Lesson Quiz: Ancient Greek Society and Economic Expansion

The wealthier they were, the more likely Greek women were to _______.

• get involved in politics.

• have their own careers.

• become successful merchants.

• remain indoors most of the time.

Why did metics not have the full rights of citizens?

• They were artisans.

• They were aristocrats.

• They were merchants.

• They were foreigners.

Most slaves in ancient Greece were _______.

• originally from Africa.

• worked to death.

• captured in battle.

• eventually freed.

As a result of Greek expansion around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, ___________.

• Greeks built a powerful empire.

• trade became less important to Greece.

• Greece grew rich from looting foreign cities.

• new ideas spread to and from Greece.

In ancient Greece, the most important reason for migration was ________.

• a desire for glory.

• overpopulation.

• a wish to escape tyranny.

• foreign invasion.

True or False: A metic was a foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan.

• True

• False

True or False: Tenant farmers lived off the land for free.

• True

• False

True or false: Slavery is when someone owns and controls another as if they were property.

• True

• False

Depending on where women lived, they had _______.

• different rights and roles.

• no rights or roles.

• the same rights as men.

True or False: The lowest class in Greek society was made up of enslaved people.

• True

• False