Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?

A small group held the most power.

How was ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?

All citizens voted on every issue.

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

He created a system to divide them into groups

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

All citizens shared ruling power.

What was Alexander’s goal for his empire?

to bring different cultures under one government

Why was Pericles famous?

He led the government during the Golden Age.

What was an important result of the Persian wars?

They prevented Persia from conquering Greece

Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats?

rich men who had land from their families

Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian wars?

Their city had been totally destroyed.

What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?

The Spartans made the people give Sparta their food crops.

Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

They thought the gods lived there.

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."

Why did King Darius ask for presents of Greek earth and water?

Such gifts would mean that the Greeks had accepted Persians.

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

found traveling through the mountains difficult

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.

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

Greek knowledge of local waterways

The word alphabet comes from

the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.

Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

Both boys and girls got military training.

How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?

They observed and asked questions.

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

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