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