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Semester 1 Exam Prep

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the correct definition of 'peninsula?'

a)

body of land nearly surrounded by water

b)

strip of land that connects two land masses

c)

having a rough, jagged, or uneven surface

d)

main part of a country or territory

2.

The center of a Greek city-state where citizens met to conduct business, discuss politics, and hold festivals is called what?

a)

acropolis

b)

polis

c)

agora

d)

temple

3.

Which of the following best describes Greece’s change in government, from earliest to latest?

a)

democracy, tyranny, oligarchy, aristocracy, monarchy

b)

tyranny, oligarchy, monarchy, aristocracy, democracy

c)

monarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy

d)

monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy

4.

Which statement provides the best evidence against the claim that democracy benefits (is good for) society?

a)

10% of the people in Athens were citizens, so democracy’s benefits were limited.

b)

Athens was the only democracy in ancient Greece, so it did not benefit the society.

c)

Ancient Athens had slaves, so it was not a true democracy.

d)

Athenian democracy only lasted 200 years, so it did not benefit the society for a long time.

5.

Which of the following did the Greeks adopt from the Phoenicians?

a)

alphabet

b)

agora

c)

acropolis

d)

athena

6.

The first Greek civilization to develop on the Peloponnesus was the _____ civilization.

a)

Minoan

b)

Mysterious

c)

Mycenaean

d)

Mountainous

7.

The most powerful early Greeks were those who owned which of the following resources?

a)

land

b)

ships

c)

stones

d)

reminbi

8.

Which of the following does not belong?

a)

art & architecture

b)

religion

c)

social class

d)

poetry

9.

Which of the following men ended citizen slavery?

a)

Solon

b)

Cleisthenes

c)

Pericles

d)

Hercules

10.

Solon organized citizens into four classes based on which of the following?

a)

land

b)

ships

c)

wealth

d)

birth

11.

Cleisthenes organized citizens into which of the following?

a)

tribes based on birth

b)

tribes based on religion

c)

tribes based on residence

d)

tribes based on wealth

12.

Which of the following are true of Athenian democracy?

a)

It was direct.

b)

It was limited.

c)

It lasted the longest.

d)

It included women.

13.

Which of the following is not true about Greek religion?

a)

Certain days of the month were holy.

b)

People celebrated with sacrifices.

c)

Each god had a specific purpose.

d)

Many gods were borrowed from Egypt.

14.

To the Greeks, a tyrant was simply someone who achieved the power of a king without being of royal birth.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

maybe

d)

false but in a different color

15.

The Iliad tells the story of Greek warriors fighting which of the following armies?

a)

The Trojan Army

b)

The Roman Army

c)

The BTS Army

d)

The Persian Army

16.

In The Odyssey, Odysseus offends which of the following gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Athena

d)

Ares

17.

Solon is known to have been accomplished in which of the following arts?

a)

ceramics

b)

poetry

c)

painting

d)

dance

18.

Greek fables usually involved animals & were meant to do what?

a)

entertain men rowing on ships

b)

threaten enemies of Greece

c)

teach moral lessons

d)

honor the goddess athena

19.

Which of the following most correctly defines 'civilization?'

a)

when humans learn to grow, breed, & control plants & animals for their own use

b)

a system of living with cities, social classes, & trade

c)

shifting from hunter-gatherers to settled farming

d)

groups who use military power to manage resources

20.

Each city-state in Greece was independent.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

false but in a different color

d)

mostly

21.

Greek aristocrats were nobles descended from high-born ancestors, and some even claimed to have been descended from the gods.

a)

maybe

b)

false

c)

true

d)

maybe but in a different color

22.

Most governments in Greece had changed from monarchies into what by the 700s?

a)

oligarchies

b)

aristocracies

c)

democracies

d)

sovereignties

23.

Which of the following were responsibilities of Athenian citizens? Check all that apply.

a)

serve in the army

b)

serve on a jury

c)

be professional judges

d)

be professional lawyers

24.

If you were ostracized in Athens, what happened?

a)

You were sacrificed to the gods.

b)

You were sent to bed without supper.

c)

You were exiled for 10 years.

d)

You were exiled for 5 years.

25.

The Greek economy relied on agriculture more than it did on trade.

a)

true but in a different color

b)

true

c)

false

d)

maybe