Decline of Greece

Which was a cause in the fall of ancient Greece?

• constant warring between city-states

• rebellion of the poorer classes

• city-states had different types of governments

• all of these

How did the independence of the city-states contribute to Greece's fall?

• they had different types of governments that didn't always get along

• they made their own choices which sometimes caused them to side with other civilizations

• they were at war a lot with each other

• all of these

Alexander the great brought unit to the Greeks by creating the empire. When he died it contributed to the downfall. How?

• He didn't leave an heir to the throne, so his generals divided it up

• his generals were constantly at war with each other

• Both of these

• None of these

Why was Rome able to take over Greece so easily at the Battle of Corinth?

• Rome's army was better than all of theirs combined

• Rome already shared a culture with Greece so it made it easy

• city-states were not unified, so couldn't come together to fight them

• they lost a lot of money from constant warring so couldn't afford a war against Rome

After the collapse of Mycenaean civilization, Greece entered the ______ Age. This was a period in which the population declined and food production dropped.

• Dark

• Enlightenment

• New

• Stone

The Greek colonies knew about Greek culture but were not necessarily loyal to Greece because

• they didn't like aspects of the culture

• Greece was not unified

• they were really Roman at heart

• They just didn't want to fight

What was one of the most influential causes that led to Greece's decline?

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True or False. The Greeks declined after the Battle of Corinth which was against the Romans.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank. Decline of Minos --> Decline of Mycenae --> ________ --> Archaic Greece

• Stone Age

• Bronze Age

• Dark Age

• Golden Age

What was a major economic factor in the decline of ancient Greece?

• A) Over-reliance on slave labor

• B) Lack of trade routes

• C) Excessive taxation

• D) Inflation due to coinage devaluation