The Ancient Greeks: Chapter 7 Test

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1. Colonies were first established by Green around 700 B.C. to supply food.

• true
• False

2. The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians.

• true
• False

3. The Minoans made their living as traders.

• true
• False

4. Because of the conquests of King Cyrus, Persia had control of Athens.

• true
• False

5. Sparta's economy was based on trade.

• true
• False

11. According to the passage by the historian Thucydides, who suffered the most from the crowding in the city?

• the people already living in the city
• the people still living in the country
• the new arrivals from the country
• government officials

12. According to the passage, why were many corpses found near the city's fountains?

• Sick people longed for water.
• Sick people longed to bathe.
• The plague was spread by water.
• There was no place else to put them.

13. According to the passage, what symbolized to Thucydides the fact that the plague was causing people to stop caring about following laws?

• people living in the temples
• people living in huts
• people dying by the fountains
• people moving in from the country