Ancient Greece Test Review (Chapter 6&7)

Which of the following statements best describes the Dark Ages of Greece?

• Few people left Greece

• People traded food and other goods with Egypt and Sicily

• People built temples on an acropolis near them

• Greek civilization collapsed

Solon helped promote democracy in Athens by changing laws that

• enslaved citizens with debts

• required slaves to work

• prevented women from voting

• required all citizens to pay taxes

With which of the following statements would historians agree?

• The Trojan Horse was used to defeat Troy

• The Trojan War was a single battle as told in epic poems

• Troy was located in modern-day Italy

• Greeks and Trojans fought and Troy was destroyed by fire

The Dark Ages of Greece were a period during which

• wealth increased

• Greek culture spread to areas in the Mediterranean

• people built villages and fortified structures

• trade increased

Pericles helped poor citizens promote democracy in Athens by changing laws that

• changing tax laws

• paying for greater education

• paying salaries to city officials

• appointing them to a council

In general, Greeks worshipped

• several gods and tried to avoid angering them

• only one god

• gods by giving money to the church

• male gods only

Which of the following statements best describes Socrates and Plato?

• They fought about government

• They lived about 100 years apart

• They performed experiments

• They were friends

Which of the following statements best describes citizens of Athens and other Greek city-states?

• They valued their freedoms and took an active role in government

• They spoke different languages

• They often overthrew their government by force

• They developed the art of war

A peninsula is

• a long poem that tells a story

• an area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• a high, rocky hill where early cities were built

• a city with its own traditions, government, and laws; both a city and a separate independent state

How many gods and goddesses belonged to the family of Greek gods?

• seven

• ten

• twelve

• twenty-one