Ch. 4: The Marvelous Greeks - Review

What is Ancient Greece often called?

• The Cradle of Western Civilization

• The Birthplace of Democracy

• The Land of Poets

• The Home of Sparta

The ancient Greeks called themselves ______ and their land ______. The name Greece comes from the Romans, who called Hellas Graecia.

• Hellenes; Hellas

• Greeks; Greece

• Romans; Italia

• Athenians; Athens

Which two epic poems, written by Homer, are considered the greatest Greek poems?

• The Iliad and the Odyssey

• The Aeneid and the Odyssey

• The Iliad and the Argonautica

• The Odyssey and the Argonautica

Which two primary Greek city-states are mentioned in the overview?

• A) Athens and Corinth

• B) Sparta and Thebes

• C) Athens and Sparta

• D) Sparta and Delphi

Sparta was originally a land of poets and artists, but around 800 B.C., King ______ turned it into an armed camp.

• Lycurgus

• Leonidas

• Agis

• Cleomenes

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, ruled by judges, two generals, and a small council of elders. Later, Sparta became a monarchy ruled by how many kings?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Athens had a standing army and did not use slaves for manual labor.

• True

• False

Who first gave laws to Athens that carried very severe punishments?

• Solon

• Draco

• Cleisthenes

• Lycurgus

About 500 B.C., which Athenian composed a new constitution for Athens and replaced the early tribal divisions with ten artificial tribes called demes?

• Solon

• Draco

• Cleisthenes

• Miltiades

The Greek city-states of Ionia lost their independence when conquered by which empire?

• Roman

• Persian

• Egyptian

• Macedonian