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Unit 6 Greece Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the mountains affect where people lived in ancient Greece?

a)

The Greeks traded more

b)

The Greeks lived in isolated city-states

c)

The Greeks became skilled in military strategy

d)

The Greeks got better at travel through the mountains

2.

What is a city-state?

a)

A city that is also a state

b)

A city that is in a state

c)

A city that has enough land to be called a state

d)

A city that has its own government

3.

Which of the following was a challenge of living in ancient Greece?

a)

Farming was difficult because of the mountains

b)

Natural protection was hard to come by

c)

There were no nearby oceans for trading

d)

There was no access to food

4.

Which form of government had one king that ruled over the city state. New kings inherited power from their father.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

5.

Which form of government was rule by the people.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

6.

Which form of government had a military leader takes control over the government by force

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

7.

Which form of government had a group of wealthy aristocrats that ruled.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

8.

Which form of government usually came first in the city-states?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

9.

What happened to the king's advisors when the king was no longer in power in the city-states?

a)

They became Ionian kings.

b)

They became democratic citizens.

c)

They became the ruling group.

d)

They became slaves.

10.

How did Athenian direct democracy differ from American representative democracy?

a)

Important issues were decided by voting.

b)

Every citizen could vote on every issue.

c)

The citizens shared in the ruling power.

d)

The citizens had a role in governing themselves.

11.

Who was allowed to vote in ancient Athens?

a)

A merchant from Sparta

b)

The wife of a wealthy landowner

c)

A male slave

d)

An older male landowner from Athens

12.

Which of the following was NOT a way that Athens demonstrated democratic principles

a)

The Greeks allowed all men who were from Athens and owned land to vote

b)

The Greeks elected representatives to vote on issues on their behalf

c)

Citizens were given a trial by a jury in regard to matters of law

d)

All citizens were considered equal in the assembly regardless of wealth and status

13.

What form of government did Sparta have?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

14.

What was the Athenian economy based on?

a)

Farming

b)

Fishing

c)

Trade

d)

Cryptocurrency

15.

What was the Spartan economy based on?

a)

Farming

b)

Fishing

c)

Trade

d)

Cryptocurrency

16.

What was Athenian education focused on?

a)

Creating brave soldiers

b)

Creating knowledgeable citizens

c)

Creating the best farmers

d)

Creating adult humans

17.

What was Spartan education focused on?

a)

Creating brave soldiers

b)

Creating knowledgeable citizens

c)

Creating the best farmers

d)

Creating adult humans

18.

Which of the following describes the geography of Athens?

a)

It was right next to a large river

b)

It was in the middle of a desert

c)

It was close the ocean

d)

It was isolated by mountains

19.

Which of the following describes the geography of Sparta?

a)

It was right next to a large river

b)

It was in the middle of a desert

c)

It was close the ocean

d)

It was isolated by mountains

20.

Why did the Persian War begin?

a)

Alliances amongst city-states increased until they began fighting with each other

b)

Sparta hated Athens and they began a large war

c)

Alexander the Great invaded the Greek city-states and united them against Persia

d)

The Persian Empire wanted to expand into Greece and the Greeks refused to give in.

21.

How were the Greeks able to win the Persian War?

a)

Superior weapons and more soldiers

b)

Good strategies and working together

c)

Alexander the Great was a better leader

d)

The Spartans defeated the Persians by themselves

22.

What was religion like in Athens?

a)

There were gods for almost every aspect of life

b)

They worshiped only one god

c)

They believed the gods lived in the pyramids

d)

They worshiped the rivers and mountains as gods

23.

Which of the following is not a type of column used in Greek architecture?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Thessalonian

d)

Corinthian

24.

Which of the following is NOT a way that Greek drama was different than modern day?

a)

Only men were allowed to participate

b)

actors wore masks during the play

c)

Technology was not available to the greeks

d)

The Greeks had tragedies and comedies

25.

What would Socrates have liked about the way Greeks approached their studies?

a)

They asked a lot of questions.

b)

They worked in large groups.

c)

They believed in the gods.

d)

They built machines to help them.

26.

The Greek city-states fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War. What was a major effect of the war?

a)

Sparta was able to conquer Thebes.

b)

Macedonia was able to conquer Greece.

c)

Athens was able to enter a Golden Age.

d)

Thebes was able to develop astronomy.

27.

How did the rise to power and reign of Alexander the Great MOST affect Greece?

a)

He established a peaceful relationship with the Persian Empire.

b)

He strengthened greatly the concept of democratic rule.

c)

He made Macedonia into the intellectual center of the Hellenistic world.

d)

He defeated the Persian empire and spread Greek culture.

28.

Alexander built cities with these features: an agora, a temple, a theater, and a university. Why did he design cities this way?

a)

Because he enjoyed watching people buy and sell their goods.

b)

Because he wanted the cities to be like Greek cities.

c)

Because he believed people needed a public place to pray.

d)

Because he thought it would encourage people to attend plays.