States have?

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

What was an accomplishment of Pericles?

• Civil Service Test for all citizens

• Partheon

• Paid juries

• All of the above

What was an architectural achievement of the Greeks?

• Column

• Arch

• Pyramids

• None of the above

Why can't the United States have a direct democracy like the Ancient Greeks?

• The United States has too few people (citizens)

• The United States is not a democracy.

• The United States has too many people (citizens). It would be impossible to meet, discuss, and vote in one place.

• The United States can have a direct democracy like the Greeks.

Why was Alexander The Great considered "great"?

• He conquered the greatest of his time in just 9 years.

• He spread Greek Culture throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia.

• He did not achieve anything.

• A and B.

What is Hellenism?

• The blending of Greek, African, and Asian ideas.

• The King of Mesopotamia.

• The war between Athens and Sparta.

• Alexander the Great's horse.

What was a characteristic of Athenian life?

• Military

• Direct Democracy

• Focus on culture (food, art, clothing, education)

• B and C