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1
Which of the following best describes a democracy?
A government where 3 leaders rule everyone
No one is in charge
A government where the people rule
One powerful leader rules with force
2
What is another name for a polis?
Country
Family
City State
Vacation
3
How did the geography of ancient Greece affect the Greek communities?
It made it difficult to fight with each other
It made it difficult to unite them and use one form of government
It made it difficult to speak the same languages
It made it difficult to worship the same god
4
Who divided Persia into provinces called satrapies?
Darius I
Alexander the Great
Phillip II
Cyrus the Great
5
Who created a new council of 500 citizens to help the assembly manage government business?
Cyrus the Great
Dorian
Cleisthenes
Peisistratus
6
Which figure is known in ancient Greek mythology as “king of the gods”?
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
Apollo
7
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Plato
Homer
8
The Greeks tried to please the gods and goddesses by participating in which of the following?
oracles
the oral tradition
festivals
tragedies
9
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy
Tryanny
Oilgarchy
Republic
10
What group of people reflect or think about the meaning of life.
Philosophers
Zoroastrians
Persians
Spartans
11
The types of Greek dramas were....
Comedy and Horror
Comedy and Romance
Tragedy and Comedy
Tragedy and Adventure
12
The fort built on a hilltop in the center of each polis was called an acropolis.
False
True
13
Phillip II was Alexander the Great's brother.
False
True
14
All women in Athens learned to read and write?
True
False
15
People in Athens valued participation government
False
True
16
After which war were the city states left divided and weak?
City State War
Greek War
Peloponnesian War
Persian Wars
17
Spartan boys began training for the military at age 7.
True
False
18
Greece's mainland was described as a(n)
Archipelago
Isthmus
Island
Peninsula
19
America has a Direct Democracy.
True
False
20
Which ruler was responsible for putting an end to the Persian Empire?
Phillip II
Alexander the Great
Darius II
Cyrus the Great
21
The Spartans called enslaved people helots.
False
True
22
Athens had a representative democracy.
True
False
23
Whose armies tried to conquer the all of the land of India?
Cyrus the Great
Phillip II
Alexander the Great
Darius II
24
Zoroastrianism was the belief in one god named Ahura Mazda.
True
False
25
What type of government did Sparta have?
Democracy
Republic
Oligarchy
Tyranny
26
Greek city-states joined together to form a defensive league. What was it called?
Delian League
Anatolia League
Persian League
Athenian League
27
A tyrant is someone who seizes power and rules with total authority.
False
True
28
Citizens fought to defend their city-state. These citizen soldiers were called.....
soldiers
rivals
hoplites
phalanx
29
What effect did the conquests of Alexander the Great have on ancient civilizations?
They encouraged the growth of Christianity.
They spread Greek culture
They promoted the use of Latin.
They helped increase the use of Arabic numerals.
30
Women in Sparta had to be accompanied by a male when they left the home.
False
True
