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Quiz # 2 - Greece Review
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Review for Social Studies 6 test over Ancient Greece at Asheville Middle School
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1
Greek city-states banded together and supported each other in 500 BC when
the American defeated the British at Yorktown
the Egyptian empire fell in the West
the Persians attacked from the East
the Braves beat the Tigers on Friday night
2
The word in Greek for city-state
polis
demo
cracy
delian
3
Which group held most power in the Athenian democracy?
free men
slaves
free women
foreigners
4
In what way is ancient Greek democracy like modern American democracy?
If you are 21 you can vote
Women could vote.
Washington D.C. is the capital.
Citizens have certain rights.
5
What does an
archaeologist
do?
travels on vacations to exotic places
seeks evidence about ancient cultures & peoples of the past
builds and designs buildings out of stone and mud
teaches Social Studies to 6th graders
6
Why were the Olympics originally held?
as peaceful competitions between city-states
for professional athletes to make money
for entertainment for the Greek people
to anger the gods on Mount Olympus
7
Famous philosopher of Greece: He sought truth, knowledge, and questions government and religion
Homer
Socrates
Philip II
Pericles
8
What event ended Greece's Golden Age, making it vulnerable to invaders?
Persian War
Trojan War
Battle of Marathon
Peloponnesian War
9
Greeks invented these two forms of Drama...they were either serious or funny
drama and fiction
life and love
epics and comedies
tragedy and comedy
10
What was a military advantage that the Persian Empire had over the Greek city-states?
Persians were better natural born fighters than Greeks.
Persia 1 giant army; Greeks had armies from city-states.
Persia had several armies; Greeks only had 1 Athenian army.
King Darius was better looking than Pericles.
11
What word in the Pledge of Allegiance means the almost the same thing as
DEMOCRACY
?
justice
liberty
allegiance
republic
12
What was the name of an Athenian ship?
Cruiser
Trifecta
Trireme
Pertririme
13
What 23 year old Macedonian leader conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt, and more in the 330s BC?
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Helen of Troy
Achilles
14
The Olympics celebrated athletes from each city-state & honored the gods- where did they live?
Mount McKinley
Mount Olympus
Mount Parnassus
Mount Boilermaker
15
The word
He
llenistic
refers to
Helen Keller
Things that are Greek
Helen of Troy
American
16
What was Alexander the Great's greatest Legacy?
was the richest man in the world
Killed the most people
Spread excellent Greek ideas and culture when
conquered the most land
17
The English alphabet is similar to the Greek alphabet; many letters look the same.
If I could read, I could answer this?
What's an ALPHABET?
TRUE
FALSE
18
Which of the following is not an example of Greek Columns?
Ionian
Corinthian
Athenian
Doric
19
What do you call people who live in a certain city-state & have the rights of that place?
member
president
citizen
believer
20
Which person was considered the BEST political leader of Athens during the Golden Age??
Socrates
Pericles
Odysseus
Alexander the GSocrateseat
21
Athens formed this alliance after the Persian Wars....they got incredibly rich and powerful
Athenian Alliance
Peloponnesean League
Delian League
Triple Alliance
22
What was one characteristic of many examples of Greek statues?
not very detailed
lifelike
multi-colored
poorly made
23
The colonies established by the Greek city-states were
on Greek islands like Crete and Cyprus
on the Greek mainland like Athens and Sparta
not part of Greece but scattered around the Mediterranean
in North America like Canada and the United States
24
Which of the following is not considered a LEGACY of Greece?
Knowledge and Philosophy
Government and Democracy
Warfare
Art and Literature
25
What continent is
GREECE
on?
Africa
Europe
North America
Asia
26
A settlement, but not a city-state; outposts on the Mediterranean. Used for resources and food
state
colony
satellite
city
27
What kind of weapons did the ancient Greeks use during the Persian War and Peloponnesean War?
guns and knives
stone and bronze
bombs and machine guns
grass and flowers
28
Which modern country is NOT a democracy today?
Canada
North Korea
United States
Greece
29
A citizen has committed a crime in ancient Athens; he is guaranteed the right to
junk food from McDonalds
trial by jury
life in jail
voting on his guilt
