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