SLO Post Test Study Review

The United States government is NOT like an Athenian direct democracy because:

• there aren't enough people willing to serve in the government
• it would be impossible for everyone to gather and discuss issues
• the United States has an oligarchy
• a tyranny only has one leader

The word DEMOCRACY comes from the Greek words meaning

• rule of aristocrats
• rule of a republic
• rule of a king
• rule of the people

Which of the following would be something Ancient Greeks would believe in?

• Democracy means rule of the rich.
• The gods were in charge of things they couldn't explain.
• Pyramids were built to honor the gods.
• Pericles was a great doctor.

Which of the following Greek writers wrote long epic poems that often told of great adventures, such as "The Odyssey?"

• Archimedes
• Socrates
• Aesop
• Homer

Which best describes an acropolis?

• a city on a hill
• a building in the agora
• a desert
• a part of the city-state

Which of the following best describes the purpose of mythology?

• to worship many gods
• to change what happened in Greek lives
• to explain the unexplained
• to honor Zeus

Who was in charge in Athens during its height of democracy?

• Pericles
• Archimedes
• Zeus
• Homer

Why was it easier for trade and travel in Greece to be done by water?

• The land was very rocky and mountainous
• The land was full of volcanoes that destroyed many civilizations.
• The armies were so powerful.
• The shipbuilding was better than any civilization.

POLIS is Greek for

• leader
• democracy
• city-state
• mythology

Which of the Greek writers wrote fables that gave a lesson of morals to its readers?

• Archimedes
• Socrates
• Aesop
• Homer