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Ancient Greece Formative 2 review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of government did ancient Sparta have?

a)

oligarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

representative democracy

d)

anarchy

2.

Why were Spartan women required to exercise?

a)

They believed that strong women had strong babies.

b)

They wanted to prevent heart disease?

c)

The women's magazines said they could lose 15 pounds in 2 weeks.

d)

It made them better farmers.

3.

Who did the farming in ancient Sparta?

a)

Spartan men who had retired from the military

b)

slaves

c)

Spartan women

d)

boys who failed out of military school

4.

Why was the land around Sparta so attractive to invaders?

a)

It had great views of the sea.

b)

Huge bison herds lived in the area.

c)

There was a lot of underground gold.

d)

It was good farmland.

5.

Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?

a)

poor soil

b)

broad rivers

c)

major highways

d)

surrounding mountains

6.

Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?

a)

Military strength was valued.

b)

It was organized as a city-state.

c)

The government had two kings.

d)

A small group held the most power.

7.

Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

a)

Children did not learn to read.

b)

Children studied sculpture and painting.

c)

Both boys and girls got military training.

d)

the winners of sports games

8.

To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to

a)

pass a physical test.

b)

come from a rich family.

c)

get elected by the people.

d)

marry a citizen's daughter.

9.

What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?

a)

The conquered people left by sea to start new colonies for Sparta.

b)

The conquered people moved to Sparta to sell goods in the marketplace.

c)

The Spartans made the conquered people leave so that Spartans could move there.

d)

The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.

10.

Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta

a)

could not vote.

b)

could own property.

c)

had most influence in the home.

d)

served equally with men in the army.

11.
The two most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece were...
a)
Sparta and Troy
b)
Troy and Athens
c)
Athens and Sparta
d)
Athens and Mycenae 
12.
Spartan boys were trained at an early age to be________________. 
a)
government leaders.
b)
Spartan merchants.
c)
Olympic athletes.
d)
Spartan soldiers.
13.
Spartan women had more rights than women in most city-states.
a)
True, they had more rights than Athenian women.
b)
True, because they were able to vote.
c)
False, women in ancient Greece did not have rights
d)
False, Athenian women had more rights.
14.
Sparta was led by ____________.
a)
the general Assembly (Apella).
b)
the Council of Elders.
c)
the elected Ephors.
d)
two kings.
15.
Men and boys learning skills including reading, writing, Philosophy, Public speaking, Singing, playing musical instruments, geometry, and astronomy were part of the _______________ culture.
a)
Spartan 
b)
Athenian
c)
neither
d)
both
16.
Despite ______________reputation for freedom and democracy, women there had fewer rights than in many other city-states.  
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
neither 
d)
both
17.
Which institution barely existed in Sparta?
a)
military
b)
marriage
c)
politics 
d)
family
18.

Athens is located

a)

on the Peloponnese Peninsula.

b)

near the Ionian Sea.

c)

near the Aegean Sea.

d)

in northern Greece.

19.

What did ancient Athenians build to protect their city?

a)

They built a wall around the city.

b)

They built a large army.

c)

They built a large temple for Athena

d)

They built a giant statue of Poseidon.

20.

_____ is the form of government invented in ancient Athens.

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Monarchy

21.

Who were citizens in ancient Greece?

a)

free males

b)

male slaves

c)

over 18

d)

born in Athens

e)

born in another city-state

22.

Who could go to the assembly?

a)

any citizen

b)

any person who lived in Athens

c)

women

d)

slaves

23.

What was the assembly's job?

a)

run the city

b)

make laws

c)

propose laws

d)

debate laws

24.

Why was ancient Athens' economy based on trade?

a)

The land around Athens couldn't make enough food to feed the people.

b)

They were too busy fighting wars.

c)

The They were too lazy to grow crops.

d)

They didn't like to farm.

25.

Why was trading with other city-states easy for ancient Athens?

a)

The wall they built made it easy to travel.

b)

It was easy to travel over the mountains.

c)

Athens was close to the sea.

d)

Trading was not easy at all.

26.

