Ancient Greece Review

1. Greece is surrounded by water on three sides. What is the name of this geographic phenomenon? 

• Island

• Peninsula

• coast

• plateau

2. Though Greece is currently a country, in ancient times it was a region made up of separate communities with individual governments. This is called: 

• cities

• countries

• city-states

• states

3. One thing that individual governments allowed Greece to do was develop different government systems over time. What is the type of government where people follow the leadership of a king? 

• democracy

• tyranny

• monarchy

• oligarchy

4. What is the type of government where a wealthy few are in charge? 

• democracy

• tyranny

• monarchy

• oligarchy

5. What is the type of government where people get to have a say and vote? 

• democracy

• tyranny

• monarchy

• oligarchy

6. What is the type of government where one leader takes over and decides everything, whether or not the people agree?  

• democracy

• tyranny

• monarchy

• oligarchy

Who held the most rights in Athens?

8. What were major exports in ancient Greece? 

• A. olives, olive oil, wine

• B. olive trees, grapes, wheat

• C. wine, flax, barley

• D. olives, wine, corn

Who was king of the gods?

10. This myth explains the seasons and includes which two goddesses? 

• A. Hera and Athena

• B. Athena and Demeter

• C. Demeter and Persephone

• D. Persephone and Hera