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UNIT 5 REVIEW
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1
Greeks sailors along the coast would most likely have prayed to ___________ for protection.
b. Hades
c. zeus
d. Hera
a. poseidon
2
Why did Alexander seem to accept many different religions?
c. he wanted loyalty from people he conquered
a. he was a very religious man
d. he hoped all the gods would help him
b. he believed in the Mandate of Heaven
3
Greek city-states fought each other in the Peloponnesian War. What was war's major effect?
a. Sparta conquered Athens/controlled all of Greece
Greek City-Sates were weakened and conquered by Phillip II
d. Thebes was able to develop astronomy
c. Athens was able to enter a golden age
4
Which of the following describes Aristotle?
conquered most of the known world, spread Greek culture
a. taught using questions/philosopher/forced todrink poison
creative expression of knowledge with plays, poetry, & songs
c. expert in several science, politics, and economics
5
How are laws developed in a monarchy?
there were no laws in a monarchy
assembly voted on them
the king made them
the aristocrats made them
6
In Ancient Greece, which form of government usually came first?
d. tyranny
c. oligarchy
b. monarchy
a. democracy
7
Which of the following describes Socrates?
conquered most of the known world, spread Greek culture
a. taught using questions
c. expert in several science, politics, and economics
creative expression of knowledge with plays, poetry, & songs
8
Which of the following describes Plato?
a. taught using questions
conquered most of the known world, spread Greek culture
c. expert in several science, politics, and economics
creative expression of knowledge with plays, poetry, & songs
9
After his military victory, how did Alexander keep his power in Persia?
d. he adopted a Persian boy to succeed him
a. he had the Persians worship Greek gods
b. he adopted many Persian practices
c. he had the Persians read Egyptian books
10
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
a. Socrates
c. Homer
d. Shakespeare
b. Plato
11
Which 2 Greek gods played a major role in the life of Ulysses in the story of the Odyssey?
Athena and Poseidon
Ares and Apollo
Zeus and Hera
Hermes and Aphrodite
12
Which of the following describes Alexander the Great?
creative expression of knowledge with plays, poetry, & songs
conquered most of the known world, spread Greek culture
a. taught using questions
c. expert in several science, politics, and economics
13
With which field are Pythagoras and Euclid associated?
a. Chemistry
b. Geometry
d. Literature
c. Linguistics
14
What travel method mastered by Athenians helped them become a center of learning and trade?
horseback riding
sailing
chariots
flight
15
Who was believed to be the most powerful Greek god?
a. Poseidon
c. Zeus
b. Athena
d. Hermes
16
Who was the wife of Zeus?
b. Hades
a. Poseidon
c. Zeus
d. Hera
17
Which best describes the government in Sparta?
a. their government was a Democracy
d. it was very similar to Athenian government
c. the Assembly was made up of males and females
b. their government was an Oligarchy with 2 kings
18
How were the Greeks able to win the Persian Wars and preserve their independence?
b. The Greek city-states cooperated against the Persians
c. The Greeks launched a naval attack into Persian territory
d. The Greek gods intervened and destroyed the Persian army
a. The Greeks paid tribute to make peace with the Persians
19
Which of the following best describes democracy in Athens?
a. citizens selected representatives to make decisions.
d. citizens supported oligarchs, who made decisions.
c. widows replaced their dead husbands in the assembly
b. citizens voted on proposed laws.
20
Where were the earliest Greek colonies established?
Northern Africa
Eastern Europe
Western Asia Minor
Southern Italy
21
Which of the following is evidence that Spartan women had more rights than Athenian women?
d. Spartan women served in the army
b. Spartan women had the most influence in their home
c. Spartan women could speak in the Assembly
a. Spartan women could own their own property
22
Where did Athenian women have the most influence?
d. at the market (agora)
b. in the schools
c. at home
a. the assembly
23
Greece can best be described as a ________
a. peninsula
c. delta
b. isthmus
d. plateau
24
Which of the following best describes a difference between a king and a tyrant?
A king leads the assembly, but a tyrant disbands its.
A king inherits power, but a tyrant seizes it.
b. A king is elected, but a tyrant inherits power.
A king is elected, but a tyrant seizes power.
25
Who was the Greek god of the underworld?
c. Zeus
d. Hera
a. Poseidon
b. Hades
26
Why did Alexander found cities like Alexandria?
d. to spread Greek culture
a. to establish colonies
b. to serve as capital cities
c. to honor his victories
27
To which of the following did Greeks make major contributions?
c. cooking and medicine
b. religion and medicine
d. language and government
a. astronomy and religion
28
What was one result of Ancient Greeks not having enough farmland to feed themselves?
they gave up their religion
their government was weak
they traded to get what they needed
they lived peacefully with other Greeks
29
What best describes Athens after the Persians Wars?
b. Sparta took control of the city
destroyed, rebuilt, then entered its Golden Age
a. Athens was divided into separate territories
d. Athens entered the Dark Ages
30
What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?
d. Sparta won the Peloponnesian War
b. Greece conquered Macedonia
a. Alexander’s son, Phillip took over.
c. empire fell apart and was split amongst his generals
31
What was the main purpose of Spartan education?
d. to prepare active citizens
b. to prepare skilled craftspeople
a. to prepare soldiers
c. to prepare young athletes
32
Which government has one ruler with inherited power and passes his leadership to his son?
tyranny
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
33
The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece were held every four years to
d. decide which city-state would rule Greece
a. celebrate victory over the Persians
c. choose the leaders of each city-state
b. honor the Greek god Zeus
34
What made many Greek tyrants popular?
c. they conquered more city-states
d. they forced oligarchs to be fairer
a. they promised more rights to the poor
b. they gave more land to the aristocrats
35
Alexander the Great helped the Greek city-states unite by
c. focusing their attention on a common enemy
a. forcing them to speak the same language
d. having Sparta’s leaders lead all of Greece
b. taking away many of their freedoms
36
What system did ancient Greek geographers develop?
c. longitude and latitude
b. writing
a. geometry and geography
d. dissection
37
What was the homeland of Ulysses?
a. Athens
c. Ithaca
d. Corinth
b. Sparta
38
What trend took place under Greek oligarchies?
b. the poor became poorer
c. the army became stronger
d. the aristocrats became weaker
a. the farmers became richer
39
How did someone become a member of the Athens Council of 500?
a. he inherited the position
b. he was chosen by a random drawing
d. he overthrew a council member
c. he was elected by citizens
40
What was the main effect, on daily life, from Greece’s mountainous geography?
communities were isolated
roads were paved
there were many large plots of farmland
bandits were uncommon
41
In a monarchy, who usually becomes king when the current king dies?
a. the most powerful aristocrat
c. the king’s oldest son
b. the leader chosen by the people
d. the head of the army
42
Because of his leadership, __________________ is considered to be the savior of Athens.
a. Socrates
d. Pericles
c. Plato
b. Aristotle
