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Ancient Greece part 1
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Part 1 of Ancient Greece study using the HOLT World History textbook
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1
What does
E
show on this map?
Greece
Mount Olympus
Ionian Sea
Aegean Sea
2
In ancient Athens, ___ chose who would be the leaders of their government.
kings
animals
gods
citizens
3
Which of these would be the BEST definition of the word "democracy"?
controlled by the government
government by the people
defeated by government
government is not needed
4
What does
D
show on this map?
Athens
Troy
Sparta
Crete
5
Which of the following activities did not take place in an agora?
Greeks held public meetings
Greeks bought and sold goods
Greeks hid from invaders
Greeks had religious gatherings
6
Why did many Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?
to ask a priestess of Apollo questions
to see where Hercules battled the hydra
to see the birthplace of Aphrodite
to worship Zeus
7
Which of the following best summarizes the geography of Greece?
a land of flat, fertile plains
a cold, barren land
a rocky, mountainous land
a land of small hills and dense forests
8
Who was denied participation in the Athenian direct democracy?
foreigners
landholding men
public officials
citizens
9
In geographical terms, the land of Greece is a large
peninsula
continent
island
delta
10
Which of the following shows that Greek mythology is part of today's culture?
students learn about Greece in school.
Some sports teams are named after figures from Greek myths.
People travel to Greece to listen to lyric poems.
Many people worship Greek gods.
11
The period of warfare and disorder in Greece is referred to as the
Golden Era
Classical Age
Dark Age
Era of Despair
12
Which of the following shows that Greek strongly influenced our language?
Enlgish is based on the letters of the Greek alphabet.
English words are spelled using the Greek rules of spelling.
Many English words and expressions come from Greek myths.
English was first spoken in Greece.
13
Which of the following best defines a polis?
a period of great achievements
a marketplace where goods were traded
a high hill on which a fortress was often built
a small city-state
14
Which of the following city-states is know as the birthplace of democracy?
Troy
Rome
Sparta
Athens
15
The ancient Greek city-state of Sparta was run as an
oligarchy
, meaning
foreigners were not allowed to participate in trade.
a small group of citizens controlled things.
all adult males enjoyed equal political rights.
the economy was controlled by the masses
16
Greek myths were stories that explained
what things the Greeks valued most.
why natural or historical events happened.
why humans should worship the gods.
why humans and animals behaved the way they did.
17
Which of these BEST describes who was allowed to vote in Ancient Athens?
females
male citizens
male and female citizens
males
18
How did the greeks apply the
Iliad
and
The Odyssey
in everday life?
by copying the writing style of famous poets
by building great temples for the gods
by trying to follow the examples of the heroes stories
by holding sporting contests in honor of the gods
19
Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks
became expert shipbuilders
learnedd how to climb mountains
took up farming
gave up trying to travel
20
Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?
All men, women, and children make laws.
All citizens help make laws.
Citizens elect officials to make laws.
Citizens act as judges and lawmakers.
21
Which of the following was not a reason the Greeks traded with other cultures?
to conquer other cultures
to find products they needed
to learn new ideas from other cultures
to obtain food
