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Ancient Greece Test Review
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This is the review for our test over Ancient Greece .
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1
Politics is the practice of _______.
art
religion
government
culture
2
Queen of all the Olympian Gods & Goddess
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
Hera
3
What feature of Greek geography encouraged a spirit of independence among its early peoples?
Its many peninsulas
Its long coastline
Its lack of good soil
Its mountain ranges
4
Who benefited the most from the oligarchies that governed many ancient Greek city-states?
Tyrants
Small farmers
Citizens
Wealthy people
5
What is the main promise of the Hippocratic oath?
to be true to the Greek gods
to work for less fortunate people
to explain the universe
to do no harm
6
What was a woman’s most important role in Spartan society?
To stay at home and care for her family
To participate in the government of the city-state
To produce and raise strong boys to be soldiers
To educate her children to be good citizens
7
God/Goddess of the Underworld
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
Hera
8
What city did Alexander found on the Nile delta?
Babylon
Alexandria
Pergamum
Thebes
9
Which of the following was one result of the independent spirit of the early Greeks?
Heavy trade between city-states
Numerous attempts to unite Greece under one government
Increased efforts to establish Greek colonies overseas
Frequent wars between city-states
10
According to the ancient Greeks’ beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?
In the sea
On Mount Olympus
At Delphi on Mount Parnassus
In caves deep underground
11
God/Goddess of War
Apollo
Athena
Ares
Aphrodite
12
Which development eventually led to the Peloponnesian War?
Creation of the Peloponnesian League and the Delian Leagueb.
Athens’ jealousy over Persian support of Sparta
Persian attacks on Greek colonies in Ionia
Rivalry between Athens and Sparta for power in Greece
13
What alliance did the oligarchies of Greece form for mutual protection?
Spartan League
Peloponnesian League
Ionian League
Sicilian League
14
Which of the following statements best explains why direct democracy worked in ancient Athens?
People were paid to take part in government.
Free people could vote and hold office.
The council controlled the work of the assembly.
The city-state’s population was small.
15
God/Goddess of Home & Hearth
Hestia
Demeter
Hermes
Hephaestus
16
God/Goddess of the Oceans and Horses
Zeus
Hera
Poseidon
Hades
17
God/Goddess of Fire and Craftworks
Hermes
Hephaestus
Hestia
Demeter
18
God/Goddess of Music, Poetry, and Light
Ares
Aphrodite
Athena
Apollo
19
Where did Spartan boys live?
with military families
in ephors’ homes
in barracks
with helots
20
The aristocracy got its power through _______.
war
religion
birth
talent
21
King of all the Olympian Gods & Goddesses
Hades
Zeus
Poseidon
Hera
22
Which ruler was most responsible for uniting Greece?
Alexander the Great
Xerxes
King Philip
Pericles
23
Which group(s) resented Athens’ growing power after winning the Second Persian War?
Sparta and members of the Peloponnesian and Delian Leagues
Only Sparta
Only Sparta and members of the Delian League
Only Sparta and members of the Peloponnesian League
24
Sparta was organized as a military state because of fear of the _______.
democrats.
Athenians.
oligarchs.
Messenians.
25
Where was the Great Library of the ancient world?
Athens, Greece
Carthage, North Africa
Alexandria, Egypt
Sardis, Persia
26
Soldiers on horseback are called _____.
archers.
cavalry.
infantry.
phalanxes.
27
In what kind of government do citizens elect other people to make decisions on their behalf?
representative democracy
aristocracy
direct democracy
oligarchy
28
Who were the only people who held legal rights in a Greek city-state?
priests
hereditary rulers
citizens
kings
29
God/Goddess of agriculture
Demeter
Hestia
Hephaestus
Hermes
30
Which group of ancient Greek women had greater freedom?
Metic women
Athenian women
Spartan women
Slave women
31
The land of Alexander’s birth was ______.
Greece.
Thebes.
Egypt.
Macedonia.
32
Who ran a tyranny?
a single ruler
a phalanx
ordinary citizens
33
For protection and security, Athens and other city-states formed the
Peloponnesian League.
Naxos League.
Delian League.
Ionian League.
34
What new type of weapons did Alexander’s army carry?
phalanxes
wooden shields
metal swords
sarissas
35
What was Plato’s school of philosophy called?
the Library
the Stoics
the Platonics
the Academy
36
Much of the territory conquered by Alexander the Great was previously part of which empire?
Athenian
Macedonian
Egyptian
Persian
37
God/Goddess of Love
Ares
Apollo
Aphrodite
Athena
38
For ancient Greek scientists, the main purpose of forming a hypothesis was to __________.
explain observations.
generate steam power.
create better weapons.
make medicine.
39
How did government in Sparta differ from government in Athens?
Sparta’s citizens had a smaller voice in their government.
The council had less power in Sparta than it did in Athens.
Women were citizens in Sparta but not in Athens.
Sparta had a smaller council than Athens.
40
In ancient Greece, the main political unit was the _______.
polis.
village.
Peloponnesus.
agora.
