Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats?

rich men who had land from their families

What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?

The Spartans made the people give Sparta their food crops.

The word alphabet comes from

the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.

Why did the Greeks agree every four years to stop fighting for a brief period?

to let athletes go to the Olympics

What was Alexander’s goal for his empire?

to bring different cultures under one government

How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?

Citizens voted directly on all issues

One of the greatest achievements of Greek sculptors was

making lifelike statues in natural poses.

Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

They thought the gods lived there.

The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they

found traveling through the mountains difficult

Which of these factors most affected the outcome of the Battle of Salamis?

Greek knowledge of local waterways

Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

Both boys and girls got military training.

How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?

All citizens shared ruling power.

How was ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?

All citizens voted on every issue.

How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?

They observed and asked questions.

Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian wars?

Their city had been totally destroyed.

Hippocrates is called the “father of medicine.” Which statement would he most likely have made?

"I see that you got sick after eating that meat."

What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae?

The Persians defeated the Spartans

How did the philosopher Aristotle affect the modern study of plants and animals?

He created a system to divide them into groups

Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?

A small group held the most power.

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1
Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats?
soldiers who were famous for their courage
merchants who became wealthy from trade
rich men who had land from their families
popular leaders who won support from the poor
2
What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
The conquered people moved to Sparta to sell goods.
The conquered people left by sea to start new colonies.
The Spartans made the people give Sparta their food crops.
The Spartans made the conquered people leave.
3
The word alphabet comes from
the Greek words meaning "word" and "parts."
the ideas of Aristotle
the work of the writer Thucydides
the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
4
Why did the Greeks agree every four years to stop fighting for a brief period?
to hold a festival for all their gods
to let athletes go to the Olympics
to pull a ship through the city
to allow their soldiers to rest
5
Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between
sailors and fishers
army leaders and poor people
foreign powers and kings.
merchants and skilled artisans.
6
What was Alexander’s goal for his empire?
to make Athens the biggest capital city
to require everyone to follow one religion
to bring different cultures under one government
to make conquered towns and cities independent
7
How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
Citizens gave their leaders total power
Citizens voted directly on all issues
Citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakers.
Citizens elected representatives to make laws.
8
Which of these events most likely happened in the agora of Athens?
People voted for their leaders.
Girls played musical instruments.
Boys held a wrestling contest
People bought leather sandals.
9
How did the Persian Empire expand its territory?
by conquering its neighbors
by paying others to join it
by making friends
by establishing colonies
10
One of the greatest achievements of Greek sculptors was
building huge monuments of solid gold.
carving tiny figures in amazing detail.
making lifelike statues in natural poses.
creating a vast terra-cotta army
11
What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
Leaders should be both wise and good
People should rule themselves.
Men and women should be equal
Nobody should be a slave
12
How did the Greek mountains affect communication?
They promoted road building.
They led people to write letters.
They isolated communities.
They made farmers stop speaking.
13
Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?
They thought the gods lived there.
They built a theater on its side.
They watched athletes compete below it.
They grew olives on its slopes
14
To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to
get elected by the people.
pass a difficult test.
marry a citizen's daughter
come from a rich family
15
How did most kings in ancient Greece come to power?
They paid merchants for support.
They were elected by the people.
They inherited from a relative
They used soldiers to take control.
16
Alexander built cities to
move away from Macedonia.
preserve local customs
spread Greek culture
train loyal soldiers.
17
Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”?
monarch
tyrant
oligarch
democrat
18
The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they
used the land for farming instead of roads.
were afraid of people from other villages.
did not want to offend the earth god
found traveling through the mountains difficult
19
Which of these factors most affected the outcome of the Battle of Salamis?
Greek knowledge of local waterways
Persian bridge made by roping boats together
Greek swords, spears, and armor
Persian use of a Greek spy
20
Which of these ideas was first introduced in ancient Greece?
Earth moves around the sun.
The moon seems to change shape.
It is good to study the night sky.
The planets affect human lives.
21
What was one reason that actors wore masks in ancient Greek theater?
Men played all characters
Women played male characters.
Women played male roles and men played female roles.
It honored Dionysus, the god of masks.
22
To defeat the Persians at Marathon, the Greeks made use of
a strong navy
long-distance runners
bows and arrows
a narrow valley.
23
Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.
Children did not learn to read.
Both boys and girls got military training.
Children studied sculpture and painting
24
