Topic 6 Lesson 4,5, and 6

What Topic are we on?

• Topic 4

• Topic 5

• Topic 6

• Topic 1

1. The wealthier they were, the more likely Greek women were to

• A. get involved in politics.
• B. have their own careers.
• C. become successful merchants.
• D. remain indoors most of the time.

2. Why did metics not have the full rights of citizens?

• A. They were artisans.
• B. They were aristocrats.
• C. They were merchants.
• D. They were foreigners.

3. Most slaves in ancient Greece were

• A. originally from Africa.
• B. worked to death.
• C. captured in battle.
• D. eventually freed.

4. As a result of Greek expansion around the Mediterranean and Black Seas,

• A. Greeks built a powerful empire.
• B. trade became less important to Greece.
• C. Greece grew rich from looting foreign cities.
• D. new ideas spread to and from Greece.

5. In ancient Greece, the most important reason for migration was

• A. a desire for glory.
• B. overpopulation.
• C. a wish to escape tyranny.
• D. foreign invasion.

6. The victory of Athens over Persia at Marathon was surprising because

• A. Athens did not value military strength.
• B. Persia was a much larger power than Athens.
• C. Sparta had recently defeated Athens.
• D. the people of Marathon sided with the Persians.

7. Besides the defeat of Persia, what was the most important effect of the Second Persian War?

• A. the dominance of Sparta
• B. the dominance of Macedonia
• C. the dominance of Athens
• D. Persia's dominance despite its defeat

8. The allies of Athens in the Delian League began to resent Athens mainly because of its

• A. domination of other members.
• B. frequent conflicts with Sparta.
• C. wealth and superiority.
• D. democratic system.

9. The most important reason for the formation of the Peloponnesian League was

• A. the threat posed by to democracy in Athens.
• B. a desire to compete with Athens for control of trade.
• C. a desire to conquer Athens and seize its riches.
• D. the threat posed by the power of Athens.