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Greece Sampler

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?

a)

Military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control.

b)

There was constant tension between Greek Christians and Greek Muslims

c)

Greece and Rome were often at war

d)

Mountain ranges and the seas surrounding Greece resulted in scattered settlements

2.

Which was a major characteristic of democracy in ancient Athens?

a)

Slaves were permitted to vote in bi-annual congressional elections

b)

All citizens that regularly attended meetings at the Assembly were eligible to vote

c)

Male citizens with 2 Athenian parents were eligible to vote

d)

All of the free women were allowed to vote in major elections

3.

The adoption of direct democracy occurred in Athens during its

a)

Golden Age

b)

inevitable decline and fall from power

c)

war with ancient Egypt

d)

feudal period

4.

Which Greek philosopher had a method that was used to discover the truth and acquire new knowledge?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Socrates

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Plato

5.

Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic Culture throughout Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia through

a)

contact with Islamic merchants from the Arabian Peninsula

b)

trading with Zheng He

c)

using the Trans-Saharan trade routes that were made popular by Mansa Musa

d)

military conquest

6.

One major difference between Athens and Sparta was that

a)

Sparta had a monarchy, while Athens was ruled by an aristocracy

b)

Sparta used its island location to trade extensively, while Athens remained entirely isolated on the Greek mainland

c)

Athens excelled in education and learning, while Sparta had little use for new ideas, philosophy and literature

d)

Athens was marked by its military tradition, while Sparta was marked by its democratic tradition

7.

Athens and Sparta

a)

both allowed women to take part in the political process

b)

shared the same gods and religious beliefs

c)

both provided extensive military training to boys and girls

d)

traded extensively with other groups

8.

Ancient Sparta

a)

was a powerful military state

b)

granted universal suffrage to their people

c)

was primarily concerned with its citizens' health and well-being

d)

placed great emphasis on literature and the arts

9.

The Ancient Athenians are credited with

a)

inventing gunpowder

b)

abolishing slavery

c)

inventing the wheel

d)

establishing a democratic government

10.

The distance East or West of the Prime Meridian is known as

a)

Minutes

b)

Latitude

c)

Vectors

d)

Longitude

11.

Which term describes a system of government in which ruling power belongs to a small group?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

12.

Which term describes a piece of land that is attached to a landmass but is almost totally surrounded by water?

a)

Fjord

b)

Peninsula

c)

Island

d)

Isthmus

13.

The highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state is a/n

a)

Parthenon

b)

Mountain

c)

Acropolis

d)

Plateau

14.

Which term is used to describe a system of government that is dominated by a privileged minority or upper-landowning class?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Limited Monarchy

c)

Aristocracy

d)

Democracy

15.

Which social science focuses on the study of people, their environments, and how resources are utilized by them?

a)

Archeology

b)

Sociology

c)

Economics

d)

Geography