6th Grade Chapter 8&9 Test

What people started the first civilization in Greece?

• A Mycenaeans
• B Phoenicians
• C Persians
• D Minoans

How did the Mycenaeans become rich and powerful?

• A through trade and wars
• B through farming and fishing
• C through domesticating animals
• D through building large cities

Who is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• A Solon
• B Homer
• C Xerxes
• D Leonidas

What event does the Iliad describe?

• A the travel of Odyseeus
• B the Battle of Salamis
• C the building of the acropolis
• D the Trojan War

Which statement describes the government of Greek city-states?

• A All city-states were governed by a single ruler.
• B Each city-state set up its own way of governing.
• C All city-states had the same form of government.
• D Each city-state was governed by an aristocracy.

Why did ancient Greeks set up colonies in the Mediterranean region?

• A Colonies provided the Greeks with resources not available in Greece.
• B The Greeks needed markets for their surplus farm goods.
• C The Greeks wanted to spread their form of government throughout the region.
• D Colonies provided a way of controlling the Greek population.

In which Greek city-state was everything centered on the military?

• A Athens
• B Corinth
• C Sparta
• D Thermopylae

Which Greek city-state established democracy as a form of government?

• A Athens
• B Corinth
• C Sparta
• D Thermopylae

Who did Athens fight in the Battle of Salamis?

• A the Ionians
• B the Spartans
• C the Mycenaeans
• D the Persians

Who led the battle at Thermopylae, giving the Greeks time to regroup and defeat the Persians?

• A Xerxes
• B Leonidas
• C Darius I
• D Solon