Chapter 7 Ancient Greece Test

What is a peninsula?

• A piece of land completely surrounded by water
• A piece of land nearly surrounded by water
• A flat, desert-like region

What was a polis in Ancient Greece?

• A large farming estate
• A Greek city-state
• A type of government

What type of government was ruled by a small, wealthy, and powerful group of people?

• democracy
• monarchy
• oligarchy

Why did Sparta focus on military training?

• To protect against helot uprisings
• To prepare for Olympic Games
• To explore new lands

What was a phalanx?

• A type of Spartan helmet
• A group of soldiers fighting in close formation
• A religious leader in Athens

What type of democracy did Athens have?

• representative democracy
• direct democracy
• monarchy

Who was Pericles?

• A Persian king
• An Athenian leader who expanded democracy
• A Spartan military commander

What was the Delian League?

• An alliance of Greek city-states to defend against Persia
• A set of laws for Athens
• A Spartan military group

What was the outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

• Sparta defeated Athens
• Athens defeated Sparta
• Persia took over Greece

What empire invaded Greece and fought in the Persian Wars?

• Roman Empire
• Egyptian Empire
• Persian Empire