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Ancient Greece Unit Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which geographical feature covers most of Greece’s mainland? 

a)

Swamps

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Rivers

d)

Mountains

2.

What effect did Greece’s geography have on government? 

a)

Early Greece never united under one government.

b)

Greek cities allied together into a larger nation. 

c)

War broke out constantly. 

d)

Civilization never developed.

3.

Greece boasted natural harbors and close proximity to the sea. What explains the effects of those geographical resources? 

a)

Many traded, fished, and made a living from the sea

b)

People were able to swim easily 

c)

Lots of sailing races were able to take place 

d)

Greece was easily invaded

4.

What best described the amount of fertile land available in Greece? 

a)

Almost all of the mainland. 

b)

There was no fertile land in Greece. 

c)

Some, but not much. 

d)

The entire country was made of fertile land.

5.

The Minoans were a(n) … 

a)

ancient musical clan.

b)

type of Greek animal. 

c)

group of people who lived on the island of Crete. 

d)

elite military group.

6.

Instead of creating their own new set of customs from scratch, the Myceneans: 

a)

The Myceneans never lived in Greece.

b)

Adopted ancient Chinese customs.

c)

Adopted Minoan customs. 

d)

Lived with no customs at all. 

7.

What is a tyranny?

a)

The Greek word for “king”.

b)

The term for the Greek education system. 

c)

An ancient farming technique. 

d)

A government that is run in a cruel way.

8.

Athens’ government was a

a)

Tyranny

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

9.

Sparta's government was a(n)

a)

Tyranny

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

10.

“An Athenian citizen does not put private affairs before affairs of the state; even our merchants and businessmen know something about politics. We alone believe that a man who takes no interest in public affairs is more than harmless; he is useless.”

 — Pericles, Funeral Oration

Based on this quote, what did Athen's government believe?

a)

Civic duty and the good of the polis are extremely important. 

b)

Athens’ merchants were good students. 

c)

The citizens of Athens were all useless.  

d)

Pericles was a dictator. 

11.

Who were eligible to become citizens in Athens? 

a)

Only those who paid tribute to the ruler.

b)

All men and women. 

c)

Only free, adult men.

d)

Only adult women. 

12.

Which characteristic best describes society in Sparta? 

a)

Democratic 

b)

Isolated 

c)

Militaristic 

d)

Progressive 

13.

Which of the following is NOT a Greek Goddess? 

a)

Iris

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Hera

14.

period of great cultural achievement

a)

Agora

b)

Bard

c)

Golden Age

d)

Citizen

15.

a person with certain rights and responsibilities of his or her own country or community.

a)

Agora

b)

City-State

c)

Bard

d)

Citizen

16.

an original way of thinking

a)

Pantheon

b)

Philosophy

c)

Epic

d)

City-State

17.

a public open space used for assemblies and merchants to buy/trade/sell goods

a)

city-state

b)

agora

c)

pantheon

d)

colony

18.

a traveling storyteller or poet

a)

citizen

b)

bard

c)

golden age

d)

epic

19.

a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds.

a)

bard

b)

golden age

c)

pantheon

d)

epic

20.

a city that is surrounded by territory that forms an independent state

a)

colony

b)

city-state

c)

pantheon

d)

bard

21.

an area geographically separated from the homeland that it is tied to.

a)

colony

b)

city-state

c)

agora

d)

pantheon

22.

all of the gods of a people or religion

a)

bard

b)

golden age

c)

olympians

d)

pantheon