WH unit 3 quiz

As city states developed, the topography affected their growth, how did it affect the cities of Greece?

• the ready access to water via the Aegean and Mediterranean contributed to their vibrant culture.

• The numerous harbors afforded them by the coastline hampered their cultural development and left them with only one dominant culture.

• Natural barriers between the cities like maintains made it so each city had its own unique culture.

• the many natural barriers like rivers and mountains made it so Greece in general had only one dominant culture.

Greece during this time had many unique cultures and dialects of the language. The same can be said of the way they organized their government. describe the government system used by Greek city states.

• Greece was organized into city-states that all had the same government style: oligopoly.

• there were multiple city-states with diverse forms of government, ranging from direct democracy, tyranny, and oligarchy.

• Greece was a unified empire under one ruler. Hail Caesar!

• Greece was one of the earliest republics.

As the population of the Greek city-states grew, they felt the need to expand. they also saw this as an opportunity to gain new resources. what did they do to satify these two needs?

• set up colonies around the Mediterranean

• conquer egypt

• Become the first galactic empire! for a safe and secure society!

• none of these are true.

The Greeks were famous for being VERY loyal to their city-state above all else. Why were they not very unified as a group?

• culture

• geography

• language

• religion

Athens was famous for many things. Which of these things would be considered an accomplishment?

• through a series of reforms and changes, Athens developed an early form of democracy.

• had a system where citizens who did things considered to be bad enough, they were ostracized form the city....honestly, we should do that with bad students.

• had a clear system that allowed citizens to become slaves

• created the first law code

Athens and Sparta clearly valued different things. how was this reflected in their government?

• All Athenians who qualified could participate in the assembly.

• All Spartan women could participate in the government.

• rulers in Athens were elected for life.

• Sparta was ruled by a democratically elected assembly, while Athens had two kings.

which of these statements applies to the Greek system of government in the polis?

• they each had their own form of government

• every polis had their own monarch that was elected and ruled for a period of 15 years.

• each polis operated like a republic, with an overarching monarch directing policy.

• the poleis were united under Athenian rule.

religion was a huge part of Greek life. in what ways did they display their faith.

• building large temples and performing sacrifices to earn their favor.

• loudly yell their faith from mountain tops.

• ritualistically drink tea.

• call jewelry "their precious"

One of the most famous things that survived the ancient Greeks were the Olympic games. what was their purpose?

• prove that Sparta was the best.

• a peaceful solution to show strength

• honor the god Zeus

• celebrate their victory over the Persian ruler Darius.

Which Greek city state is described by this statement: this city served as an example to other, through their democratic means of governing by allowing the majority to vote, and not be ruled by the few.

• Athens

• Sparta

• Thebes

• Macedon