Olvera Fall 2023 Semester Review Pt.2

26. Because of the physical environment of Greece, the Greeks

• a. had to build buildings that could withstand hurricanes
• b. developed a culture based on outdoor activities
• c. were not able to engage in trade over large areas
• d. were not able to contact their allies in times of war

27. A phalanx was a type of

• a. mythical creature
• b. military formation
• c. governmental body
• d. conquest involving enslavement

28. The word polis, in Greek history, meant

• a. leader
• b. government
• c. city-state
• d. military

29. The Persian War was fought between whom?

• a. Sparta and Athens
• b. Greeks and Persian
• c. Syracuse and Sparta
• d. Macedonia and Troy

30. Who was the Trojan War won by?

• a. Mycenaeans
• b. Dorians
• c. Trojans
• d. Persians

31. Who ruled an Aristocracy?

• a. one supreme ruler
• b. a few wealthy landowners
• c. the upper class
• d. a king

32. What age were the Spartan boys forced into military training?

• a. 7
• b. 6
• c. 8
• d. 17

33. What percentage of land in ancient Greece was suitable for farming?

• a. 10%
• b. 20%
• c. 50%
• d. 90%

34. Alexander the Great was the student of which philosopher?

• a. Socrates
• b. Aristotle
• c. Pericles
• d. Demosthenes

35. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are what kind of poems?

• a. polis
• b. myths
• c. rhyming
• d. epic