Why was the Battle of Plataea important?
It caused Persia to attack
It let Greece rule Persia
It destroyed the Persian navy.
It ended the Persian wars
25
What might an oligarch do on an ordinary day?
sell goods in the market
work hard in the fields
take part in a chariot race
herd sheep and goats
26
How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?
Merchants made all the laws
People might vote unwisely.
Slaves were equal to free men
All citizens shared ruling power.
27
How was ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?
Strong speakers influenced others.
People could speak their opinions.
All citizens voted on every issue.
Everyone did not always agree.
28
How would a man become a member of Athens’s Council of 500?
He overthrew a council member
He was elected by citizens.
He inherited the position
He was chosen in a drawing.
29
Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?
tyranny
democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
30
Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta
could not vote.
could own property.
served equally with men in the army
had most influence in the home
31
How did Alexander show the influence of his teacher, Aristotle?
in his love of Greek culture
in his hatred of cities
in his warlike ambition
in his skill at Asian languages
32
In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
military force
family tradition
the law of the land
foreign partnerships
33
Why is Herodotus called the “father of history”?
He had many children.
He was an important leader
He wrote about the past.
He taught in the agora
34
Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy?
It was close to the sea.
It was surrounded by fertile fields.
It was built on rocky cliffs
It was on a peninsula
35
After the Persians burned Athens to the ground, how did the Athenians continue to fight?
They hid out in the mountains.
They agreed to surrender
They attacked several islands
They used their navy.
36
What does the Greek love of sports show about ancient Greeks?
They forced their slaves to fight.
They valued physical fitness.
They cared more about winning than fairness.
They treated men and women as equals
37
How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?
They translated Egyptian texts.
They got the citizens to vote
They observed and asked questions.
They built complicated machines.
38
Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian wars?
The wars had made them wealthy.
They had conquered other city-states.
Their city had been totally destroyed.
Most of their soldiers had been killed.
39
What kinds of laws did the oligarchs pass?
laws that were fair to all
laws that helped the poor
laws that meant nothing
laws that favored the rich
40
A 12-year-old Athenian girl would most likely get her education
from her mother
in a day school
from a priestess.
in another city
41
What was an outcome of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta defeated Athens.
Greece conquered Macedonia
Persia defeated Sparta
Athens conquered Egypt
42
Why is Alexander called “Great”?
He conquered a huge area
He set up independent city-states.
He spread new kinds of farming.
He created a lasting empire.
43
What was the lasting influence of Alexander’s conquests?
the rise of a new religion
the spread of Greek culture
the political unity of Asia and Egypt
the growth of a nomadic way of life
44
Which one of these lists of items would Pythagoras and Euclid most likely have written about?
skin, blood, and bones
rocks, stones, and dirt
actors, costumes, and stages
lines, circles, and squares
45
Why did ancient Greek communities trade?
to enjoy adventures at sea
to get goods they needed
to give families work to do
to stop having to farm
46
Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
the winners of sports games
the Council of Elders
the Assembly
the military leaders
47
What makes much of Greece a peninsula?
the lack of large rivers
the water on three sides
the large number of islands
the steep mountain slopes
48
Hippocrates is called the “father of medicine.” Which statement would he most likely have made?
"You must let me try this experiment on you."
"I see that you got sick after eating that meat."
"I will tell everybody about your illness."
"You are sick because the gods are angry at you."
49
What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae?
The Persians defeated the Spartans
The Spartans defeated the Persians
The Persians defeated the Athenians
The Athenians defeated the Persians.
50
How did the philosopher Aristotle affect the modern study of plants and animals?
He discovered that the heart pumps blood through the body
to reach the top of Mount Olympus
He invented a machine for measuring growth.
He created a system to divide them into groups
51
Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
It was organized as a city-state
The government had two kings.
Military strength was valued.
A small group held the most power.
52
What is one way the Assembly of Athens differed from the Council of 500?
The Assembly did not permit discussion.
The Assembly was larger.
The Assembly had far less power.
The Assembly met more often
53
Which of the choices below is a part of American democracy that comes from the ancient Greeks?
a Council of Elders
one official religion
independent city-states
juries of citizens
54
The ancient Greeks worshiped the sea god Poseidon. What does this tell about the Greeks?
They lived in separated villages.
They stayed away from the sea as much as they could.
They relied on the sea for travel and trade.
They believed in only one god.
55
Why was Pericles famous?
He was the architect of a major temple.
He led the government during the Golden Age.
He was the author of important plays
He led the army during the Persian wars
56
What was an important result of the Persian wars?
They prevented Persia from conquering Greece
They destroyed the city of Sparta
They caused the Greeks to invent new gods
They ended Greek independence.
57
Why did King Darius ask for presents of Greek earth and water?
Darius could not afford to pay money for those materials.
Much of the Persian Empire was desert.
Greece was known for its fertile soil.
Such gifts would mean that the Greeks had accepted Persians.
58
Who would be the most likely to use lines of latitude and longitude?
a mapmaker
an astronomer
a painter
an architect

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