Ancient Greece: City States

What is an ancient Greek market place and social gathering place?

• Acropolis

• agora

• shopping mall

• Tundra

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What is the climate like in ancient Greece?

• mild winters and hot summers

• freezing winters and summers

• spring like temperatures every day

• constant rain all year

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What is Greece's hilly terrain (land) good for?

• lots of farming

• communication between city-states

• growing grapes and olives

• providing water for the crops

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Another word for a city-state is ...

• political colony

• agora

• independent empire

• polis

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Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

• They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

• There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

• The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

• Trade was very important

What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?

• Phalanx
• Phylange
• Assembly
• Ephor

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 form of government ruled by a king (monarch) independently and the power is passed from father to son (hereditary succession):

• oligarchy
• tyranny
• monarchy
• democracy