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Chapter 8: Ancient Greece
Test Description: 7th Grade Cumulative Test for Chapter 8
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why was trade nearly impossible in ancient Greece?
A
Mountain ranges made transportation difficult
B
The Perisans would not allow any exports or imports.
C
The religious laws and rules
D
There were too many roads and rivers in Greece.
2) Which of these Greek city-states had a military culture?
A
Thebes
B
Athens
C
Sparta
D
Argos
3) In Athens, who could participate in the government?
A
Men
B
Men who were citizens and over the age of 18
C
Any citizen over the age of 18
D
Women and slaves
4) The Spartans valued trade in their economy.
A
False
B
True
5) A general lack of natural resources in Greece led to…
A
a lack of growth with no great achievements.
B
the need to move their entire civilization to new lands.
C
a short-lived Greek Empire.
D
city-states setting up colonies around the Mediterranean Sea.
6) Why did many of the Greeks become sailors, merchants and fishers?
A
Constant invasions made Greece unsafe so people wanted to leave.
B
Greece is an island with very limited resources so they took advantage of the sea.
C
Greece has many deserts
D
The rocky soil limited the amount of usable farmland.
7) What was a public market or meeting place in Greece called?
A
Grocery store
B
Plague
C
Acropolis
D
Agora
8) What was the main activity of the Athenian economy?
A
All of the Above
B
They made most of their own goods
C
trade
D
large scale farming
9) Everything we know about the Cycladic cultures comes from artifacts.
A
True
B
False
10) What is the form of government where a majority of the citizens make the decisions?
A
Aristocracy
B
Democracy
C
Oligarchy
D
Dictatorship
11) How did Odysseus defeat the Trojans?
A
By having them sign a peace treaty
B
By creating a large army
C
By Launching himself over the walls of the city and fighting them by himself
D
By tricking them with the Trojan Horse
12) An important factor that prevented the ancient Greek city-states from uniting to form a single nation was the
A
size of the desert regions
B
cold, hostile climate
C
lack of a common language
D
mountainous geography of the region
13) In a comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on
A
education
B
family order
C
military service
D
human rights
14) Which of the following was part of Spartan life?
A
Vigorous physical exercise for girls was encouraged, in hopes that they would bear strong children.
B
Young married women did not live with their husbands.
C
All of the Above
D
Boys were taken away from their mothers for military training.
15) Which of the following describes what happened during the Dark Ages in Greece?
A
Reading, writing, and craftwork were forgotten.
B
Greece had strong leaders to take care of them.
C
The Greek economy was doing great.
D
trade increased to new levels.
16) All of the following are true about Greek religion except...
A
Greeks told many stories about their gods.
B
Greeks believed they would join loved ones in the agora when they died.
C
Greeks believed the gods caused natural events (example: weather, earthquakes, seasons).
D
Greeks believed their gods had special powers but looked like humans.
17) According to Greek Mythology, the home for the gods was...
A
Mount Olympus
B
Sparta
C
Troy
D
Marathon
18) All of the following were Greek philosophers except....
A
Aristotle
B
Plato
C
Hercules
D
Socrates
19) Who was tried and sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens?
A
Plato
B
Socrates
C
Aristotle
D
Dionysus
20) A government ruled by a small group of people is called
A
democracy
B
an oligarchy
C
polis
D
monarchy
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