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Because travel was difficult, what did Greeks do?
they learned how to climb mountains
they became expert shipbuilders
they gave up trying to travel
they took up farming
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what is the location of Greece?
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Why did people have meetings outdoors in ancient Greece?
to allow visitiors to watch the meetings
to make it easier to vote
to make it easier to hear speakers
to make sure everyone could attend
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What is the definition of democracy?
rule of the powerful
rule of the few
rule of the people
rule of the leaders
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Which of the following is not a reason that Greece traded with other countries?
to learn ideas from other cultures
to obtain food
to find products they needed
to to destroy other cultures
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Which thought from ancient Athens is central to western political thought today?
indiivduals should fight against nature and society
individual recognition impedes societal progress
individuals play an insignificant role in shaping society
individual achievement, dignity, and worth are important
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How does ancient Greek mythology influence us today?
all citizens are expected to write Greek myths
many people worship Greek gods and goddesses
people travel to Greece to hear lyric poems
sports teams are named after Greek mythology
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Which of the following is not a similarity between voting in ancient Greece and voting today?
officials collecting and counting votes
voting is important civic duty
voting on broken pieces of pottery
people debating issues
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Pericles says that a man who doesn't take interest in which of the following is useless?
civic responsibility
religious freedom
economic opportunity
military discipline
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How does Greek influence our language today?
english is based on letters of Greek alphabet
english was first spoken in ancient Greece
many english words and expressions come from Greek mythology
english words are spelled using Greek rules of spelling
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Where did Greeks have political meetings, religious gatherings and buy and sell goods?
pantheon
olympics
parthenon
agora
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Why did juries have an odd number of people?
to prevent ties
to prevent aristocrats from being unfair
to ensure each citizen had a vote
so there would be a discussion
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Who built an advanced society on Crete?
Mediterraneans
Minoans
Aegeans
Mycenaeans
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What are Greek myths?
explained why humans should worship the gods
explained why humans and animals behaved like they did
explained what things the Greeks most valued
explained why natural or historical events happened
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What is a representative democracy?
citizens elect officials to make the laws
all men, women, and children can vote
citizens act as judges and lawmakers
all citizens help make the laws
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Which one of the following best describes Greece?
isthmus
peninsula
island
continent
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What does the Iliad continue to give to people today?
heroic figures and great adventurers
accurate descriptions of historical events
objective studies of ancient civilizations
real life stories of everyday people
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What ended the Minoan civilization?
earthquakes destroyed their cities
they were attacked by Europeans
volcanic eruption destroyed their cities
other cultures refused to trade with them
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Greece's mountains and islands led to which of the following?
a political system based on independent city-states
a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire
an economic system based on mining and precious metals
a society completely isolated from other civiliations
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Which of the following people would not like democracy?
Solon
Cleisthenes
Pericles
Draco
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What is a government in which only a few people have power?
oligarchy
democracy
monarchy
tyrant
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Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best?
Draco
Solon
Peisistratus
Pericles
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What's the difference between Cleisthenes and Peistratus?
Cleisthenes was a tyrant
Cleisthenes supported an oligarchy
Cleisthenes favored the aristocrats
Clesithenes believed in democracy
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What did the period of war and disorder lead Grrece into?
Classical Age
Golden Era
Dark Age
Era of Despair
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What is a polis?
a marketplace where goods were traded
a high hill on which a fortress was often built
a period of great achievements
a small city-state
26
How did the Greeks apply the Iliad and Odyssey in everyday life?
by following the writing style of famous poets
by holding sports contests in honor of their gods
by trying to follow examples of the great heroes in stories
by building great temples for their gods
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What did the people think of Draco's laws?
they thought the laws helped the tyrants
they were too strict
they liked the freedom it gave them
they thought the laws produced more crime
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In a direct democracy, who decides government matters?
elected representatives
the king
the citizens
women
