6 History IA #2 Review

Greece is located on which continent?

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• Australia

Greece is located ________ of North America and __________of the Mediterranean Sea

• West: North

• East; South

• Northwest; East

• East; North

Which of the following statements about Athens is most accurate?

• Athens has great protections from many deserts around it

• Because of its location, Athens can easily reach almost anywhere in Mediterranean and Aegean Sea

• The Nile River is the most important natural landscape for Greece

• Tigris River oftens flooded Greece which killed many people.

Greece's mountainous terrain and its series of small island affected the ancient Greeks to develop...

• A society completely isolated from ALL OTHER civilizations

• A culture that was identical throughout its vast empire.

• A political system based on many independent city states

• An economic system based on farming & mining metals.

What is the name of the landform on which Greece is situated?

• Iceberg

• Delta

• Peninsula

• Strait

How did the location of Athens affects it culture?

• Athens was near the water; so it was able to trade and build a strong navy

• Athens was in a river valley; so it was able to develop farming

• Athens was on a peninsula; so it was surrounded on 3 sides of water

• Athens was near mountains; therefore it used farming to help its people to survive/

Which of the following is a correct statement about ancient Greek government?

• City states had a large degree of independence

• Greek city states had the same types of government in all city states

• Greece had one strong central government

• There were never conflicts between any city states in Greek

What is the primary difference between an oligrachy and a democracy?

• Only few people have power in democracy; but all citizens share power in an oligrachy

• Only a few people have power in an oligarchy, but all citizens share power in a democracy

• In an oligarchy, a strong person ruled by force while democracy are ruled by kings & queens

• In an oligarchy, a family of rulers rans the government while all people run the city states with no government in a democracy

What is the diffence between direct democracy and representative democracy?

• In a direct democracy, citizens vote on laws, while a representative democracy citizens elect leaders to create laws.

• In a direct democracy, king & queens vote on laws, while a representative democracy citizens elect leaders to create laws.

• A direct democracy is led by a council of citizens while a representative democracy is led by a nobiles

• A direct democracy is controlled by King Ng while represntative democracy is controlled by Queen Bowers

Which of the folliowing statements best supports the argument below?

"Athens did not have a true democracy"

• Every citizen's vote was given equal weight in a decision

• All citizens were able to vote on laws in the citizen's assembly

• Selections for government positions were chosen randomly each year

• Women & children were unable to become citizens or vote