Ancient Greece Test

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

• They isolated communities.

• They promoted road building.

• They led people to write letters.

• They made farmers stop speaking.

What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?

• mud

• rocks

• bandits

• weather

Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?

• They had too many soldiers.

• They were crowded together.

• They could not start colonies.

• They each wanted more land.

How did most kings in ancient Greece come to power?

• They inherited it from a relative.

• They were elected by the people.

• They paid merchants for support.

• They used soldiers to take control.

Who slowed the Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, giving Greece enough time to gain the upper hand in the war?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Ionia

• Persia

In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?

• military force

• family tradition

• the law of the land

• foreign partnerships

How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?

• People might vote unwisely.

• Merchants made all the laws.

• Enslaved men were equal to free men.

• All citizens shared ruling power.

Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?

• poor soil

• broad rivers

• major highways

• surrounding mountains

How did the citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat?

• They conquered neighboring farm villages.

• They shipped local products to Egypt to trade.

• Grasses good for making bread grew wild nearby.

• Every family raised its own food behind the house.

Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

• Children did not learn to read.

• Children studied sculpture and painting.

• Both boys and girls got military training.

• Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.