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WorksheetsEWU 105: Review Quiz #2
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 8mins
A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.
City-State
Big Town
Acropolis
Agora
Market place and political center of the polis. Contained shops, public buildings and courts.
City-State
Polis
Acropolis
Agora
The high point of the polis, and a place of refuge where the temples, altars, and public monuments stood - all Greek city-states had one.
City-State
Polis
Acropolis
Agora
Physically, it was a society of people who lived in a city and cultivated the surrounding countryside. The city was generally surrounded by a wall and provided public fountains, springs and cisterns. At the high point was the acropolis and a public square or marketplace called the agora.
Farmville
Polis
Acropolis
Agora
City-state strictly ruled by military force, know for it's strength and military might. Ruled by an oligarchy.
Sparta
Athens
Astoria
Selah
First city-state to have democracy, only men could vote. Known for it's wealth, arts and love of learning
Sparta
Athens
Astoria
Selah
What is the name of this building, found atop the Athenian acropolis?
The Parthenon
The Colosseum
Luxor
The Old Temple
A series of war between Persia and Greek city-states 499-479 B.C. Resulted in Greek victory and greater Greek independence from Persia.
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Punic War
Parthenon War
War between Sparta and Athens 431-404 B.C.; Spartans won.
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Punic War
Parthenon War
"rule of the few" Government by a small group of wealthy citizens - According to Plato.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Aristocracy
A society ruled by all the people without respect to birth or wealth (as long as they were citizens) - According to Plato.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Aristocracy
One man with absolute power who had seized power - According to Plato.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Aristocracy
One man with absolute power (above the law) who had seized power - According to Plato.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Aristocracy
in early Greece, the qualities of excellence. Most often associated with physical or mental excellence.
Hoplites
Helots
Arete
Phalanx
Heavily armed infantry - the backbone of Greek armies.
Hoplites
Helots
Arete
Phalanx
The political system of ancient Egypt included all of the following EXCEPT:
pharaoh as the source of all law.
a large bureaucracy that provided pharaoh with important support.
a large and powerful merchant class that facilitated long-distance trade.
the occasional presence of women in positions of influence.
The advent of hieroglyphics and cursive script in early Egypt resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:
widespread use of inscriptions on monuments
creation of written literature, and poetry
more efficient record keeping by the bureaucrats
a dramatic increase in literacy among the working class
Tyrants came to power in many Greek poleis as a result of:
Birthright
Popular support
appointment by the Greek kings
Direct elections
How did Egypt benefit from its geographic location?
it was located at the crossroads of key trade routes.
isolated by desert, it was spared major invasions.
it sat atop some of Africa’s richest gold mines.
its vast resources prevented it from ever having to engage in long-distance trade.
Which of the following represents a significant effect of Greek colonization efforts in the Mediterranean?
The development of the Phoenician alphabet
The growth of the Greek population and urban areas
The transfer of technology and ideas throughout the Mediterranean
The use of hoplites as soldiers for military defense
Which of the following statements best describes the economic and political nature of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?
Minoan and Mycenaean homelands had vast natural resources and could follow an isolationist foreign policy.
Minoan and Mycenaean societies relied heavily on trade and thus had close economic and political ties to their neighbors around the Mediterranean.
Because of the authoritarian nature of their government, Minoans were more aggressive economically and politically than the isolated Mycenaeans.
Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations frequently clashed as they competed for limited resources and trading partners.
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the Greeks and Persians?
They were allied against the rising power of the Assyrians
Their relationship was based exclusively on trade.
For over 100 years the Greeks and Persians were at war.
The Greek city-states were absorbed into the Persian Empire and adopted that culture.
