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SS Chapter 8 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How far south did Greek trade reach?

a)

Egypt

b)

Italy

c)

Anatolia

d)

Sicily

2.

How did the Greeks probably convey (transport) most of their trade goods?

a)

by ship along rivers and lakes

b)

by ship along the sea coast

c)

overland along the coast

d)

overland along existing trade routes

3.

What geographic features of Greece encouraged the independence of Greek city-states?

a)

high mountains and many islands

b)

limited hill country and arid grasslands

c)

long coastlines and numerous seas

d)

wide valleys and active volcanoes

4.

Where did Minoan civilization begin?

a)

Crete

b)

Ionia

c)

Mycenae

d)

Troy

5.

Why did Athens and Sparta form an alliance?

a)

to colonize the Mediterranean coast

b)

to exchange needed raw materials

c)

to share military training programs

d)

to resist conquest by the Persians

6.

What is the significance of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

The detail the laws and governing structure of ancient Greek city-states

b)

They explain the formation of the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilization

c)

They provide insight into the mythology and history of ancient Greece

d)

They record the events of the Trojan and Persian wars

7.

Who were Darius I and Xerxes?

a)

Athenian authors

b)

Persian emperors

c)

Spartan Kings

d)

Trojan warriors

8.

What group challenged the aristocratic rule of tyrants in some Greek city-states?

a)

farmers

b)

merchants

c)

priests

d)

warriors

9.

Where did Greek city-states build their acropolis?

a)

at the highest point of the city

b)

center of the city

c)

in the marketplace of the city

d)

were the warriors lived in the city

10.

Which group conquered the weakened Minoans?

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Persians

c)

Sea People

d)

Trojans

11.

What did Minoan and Mycenaean civilization have in common?

a)

They built great city-state based on agriculture.

b)

They colonized much of the Mediterranean coast.

c)

They declined and disappeared mysteriously

d)

They left no evidence of a written language

12.

At what age did Spartan boys begin their training

(a)  

13.

Why did both Athens and Sparta join forces to battle against Persia?

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14.

Spartan boys were punished for (a)   from others, but only if they were caught.

15.

300 Spartan warriors held off battle against Persia for (a)   days.

16.

What does a TYRANT do?

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17.

What is an Oligarchy?

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18.

According to the ancient myth, King Minos of Crete built a large maze or (a)   beneath the palace.

19.

(a)   is the Greek word for city-state.

20.

What did you enjoy learning about in our Ancient Greek Unit?

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