Ancient Greece Review For Unit Test

A group of people living a new territory who have ties to their homeland is called a(n)

• phalanx

• agora

• colony

• polis

In what way did a boy's life in Athens differ from a boy's life in Sparta?

• Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military.

• Athenian boys studied combat; Spartan boys played sports.

• Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartan boys lived at home.

• Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartan boys became citizens at age 18

Which of the following was true about the city-state of Sparta?

• Sparta's government was a Democracy.

• Sparta was a very open minded society that was always open to change.

• Sparta had a great navy.

• Women had more freedoms and opportunities in Sparta.

In the end, WHO won the Persian Wars?

• Greece (Sparta)

• Persia

• Greece (Athens)

Which of the following was true IMMEDIATELY AFTER the Persian Wars?

• Persia took over Greece.

• Greece takes over Persia.

• Athens emerges as the most powerful city-state in Greece.

• Sparta emerges as the most powerful city-state in Greece.

Which war below was a CIVIL war?

• Persian Wars

• Punic Wars

• American Revolutionary War

• Peloponnesian War

Direct Democracy worked well in ancient Athens because

• elections were held to help select representatives.

• Women were allowed to participate in government.

• there was a small number of citizens.

• Athens had a great navy.

Sparta was finally able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War because

• they killed all the leaders of the Athenian army.

• when Sparta built a great navy and destroyed Athens' navy.

• by burning the city.

• when they received assistance from the island of Crete.

What is a Delian League?

• An alliance of many Greek city-states that contributed money for defense.

• Series of battles between Sparta and Athens.

• Temple on the acropolis in Athens, dedicated to Athena. Built by Pericles.

• Group of warriors who stood close together in a square

The reason the Delian League failed was that

• the Persians attacked Greece.

• Athens had become so powerful that it took control over it.

• it ran out of money and resources because Athens had grown too weak

• protection it provided was no longer neaded.