Ancient Greece Unit Review

Which of the following is NOT true about Ancient Greece?

• Families in Ancient Greece kept bees to make honey.

• People in Ancient Greece raised sheep and goats instead of cows.

• Farming was easy in Ancient Greece because of its many rivers and good soil.

• Farming was difficult in Ancient Greece because of poor soil, limited rain, and no major rivers.

Which of the following DID NOT occur during the Dark Age of Ancient Greece

• It was a time of relative peace and prosperity.

• Overseas trade stopped.

• The people forgot how to write and keep records.

• The skills of fresco painting and working with ivory and gold disappeared.

Ancient Greece believed in many different gods. This form of religion is an example of ______.

• Monotheism

• Legend

• Polytheism

• Democracy

To protect themselves from attacks by the Persians, many Greek city-states joined the Delian League. This alliance allowed them to work together to defend themselves. Why did the Delian League eventually fall apart?

• The League suspended the voting rights of the Athenians

• Most city-states decided that they would rather defend themselves alone.

• Athens eventually corrupted and took over the league for their own personal growth.

• Athens stopped giving money to the League, so the League went bankrupt

Why was the time of Phillip II being king of Greece known as the Hellenistic Age?

• It was a period of time when Phillip II conquered the Persian Empire.

• It was a time when Greek culture was spread throughout the region.

• It was a period of time when Greece and Macedonia respected each other.

• The Hellenistic Age was when Phillip II died and Alexander the Great became king.

Why were the seas around Greece so important to the Ancient Greeks?

• The seas helped with trade and travel.

• The seas provided food.

• The seas provided protection for other civilizations

• All of these are correct.

How did the mountains in Greece affect communication?

• The mountains isolated communities.

• The mountains promoted road building.

• The mountains brought city-states together.

• The mountains made Greece unite.

Which of the following statements about Athens and Sparta is NOT correct?

• Sparta wanted to control the Delian League and fought Athens for control of the league.

• In Ancient Athens, the Council of 500 was selected each year by lot.

• Sparta prevented change (no emphasis on literature or arts) in their City-State.

• Athens suggested the Delian League as a way to protect Greece from the Persians.

Which of the following crops were the farmers of Greece most suitable to produce based on their environment?

• Rice and Cotton

• Corns, Beans, and Squash

• Olives and Grapes

• All of these

Look at the map, Point X is located in which body of water?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Aegean Sea

• Adriatic Sea

• Black Sea