Ancient Greece Test

Colonies were first established by Greece around 700 BC to supply food.

• True
• False

The famous philosopher Socrates was a teacher of Plato, who in turn was a teacher of Aristotle.

• True
• False

Sparta's economy was based on trade.

• True
• False

Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt and was most famous among scholars for its

• grand art museums.
• exciting architecture.
• famous theaters.
• vast library.

What was the most important lasting impact of Alexander’s conquests?

• the spread of Greek ideas around the ancient world
• the creation of a new empire
• the division of the empire among his generals
• Macedonian domination of Greece

Which civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece?

• Dorian
• Minoan
• Mycenaean
• Phoenician

Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?

• earthquakes and civil war
• economic collapse and lack of written langauge
• migration
• the Trojan War

Greek city-states were run by their

• soldiers.
• citizens.
• kings.
• slaves.

Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?

• free, native-born men who owned land
• any man, whether he owned land or not
• wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
• foreign-born or native-born men, who may or may not have been landowners

What did Sparta use to control its citizens?

• forced physical fitness
• the government
• the helots
• the military