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Duplicate of Chapter 8 Ancient Greece
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1
Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best?
Solon
Peisistratus
Draco
Pericles
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What's the difference between Cleisthenes and Peistratus?
Cleisthenes favored the aristocrats
Cleisthenes supported an oligarchy
Clesithenes believed in democracy
Cleisthenes was a tyrant
3
Which one of the following best describes Greece?
continent
isthmus
peninsula
island
4
What is a government in which only a few people have power?
tyrant
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
5
Which of the following people would not like democracy?
Cleisthenes
Pericles
Draco
Solon
6
What did the people think of Draco's laws?
they thought the laws helped the tyrants
they were too strict
they thought the laws produced more crime
they liked the freedom it gave them
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Pericles says that a man who doesn't take interest in which of the following is useless?
military discipline
religious freedom
economic opportunity
civic responsibility
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What is the definition of democracy?
rule of the few
rule of the leaders
rule of the people
rule of the powerful
9
Where did Greeks have political meetings, religious gatherings and buy and sell goods?
pantheon
agora
olympics
parthenon
10
How did the Greeks apply the Iliad and Odyssey in everyday life?
by holding sports contests in honor of their gods
by building great temples for their gods
by trying to follow examples of the great heroes in stories
by following the writing style of famous poets
11
What is a representative democracy?
citizens elect officials to make the laws
all citizens help make the laws
citizens act as judges and lawmakers
all men, women, and children can vote
12
How does Greek influence our language today?
english was first spoken in ancient Greece
english is based on letters of Greek alphabet
english words are spelled using Greek rules of spelling
many english words and expressions come from Greek mythology
13
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
a society completely isolated from other civiliations
an economic system based on mining and precious metals
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Why did juries have an odd number of people?
to prevent ties
to ensure each citizen had a vote
to prevent aristocrats from being unfair
so there would be a discussion
15
what is the location of Greece?
3
4
1
5
16
How does ancient Greek mythology influence us today?
many people worship Greek gods and goddesses
people travel to Greece to hear lyric poems
sports teams are named after Greek mythology
all citizens are expected to write Greek myths
17
What is a polis?
a small city-state
a period of great achievements
a marketplace where goods were traded
a high hill on which a fortress was often built
18
Which thought from ancient Athens is central to western political thought today?
individuals play an insignificant role in shaping society
individual recognition impedes societal progress
individual achievement, dignity, and worth are important
indiivduals should fight against nature and society
19
What did the period of war and disorder lead Grrece into?
Golden Era
Dark Age
Classical Age
Era of Despair
20
Because travel was difficult, what did Greeks do?
they became expert shipbuilders
they learned how to climb mountains
they gave up trying to travel
they took up farming
21
What does the Iliad continue to give to people today?
objective studies of ancient civilizations
heroic figures and great adventurers
real life stories of everyday people
accurate descriptions of historical events
22
Which of the following is not a reason that Greece traded with other countries?
to find products they needed
to learn ideas from other cultures
to to destroy other cultures
to obtain food
23
Who built an advanced society on Crete?
Minoans
Mycenaeans
Aegeans
Mediterraneans
24
Which of the following is not a similarity between voting in ancient Greece and voting today?
voting on broken pieces of pottery
voting is important civic duty
people debating issues
officials collecting and counting votes
25
In a direct democracy, who decides government matters?
elected representatives
the king
the citizens
women
26
What ended the Minoan civilization?
they were attacked by Europeans
earthquakes destroyed their cities
other cultures refused to trade with them
volcanic eruption destroyed their cities
27
Why did people have meetings outdoors in ancient Greece?
to make sure everyone could attend
to allow visitiors to watch the meetings
to make it easier to hear speakers
to make it easier to vote
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What are Greek myths?
explained why natural or historical events happened
explained why humans and animals behaved like they did
explained what things the Greeks most valued
explained why humans should worship the gods
