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1) Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?
A
They provided drinking water.
B
They provided great places to swim.
C
They provided trade routes
D
They provided water for crops.
2) Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, what happened as a result?
A
The Greeks learned how to climb mountains.
B
Greece was open for invasion.
C
The Greeks took up farming.
D
Greece became a collection of independent city-states
3) Who is credited with creating the world's first democracy?
A
Marathon
B
Sparta
C
Sumer
D
Athens
4) Greek writing often fell within which genres?
A
Thriller and Action
B
Tragedy and Action
C
Romance and Comedy
D
Tragedy and Comedy
5) Which of the following beset describes a representative democracy?
A
All men, women and children can vote.
B
Citizens act as judges and lawmakers.
C
Citizens elect officials to make laws.
D
All citizens help make laws.
6) Ancient Greece was home to many great philosophers. What philosopher taught that the way to seek truth is through a series of questions and answers
A
Plato
B
Aristotle
C
Alexander
D
Socrates
7) What is it called when Greek culture blended with the cultures of the regions that Alexander conquered?
A
Ancient period
B
Classical period
C
Hellensitic period
D
Golden Age period
8) What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?
A
Greek cities were angered by Athens' misuse of Delian League funds.
B
Athens quit the Peloponnesian League
C
Athens joined forces with the Persians
D
Sparta refused to join Athens in the Delian League
9) What significant impact did King Phillip II have on Greece?
A
He unified the Greek city-states.
B
He destroyed Greek city-states.
C
He freed the Greeks from slavery.
D
He enslaved all of the conquered Greks.
10) 'Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand upon and I will move the earth' This quote, regarding the invention of pulleys and levers was spoken by whom?
A
Pythagoras
B
Alexander the Great
C
Archimedes
D
Socrates
11) What was an important achievement of Alexander the Great?
A
He conquered Macedonia after the Trojan War.
B
He burned Athens to the ground.
C
He became the Knig of Macedonia after he assassinated his father.
D
He spread Greek culture through Europe, Asia and Africa
12) Which philosopher founded the academy in Athens, which taught political philosophies to the Athenians?
A
Socrates
B
Euclid
C
Pythaforas
D
Plato
13) Who were considered citizens in the democracy in Athens?
A
All men
B
All men and women.
C
All men born in Athens
D
All men and women born in Athens
14) Who is attributed with the invention of geometry?
A
Plato
B
Aristotle
C
Archimedes
D
Pythagoras
15) What is the difference between a Direct Democracy and a Representative Democracy?
A
Direct Democracy all citizens have equal voting rights; Representative is when citizens vote for someone to work
B
Direct Democracy has elected officials to lead the country; Representative Democracy everyone has equal power.
C
There is no difference in Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy
D
Direct democracy is when all citizens have equal voting rights, Representative democracy is when citizens vote for someone to
16) Which of the following are characteristics of the gods and goddesses of Greece?
A
Human immortality
B
human needs
C
Human emotions
D
Human mortality
17) Which of the following is a description of the religion on ancient Greece?
A
They believed in only the gods of natural disasters.
B
They believed in gods and goddesses that ruled the heavens, earth and the underworld.
C
They believed in no god, but built temples to worship nature.
D
They believed in only one god that ruled the heavens, earth and underworld.
18) What did the Greeks do to appease the gods?
A
They built statues of gods and hung them in the center of agora.
B
They built temples and offered sacrifices to the gods and goddesses.
C
The tore down all of the statues of humans.
D
They refused to worship gods and goddesses.
19) What civilization adopted the Greek religion after conquering the Greeks?
A
Mesopotamians
B
Egyptians
C
Romans
D
Phoencians
20) What emphasis did the Greeks put on an afterlife?
A
The Greeks believed in an afterlife; however, they put more emphasis on living in this world than the afterlife.
B
The Greeks believed that there was nothing waiting for them in the afterlife.
C
The Greeks believed that Dharma was important to their reincarnation process.
D
The Greeks believed mummification was an important part of preparing for the afterlife.
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