How did Solon’s political reforms affect Athenian government?

They gave more power to Athenian citizens.

Why was travel throughout Greece difficult for ancient Greeks?

Mountains blocked travel by land.

How did Aristotle influence Greek scientists?

Promoted making decisions based on reasonable assumptions.

Which statement BEST describes ancient Greek religion?

Greeks created mythology to explain why natural events

How were Athenian and Spartan societies different?

Unlike Spartan boys, Athenian boys trained to be musicians.

How did Hippocrates contribute to the study of medicine?

He explained that diseases have natural causes

How did ancient Greek architects create columns 4 their temples that appeared to be straight?

They made them wider in the middle.

Why did Sparta develop a military society?

Spartans feared a slave uprising

Which statement BEST characterizes ancient Athenian democracy?

Laws were created by people were written into a constitution

How was 18th-century United States different than ancient Athenian democratic government?

American citizens elected reps. to make and execute laws.

What is the purpose of Aesop’s fables?

to teach children moral lessons

Why are Homer’s the Iliad and the Odyssey significant pieces of literature?

classical works influence writers of Western Civilization.

Which statement BEST characterizes the Socratic method?

Question beliefs in search of the truth.

Why was the Delian League often referred to as the Athenian League?

Athenian military dominated other city-states in alliance.

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1
How did Solon’s political reforms affect Athenian government?
They freed enslaved people living in Athens.
They gave more power to Athenian citizens.
They supported the rule of Athenian tyrants.
They redistributed the wealth of Athens among its citizens.
2
Why was travel throughout Greece difficult for ancient Greeks?
Horses were only used as farm animals.
Glaciers filled most of the valleys
Mountains blocked travel by land.
Shipbuilding was unknown to early settlers.
3
Which civilization began on the island of Crete?
Trojan
Mycenaean
Spartan
Minoan
4
How did Aristotle influence Greek scientists?
He created a standard measurement of distances.
He explained that air is made up of many different gases.
He proved that diseases were caused by bacteria
Promoted making decisions based on reasonable assumptions.
5
Which statement BEST describes ancient Greek religion?
Greeks believed that there was only one god.
Greeks borrowed gods from other faiths.
Greeks created mythology explain how diseases caused death.
Greeks created mythology to explain why natural events
6
Greece is a ____ , rugged coastline causing many communities 2 develop seafaring cultures.
Mountian
Island
Boat
Peninsula
7
How were Athenian and Spartan societies different?
Athenian women owned more property than did Spartan women.
Athenian men were not required to join the army
Athenian women received more education than Spartan women.
Unlike Spartan boys, Athenian boys trained to be musicians.
8
How did Hippocrates contribute to the study of medicine?
He explained how drugs affect the body.
He explained that diseases have natural causes
He understood how the brain functions.
He understood how blood travels throughout the body.
9
Where did many ancient Greeks seek refuge in times of invasion?
in colonies
in harbors
in an acropolis
in an agora
10
How did ancient Greek architects create columns 4 their temples that appeared to be straight?
They made them very thick.
They made them out of marble.
They made them wider in the middle.
They made them very short.
11
Who is known as the father of democracy?
Aristotle
Thucydides
Pericles
Cleisthenes
12
Why did Sparta develop a military society?
Spartans were allied with Persia b
kings outlawed political reforms.
Spartans feared a slave uprising
Spartans feared war w/ Athens &believed would be attacked .
13
Which statement BEST characterizes ancient Athenian democracy?
Voters chose politicians to represent them during elections.
Juries of six people determined the fate of the accused.
Laws were created by people were written into a constitution
Voting was most often done through a secret ballot.
14
Which period began with the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
the Peloponnesian War
the Golden Age of Greece
the Greek Dark Age
the Trojan War
15
Which of the following seas did not border Greece?
Black
Aegean
Ionian
Mediterranean
16
How was 18th-century United States different than ancient Athenian democratic government?
Unlike ancient Athens, Americans believed in majority rule
American citizens elected reps. to make and execute laws.
Americans believed in the rule of law.
American women and enslaved people could vote.
17
What is the purpose of Aesop’s fables?
to show that animals can reason
to show that animals face difficulties to survive
to teach children moral lessons
to demonstrate shared cultural values
18
Why are Homer’s the Iliad and the Odyssey significant pieces of literature?
They are accurate historical accounts of the Trojan War.
influenced theological development of Christianity& Islam.
classical works influence writers of Western Civilization.
explain complex trading relationship btwn Mycenae and Troy.
19
Which statement BEST characterizes the Socratic method?
Assume every statement is a lie.
Question beliefs in search of the truth.
Believe in nothing
Never question authority.
20
Who is credited with commissioning the construction of the Parthenon?
Pericles
Aristotle
Socrates
Phidias
21
Why was the Delian League often referred to as the Athenian League?
other Greek city-states in alliance rebelled against Athens
Athenian army occupied other Greek city-states in alliance
Athenian military dominated other city-states in alliance.
money the city-states contributed to alliance kept in Athens

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