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Test Description: Review of Greece Unit
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following seas does not surround Greece?
A
Dead Sea
B
Aegean Sea
C
Mediterranean Sea
D
Ionian Sea
2) Why did many ancient Greeks have no contact with other Greeks and created independent communities?
A
Many Greeks spoke different languages, so contact was difficult.
B
They did not get along, so they avoided each other.
C
All early Greeks lived as farmers, so there weren’t any villages or cities for them to be together.
D
There are many mountain ranges and seas, so geography made it hard to have contact with one another.
3) What helped the Mycenaeans become a major power in the Mediterranean Sea?
A
They were the first civilization in the Mediterranean Sea area, so they were a major power.
B
They learned from the Minoan’s culture about shipbuilding, navigation techniques and religion.
C
They were very advanced with medicine and science.
D
They started conquering all other civilizations around them.
4) What is a polis?
A
The name of the Ancient Greeks trading route.
B
A city-state that functioned as an independent country.
C
The name of the main fighting warriors in Ancient Greece.
D
The main gathering place in the city.
5) Which of the following is NOT true of the Hoplites?
A
They fought spread out which made it hard to find them.
B
They fought on foot.
C
They were armies of ordinary citizens.
D
They fought shoulder to shoulder to make it difficult to be defeated.
6) What is Greek leader Cleisthenes often credited with doing?
A
Credited for being the first leader to successfully invade another civilization.
B
Credited with being the first leader in the world to tax his people.
C
Credited with making Athens a true democracy.
D
Credited with becoming the first king of Greece.
7) How did the Immortals get their name?
A
When a member died, eh was immediately replaced, so it would appear as if no one died.
B
They were the fighting force for the Oracle at Delphi.
C
The Immortals were made up of priests who would fight.
D
Very few Immortals died in battle.
8) Why did the Peloponnesian War last for nearly 30 years?
A
It didn't last 30 years, it lasted 2 years.
B
The Spartans and the Athenians were skilled warriors, so the fighting dragged on for years.
C
Greece has numerous mountain ranges, so therefore it is difficult to travel over these mountains, which made the war drag on.
D
Pericles ordered all Athenians inside the city’s walls and the Spartans surrounded them.
9) The Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses. Who was the god of the sky and threw lightning bolts?
A
Poseidon
B
Hades
C
Demeter
D
Zeus
10) What is Aesop famous for?
A
He is famous for writing fables, or moral stories.
B
He wrote the Story of the Trojan Horse.
C
He wrote the famous play Oedipus.
D
He was a famous Greek artist.
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