Ancient Greece TEST

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Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks ____________________.

• learned how to climb mountains
• took up farming
• became expert shipbuilders
• gave up trying to travel

The Greek word for city-state is ____________________

• colonies
• polis
• acropolis
• agora

The name for a fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-state.

• colony
• polis
• acropolis
• agora

The Greek ____________ provided security, stability, and identity to the people who lived there.

• colony
• agora
• polis
• acropolis

Why did separate governments develop in ancient Greece?

• The rivers allowed for more trade
• People did not like each other
• There were too many different cultures
• The geography isolated villages

Which of the following describes the first democracy in Athens? There are 3 answers.

• All citizens had the right to participate in the assembly.
• Citizens could serve on smaller councils.
• Every citizen had the right to speak.
• Only the aristocrats could speak at council.

Type of government in which people rule themselves

• oligarchy
• democracy
• aristocrates
• tyrant

Rich landowners were called ________________

• oligarchy
• tyrant
• aristocrates
• democrats