Greece Unit Test

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1. What are the major landforms in Greece?

a. only mountains

b. only seas

c. mountains, seas, rivers

d. mountains, seas

2. Which was not a way the mountains affected the Greeks?

a. People settled on the coast

b. People lived in separate towns

c. They had lots of farmland

d. Travel was difficult

3. Which group settled in Greece first?

a. Minoans

b. Mycaeneans

4.

Let us first speak of master and slave, looking to the needs of practical life...For that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient; from the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others for rule....Again, the male is by nature superior, and the female inferior; and the one rules, and the other is ruled; this principle, of necessity, extends to all mankind."
-Aristotle, The Politics, On Slavery, c. 330 BCE

According to Greek philosopher Aristotle, which group would MOST LIKELY be considered the lowest social class in Ancient Greece?

a. Male slaves

b. Male masters

c. Female slaves

d. Wives of male masters

5. Which group settled only on the island of Crete?

a. Minoans b. Mycaeneans

6. Which civilization disappeared first?

a. Minoans b. Mycaneans

7. An acropolis was a ______.

a. town b. city-state

c. market d. fortress

8. Which of the following was a right of being a citizen in Ancient

Greece?

a. The right to an education

b. The freedom of speech

c. The right to vote

9. Which were ways the city-states were protected?

a. Acropolis only

b. City walls only

c. Acropolis and city walls

d. Acropolis, city walls, and military

10. Which of the following was true about Athens and Sparta?

a. Athens was an oligarchy while Sparta was a democracy.

b. Athens focused on education while Sparta focused on warfare.

c. Athens focused on warfare while Sparta focused on education.

d. Athens and Sparta allowed women an education.

11. Which of these is the GREATEST role played by Mount Olympus in ancient Greece?

a. People thought it was where Satan lived.

b. It was believed to be the home of the gods.

c. It was believed to the birthplace of Earth.

d. Young men were required to climb it to reach adulthood.

12. Which of the following is a difference between Athens and Sparta?

a. Athens allowed women the right to vote; Sparta did not.

b. Athens prepared women for war; Sparta did not.

c. Sparta sent young girls away to learn warfare at the age of 7;

Athens did not.

d. Sparta allowed their women to own land; Athens did not

13. Which of the following was a military leader known for defeating

Persia?

a. Alexander the Great b. Socrates

c. Aesop d. Pythagoras

14. Athenians defended Greece against the attacks of Darius and the Persians, winning what they perceived as their greatest triumph at the

a. Battle of Sardis b. Battle of Athens

c. Battle of Olympia d. Battle of Marathon

15. Which of the following was a philosopher known for his reasoning,

thinking and questioning skills?

a. Alexander the Great b. Socrates

c. Aesop d. Pythagoras

16.

Eudoxus
Ptolemy
Pythagoras

Which is the BEST title for the list?

a. Greek Musicians b. Greek Geographers

c. Greek Playwrights d. Greek Mathematicians

17. Which is the rule by one leader?

a. Tyranny b. Oligarchy

c. Democracy d. Mythology

18. Which is the rule by a select few “elite” people?

a. Tyranny b. Oligarchy

c. Democracy d. Mythology

19. Which is the rule by all the people?

a. Tyranny b. Oligarchy

c. Democracy d. Mythology

20. Mythology was

a) A group of cities that acted like a state

b) A collection of stories to explain the real world

c) A small group of citizens that make decisions for everyone

d) A monotheistic religion

21. Sparta was best known for its ______& ______

a) Farming & Military b) Arts & Democracy

c) Farming & Democracy d) Military & Democracy

22. A city-state is

a) A small group of citizen that lead

b) A city that acts like its own country

c) A collection of towns that form a city

d) A state in a country

23. Which of the following was NOT an achievement of the Ancient Greeks

A) Democracy B) Olympics

C) Gun Powder D) Philosophies

24. City-states were not united because of

a) Geography b) Language

c) Religion d) Oligarchy

25. Which city-states were women treated the best?

A) Athens B) Corinth C) Sparta D) Delphi

26. Who did the Greeks call the God of the underworld?

a. Aphrodites b. Athena

c.Hera d. Hades

27. Zues is Aphrodite’s

a. brother b. husband

b. father d. grandfather

28. Athens, Sparta, and Troy are in which area?

a. Egypt b. Greece

b. Asia Minor d. Greek colonies

29. Which Macedonian king conquered much of the civilized world and created an empire that blended Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptians influences?

a. Phillip VI

b. Antionus II

c. Ptolemy of Aloros

d. Alexander the Great

30. Which of these BEST describes who was allowed to vote in Ancient Athens?

a. males b. females

c. male citizens d. male and female citizens