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Ch. 9 - Ancient Greece review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Greeks mostly travel by sea?

a)

To get as much fish as possible

b)

The mountainous terrain was difficult to cross

c)

They didn't travel by sea

2.

What are the four forms of governments in ancient Greece?

a)

they only had 3 forms of government

b)

party, group, club, gathering

c)

Monarchy oligarchy tyranny democracy

3.

How does Greek mythology influence our lives?

a)

People today use expressions that come from myths

b)

It shows us how to cook

c)

The Greeks showed us how to drive cars

4.

People who have the right to participate in government are called.......?

a)

citizens

b)

clans

c)

foreigners

d)

children

5.

The government in Athens was a _________________ democracy.

a)

silent

b)

direct

c)

large

6.

What is tyranny?

a)

a long, poetic song

b)

an upset person

c)

rule by force

7.

A _____________ is a city and all the surrounding countryside.

a)

land

b)

country

c)

city-state

8.

After the Macedonians overtook Greece, the government changed to a_____________.

a)

oligarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

9.

A group of citizens that decided court cases is called a jury.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The marketplace, which also served as a meeting place is called ___________.

a)

an agora

b)

polis

c)

acropolis

11.

People formed city states for __________.

a)

protection

b)

fun

c)

fear of dying

12.

Homer wrote two famous books. What were they?

a)

tyrant and aristocrats

b)

classical and folktale

c)

Iliad and Odyssey

13.

Democracy is rule by the kings.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A myth is a story created to explain natural and historic events of the past.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The government in the United States has a ________________ democracy.

a)

useless

b)

direct

c)

representative

16.

What is an oligarchy?

a)

rule by one person

b)

rule by a few people

c)

no one is in charge

17.

___________ is a famous leader of Athens under whom the city reached its popularity and greatness.

a)

Zeus

b)

Pericles

c)

Aphrodite

18.

A ruler who held power through the use of force was a __________.

a)

king

b)

dictator

c)

tyrant

19.

A high hill around which a city state was built is called

a)

mountain

b)

an acropolis

c)

a polis

20.

A word that describes an age marked by great achievements is called a classical age.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A collection of stories created to explain the world.

a)

mythology

b)

anthropology

c)

biology

22.

The first civilization in Greece, centered on the island of Crete.

a)

Mycenaean

b)

Minoan

c)

Roman

23.

The myth about the god Hephaestus working the fiery forge explained

a)

an earthquake

b)

a severe storm

c)

a volcanic eruption

24.

According to Greek mythology, Demeter is separated from her daughter during the summer is why they have different seasons.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What type of government was described in Pericles' Funeral Oration?

a)

aristrocrats

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

26.

A gathering of citizens that met to form laws was called an assembly.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Craco was a ruler who created very lenient laws for Athens.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The first people to speak Greek were the

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Minoans

c)

aristocrats

29.

How did the Greeks apply the Iliad and the Odyssey in everyday life?

a)

by teaching their children not to follow what they did

b)

by trying to copy the great heroes

30.

According to Pericles, even the poor could serve in public office.

a)

True

b)

False