Ancient Greece Review

Which geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in ancient Greece?

• broad plains

• mountain ranges

• navigable rivers

• numerous ports

What types of opportunities were available to male Spartan children?

• They could choose their career when they became teenagers.

• They were all taught to become soldiers.

• They were able to study literature, politics, religion and many other subjects.

• They could choose to be either warriors and scholars.

What was one of the most important contributions of the Greek city-state of Athens?

• development of direct democracy

• diffusion of a monotheistic belief system

• promotion of the equality of all humans

• creation of a writing system using hieroglyphics

By 300 BC, this location was ruled by the people as a democracy. The people believed that no one group of people should make the laws and so citizens could choose the government officials, and vote for or against new laws. Where was it?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Rome

• Constantinople

The Spartans of ancient Greece were notable for their

• democratic government

• disciplined lifestyle and military skills

• rejection of slavery

• sponsorship of the arts and literature

An amphitheater is an open-air, usually circular theater. These theaters would have been found in which of the following locations around 300 B.C.?

• Greece and Rome

• England and France

• France and Egypt

• Spain and Portugal

When a culture becomes highly complex, such as the Greek and Roman cultures, it is usually called

• a civilization

• a village

• a government

• a cult

Which is true for both Athens and Sparta?

• Both emphasized the military.

• Both were city-states.

• Both produced great art.

• Both worshiped one god.

Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

• rulers of the Roman Republic

• artists of the Italian Renaissance

• religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation

• philosophers of ancient Greece

What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development?

• The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.

• A lack of natural seaports limited communication.

• An inland location hindered trade and colonization.

• Abundant natural resources encouraged self-sufficiency.