Ancient Greece Review Thales kdk

Teacher of Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Caesar

• Alexander

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

• Greece had lots of natural resources, so they never had to trade with other nations

• Being located on the Mediterranean Sea limited cultural diffusion

• 75 % of Greece was covered by mountains, which led to independent city-states (called polis)

• Its location limited colonization outside of Greece

Which form of government involves all people who are residents of said location by giving each citizen the right to vote? (Used primarily in Athens)

• Monarchy

• Aristocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

How would someone from Athens describe Sparta after visiting it?

• “The Spartans are so strict. Their military is what dominates their society.”

• “It’s interesting how both the rich and poor can be rulers in Sparta."

• "This society has so many personal freedoms, unlike in Athens.”

•  “Sparta is exactly like Athens."

 Why is Ancient Greece considered important to Western Civilization?

•  Greek culture influenced today’s democracy, architecture, and entertainment

• Athens defeated Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars

• The Greeks borrowed ideas from Rome and improved upon them

• The Greeks invented the world’s first monotheistic religion

Which great leader is most closely associated with the spread of Hellenistic civilization?

• Augustus Caesar

• Chandra Gupta

• King Phillip II of Macedonia

• Alexander the Great

Greek cities had a(n) ________, a massive marketplace that was the center of trade and government.

• Acropolis

• Coliseum

• Palace

• Agora

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 was the Mycenaean capital?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Mycenae

• Crete

The Minotaur was...

• half-man and half-dolphin

• half-bird and half man

• half-horse and half-man

• half-bull and half-man