Copy of Unit 5 Quiz: Greece 1

1) What was NOT true about Ancient Greece?

• The seas prevented trade.
• The lack of a central government led to tribal warfare.
• The limited amount of good farmland led to trade.
• Almost all of Greece is within 50 miles of the coast.

2) Who decided the laws in Athenian democracy?

• Elected officials
• Military
• Slaves
• King

3) Which poet wrote a poem about the Trojan Wars?

• Pericles
• Herodotus
• Homer
• Sophocles

4) The Minoan Civilization was located on which island?

• Cypress
• Crete
• Sparta
• Peloponnesus

5) In Athens, the citizens governed themselves. All men could vote in the assembly. This type of government is called a

• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Aristocracy

6) In Sparta, a small group of people ruled. This is called a(n)

• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Aristocracy

7) What was the Parthenon used for?

• A place to store weapons
• Sporting events
• A treasury and temple
• A place to store food.