What did Athenians believe was the purpose of education?

a)

to make good politicians

b)

to make good citizens

c)

to make good soldiers

d)

to make good farmers

27.

What did boys learn in ancient Athens?

a)

sewing

b)

reading

c)

math

d)

how to manage a home

e)

music

28.

What did girls learn in Ancient Athens?

a)

sewing

b)

math

c)

managing a home

d)

cooking

e)

reading

29.

Women in ancient Athens could not

a)

vote.

b)

own property.

c)

go to assembly.

d)

choose their husband.

30.

Some Greeks tried to keep government in the hands of a few aristocrats.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Republic

31.

This was a military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers.

a)

Footmen

b)

Phalanx

c)

Cavalry

d)

Battalion

32.

Rule by the people is...

a)

democracy

b)

aristocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

republic

33.

System where citizens participate in decisions made in government.

a)

monarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

aristocracy

d)

representative democracy

34.

System where citizens elect people to make decisions for them.

a)

representative democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

tyranny

d)

direct democracy

35.

Leaders of Greek oligarchies were mainly

a)

poor

b)

foot soldiers

c)

judges

d)

rich

36.

The most important political body in Athens was the...

a)

jury

b)

court system

c)

assembly

d)

boule

37.

In order from lowest to highest name the athenian social classes?

a)

Metics,slaves,citizens.

b)

slave,metics,citizens.

c)

citizens,slaves,spartans.

d)

people,women,gods.

38.

true or false only men who participated military could be on the council of 500?

a)

true.

b)

false.

39.

The religion of the Ancient Greeks was

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

polytheistic

d)

atheistic (no gods)

40.

Above all else, Spartans valued

a)

dramatic theatre

b)

philosophy

c)

great warriors

d)

great teachers

41.

Greek independence was threatened when they were invaded by

a)

Russia

b)

Persia

c)

India

d)

Egypt

42.

All of these are true about the Pelopponesian War EXCEPT

a)

Athens and Sparta fought against each other

b)

a plague wiped out half of Athens' population

c)

Pericles died of the plague early on in the conflict

d)

Athens won and burned Sparta to the ground

43.

The ancient Greeks told myths to:

a)

Pass the time

b)

Scare foreign countries from invading

c)

Explain why things happened on Earth

44.

In the myths, the Greek gods had human-like emotions (ex: jealousy, impatience, anger).

a)

True

b)

False

45.
Zeus' wife; goddess of marriage (ironically)
a)
Scylla
b)
Hera
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
46.
A made up story, usually with gods and heroes, whose purpose is to explain a natural phenomenon or cultural practice:
a)
Morals
b)
Centaur
c)
Phenomena
d)
Myth
47.

King of the gods. As the god of thunder, he also controlled the weather.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

48.

What is an epic?

a)

a vertical post that serves as decoration or support for a structure

b)

hard, creamy-white material from the tusks of animals

c)

a long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical figure

d)

the person who first started or built something new

49.

What is an acropolis?

a)

a high, fortified area of a Greek city

b)

the art and style of designing and constructing a building

c)

a long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical figure

d)

an outdoor theater or performance area

50.

Best known for writing The Ilyad and The Odysse

a)

Herodotus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Homer

d)

Socrates

51.

God of the underworld

a)

Hades

b)

Pluto

c)

Juno

d)

Vulcan

52.
A piece of land nearly surrounded by water is 
a)
a peninsula 
b)
 island 
c)
city-state 
d)
country
53.
A Greek city-state is called 
a)
a colony 
b)
phalanx
c)
 agora
d)
polis 
54.
A form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process is 
a)
direct democracy 
b)
 democracy
c)
oligarchy 
d)
representative democracy
55.
Someone who seizes power and rules with total authority 
a)
philosopher
b)
tyrant 
c)
 oracle
d)
city-state
56.
Government where only a few wealthy people hold power 
a)
democracy
b)
representative democracy
c)
oligarchy 
d)
tyrant 
57.

What is this an image of?

a)

Phalanx

b)

Parthenon

c)

Acropolis

d)

Agora