Worksheets9.2 Greek Political Systems (tabs 4-6)
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
How did Athenians solve their problem of getting food, since they had very little fertile land?
they traveled by boat to trade for food and other resources
they bullied their neighbors
they learned not to eat too much
The need for travel by water (instead of over their rough mountains) led to the Athenians having a very skilled _____fleet.
naval
flat
archery
All the trading with other city-states and civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea made the Athenians_______?
cranky
wealthy
sea-sick
With all the trading for things they needed, Athenians could spend less time working and focus more on _____ pursuits.
carnival
cultural
cumbersome
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?
artists making sculptures
making and decorating pottery
playing music and dancing
washing the laundry
Like the previous question, which of these activities is LEAST likely to be an example of popular pastimes one might see in the agora?
philosophers debating
discussions about new ideas
lion taming
people designing elaborate temples and other large buildings
Much of the daily life of Athens centered on the business of _____ and the arts.
trade
trees
triangles
Men had free time to discuss business and politics because
they were very good at sneaking out of the house
the enslaved class took care of many of their responsibilities at home and with their crops
the women took care of everything
Athenian women stayed home to...
play poker and earn some extra money on the side
sleep in and avoid getting sunburn
do chores and raise children
Boys were taught to ...
train bulls and other wild animals
comb their hair just right
read, write, and participate in cultural life
never cry
Girls could not go to ...
church
plays
school
Women could play an important role in religion by...
becoming priestesses
sweeping out the church
making the daly trek up Mt. Olympus
Sparta had plenty of good farmland.
true
false
Sparta's government did not change and evolve. It remained a
democracy
military oligarchy
monarchy
The large class of enslaved people were known as____.
helots
helios
helmets
Because the helots vastly outnumbered the Spartans, the Spartans were always concerned that the helots would
not wash their hands after doing dirty work
not study for any of their tests
rise up against them in revolt
eat them out of house and home
Which of the following is NOT a reason Sparta needed a strong military culture/presence?
they actually weren't bright enough to be scholars so they became warriors instead
it's rich farmland was attractive to many other city-states and civilizations
they wanted to guard against a helot revolt
Women received military training because...
they would make their husband's lives miserable if they didn't
they believed in equal rights
they were expected to defend Sparta if the men were away
From their trading partners, Greeks adopted many things. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
alphabet
coins
slippers
innovations
The Greek's important mathematical concepts led the foundation of modern _____
taxidermy
paleontology
geometry
Who came up with the Pythagorean theorem?
King Midas
Socrates
Pythagoras
Prometheus
This doctor lived during the Classical period and studied the causes of diseases and their possible cures.
Azimoff
Hippocrates
Diseaseous
