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Quiz over ancient Greece Lessons 1-2 in 6th grade textbook
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Who could be a citizen in ancient Greece?
Free men and women born in the polis who owned land
slaves and women
Free men born in the polis who owned land
Free women born in the polis who owned land
2
a marketplace or gathering place where the Greeks would meet to discuss business is called a/an
acropolis
ephor
helot
agora
3
A hilltop with a fortress is known as a
ephor
refuge
agora
acropolis
4
A government where the leader rules with force unrestrained by law is called a/an
republic
democracy
oligarchy
tyranny
5
Who fought in the Persian Wars:
Persians
The Macedonias
The Greeks
The Israelites
6
In this city-state, boys studied various subjects and participated in sports.
Athens
Sparta
7
The Greek people expressed their ________________________ through mythology.
political beliefs
religious beliefs
love of poetry
love of sports
8
What type of government did Sparta have?
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
9
What was the role of women in Athens?
Care for their children and work in the household
Take an active role in public affairs
Train their sons to be brave soldiers
Travel to and trade with other city-state
10
Athens had what type of democracy?
Oligarchy Democracy
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Tyrant Democracy
11
An example of Greek architecture is the Partheneon.
False
True
12
The following are Greek gods or goddesses:
Poseidon
Athena
Pericles
Zeus
13
The following are similarities between Athens and Sparta:
Both had a military
Both were powerful city-states in ancient Greece
Both allowed slavery
Both encouraged trade
14
An epic is a long poem about a hero.
False
True
15
In this city-state, boys began training in the military at the age of seven.
Athens
Sparta
16
The following were rights of Greek citizens:
defending themselves in court
voting
holding public office
to vote on Hammurabi's Code
17
What is the Greek word for city-state?
region
country
county
polis
18
The three best known writers of Greek tragedy were Sophocles, Aeschylus and _______________.
Alexander the Great
Euripedes
Pericles
19
The following are freedoms Spartan women enjoyed:
training for war
sports training
travelling
owning property
20
Why did the Greeks organize the Olympics games?
They wanted to prove their athleticism
They wanted to scare Persia
They wanted to entertain the women and children
They wanted to honor Zeus
21
The U.S. has what type of government?
Direct Democracy
Represetative Democracy
Tyrant Democracy
Oligarchy Democracy
22
This city-state encouraged trade and education.
Sparta
Athens
23
The purpose of a fable is to teach the reader __________________.
about the gods
about democracy
about the Persian Wars
a lesson
24
The Greek city-states that fought each other in the Peloponnesian War were
Troy and Sparta
Athens and Peloponneus
Athens and Sparta
Persia and Troy
25
What are the two types of Greek drama?
epic and tragedy
comedy and tragedy
comedy and myth
myth and fable
26
Buying and selling goods using ships and seas is known as
Maritime trade
Helot trade
Mediterranean trade
Ephor trade
27
Women in Sparta and Athens could not vote or participate in government.
True
False
28
What is land surrounded by water on 3 sides called?
agora
peninsula
acropolis
region
29
The government where the people can vote and have a say in government affairs is called a/an
democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
tyranny