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9.2 Greek Political Systems (tabs 4-6)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Athenians solve their problem of getting food, since they had very little fertile land?

a)

they traveled by boat to trade for food and other resources

b)

they bullied their neighbors

c)

they learned not to eat too much

2.

The need for travel by water (instead of over their rough mountains) led to the Athenians having a very skilled _____fleet.

a)

naval

b)

flat

c)

archery

3.

All the trading with other city-states and civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea made the Athenians_______?

a)

cranky

b)

wealthy

c)

sea-sick

4.

With all the trading for things they needed, Athenians could spend less time working and focus more on _____ pursuits.

a)

carnival

b)

cultural

c)

cumbersome

5.

As Athens became a center of culture, which activity is LEAST likely to be an example of popular pastimes one might see in the agora?

a)

artists making sculptures

b)

making and decorating pottery

c)

playing music and dancing

d)

washing the laundry

6.

Like the previous question, which of these activities is LEAST likely to be an example of popular pastimes one might see in the agora?

a)

philosophers debating

b)

discussions about new ideas

c)

lion taming

d)

people designing elaborate temples and other large buildings

7.

Much of the daily life of Athens centered on the business of _____ and the arts.

a)

trade

b)

trees

c)

triangles

8.

Men had free time to discuss business and politics because

a)

they were very good at sneaking out of the house

b)

the enslaved class took care of many of their responsibilities at home and with their crops

c)

the women took care of everything

9.

Athenian women stayed home to...

a)

play poker and earn some extra money on the side

b)

sleep in and avoid getting sunburn

c)

do chores and raise children

10.

Boys were taught to ...

a)

train bulls and other wild animals

b)

comb their hair just right

c)

read, write, and participate in cultural life

d)

never cry

11.

Girls could not go to ...

a)

church

b)

plays

c)

school

12.

Women could play an important role in religion by...

a)

becoming priestesses

b)

sweeping out the church

c)

making the daly trek up Mt. Olympus

13.

Sparta had plenty of good farmland.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Sparta's government did not change and evolve. It remained a

a)

democracy

b)

military oligarchy

c)

monarchy

15.

The large class of enslaved people were known as____.

a)

helots

b)

helios

c)

helmets

16.

Because the helots vastly outnumbered the Spartans, the Spartans were always concerned that the helots would

a)

not wash their hands after doing dirty work

b)

not study for any of their tests

c)

rise up against them in revolt

d)

eat them out of house and home

17.

Which of the following is NOT a reason Sparta needed a strong military culture/presence?

a)

they actually weren't bright enough to be scholars so they became warriors instead

b)

it's rich farmland was attractive to many other city-states and civilizations

c)

they wanted to guard against a helot revolt

18.

Women received military training because...

a)

they would make their husband's lives miserable if they didn't

b)

they believed in equal rights

c)

they were expected to defend Sparta if the men were away

19.

From their trading partners, Greeks adopted many things. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

a)

alphabet

b)

coins

c)

slippers

d)

innovations

20.

The Greek's important mathematical concepts led the foundation of modern _____

a)

taxidermy

b)

paleontology

c)

geometry

21.

Who came up with the Pythagorean theorem?

a)

King Midas

b)

Socrates

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Prometheus

22.

This doctor lived during the Classical period and studied the causes of diseases and their possible cures.

a)

Azimoff

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Diseaseous