World History - Greece City-States Quiz

Why were city-states built?

• to offer people a place to shop

• to offer defense and protection

• to offer people a sense of attachment

• to offer people a place to socialize

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Perioeci and the Helots?

• The Helots protected the Perioeci from the nearby inhabitants of Messenia.

• The Perioeci did slave work for the Helots so that the Helots could focus on their military activities.

• The Helots and the Perioeci worked together to conquer the nearby land of Messenia.

• The Helots did slave work for the Perioeci so that the Perioeci could focus on their military activities.

With which of these statements would Cleisthenes most likely agree?

• Oligarchy, or government by a few people, is the best way to rule a city-state.

• Democracy, or government by the people, is the best way to spread out power.

• The rich classes in Athens should have all of the power rather than the regular citizens.

• Residents of Athens are not allowed to participate in the government.

The Parthenon, a great building of the Acropolis, _______.

• was devoted to the sculptor Phidias.

• was built during Pericles' rule.

• no longer exists.

• was a large city-state near Athens.

Which of the following describes the relationship between Socrates, Plato and Aristotle?

• They are all philosophers, and Socrates taught Plato, who taught Aristotle.

• Socrates was from Sparta, and Plato and Aristotle were from Athens, but they all met while attending the same academy.

• All three were philosophers who worked together to create the idea of democracy.

• The three men worked together to write many books, most notably The Republic.

Contrary to what people thought he was capable of doing, Alexander the Great

• conquered Greece in 336 BCE after the Peloponnesian War.

• survived huge battles between the Athenians and the Spartans.

• dismantled city-states and reunited Greece.

• grew his empire by taking over many countries.

The Iliad and The Odyssey were most likely

• written by authors who survived the Trojan War and knew Odysseus.

• short summaries of the war and the warrior's travels.

• very detailed and descriptive.

• comedies.

According to Greek mythology, where did the gods live?

• They spent half of their time on land and half up high in the sky.

• They lived on top of Mount Olympus.

• They lived in the natural phenomena they were said to explain.

• They lived on the sun.