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The Parthenon was built high atop a hill in Athens. What does this location tell you about the Athenians?
a) They believed honoring the goddess Athena was very important.
b) They honored the goddess Athena by struggling to climb her temple.
c) They honored the goddess Athena by discussing philosophy at her temple.
d) They believed the goddess Athena would like the view from that location.

People today use religious buildings as places to pray. How does that differ from the way ancient Greeks used their temples?
a) Greek temples were meeting places for the assembly.
b) Greek temples were earthly homes for gods and goddesses.
c) Greek temples were school for the philosophers.
d) Greek temples were used only for weddings and funerals.

If the Greeks had lost the Persian Wars, how would it have changed our world today?
a) There would be no democracy.
b) English may not be a common language.
c) The Persian Empire would have controlled Europe.
d) All of the above.

How did the Ancient Greeks contribute to modern sports?
a) They made the first football.
b) They started the first team sports.
c) They held the first Olympic Games
d) They developed the first rules for playing sports.

Alexander the Great helped the Greek city-states unite by
a) forcing them to speak the same language
b) taking away many of their freedoms
c) focusing their attention on a common enemy
d) having Sparta's leader lead all of Greece

How did the Persian Wars change the relationship between Athens and Sparta?
a) The Athenians became harsher in an effort to defeat the Persians.
b) The Spartans developed a democracy to fight against the Persians.
c) The relationship between Athens and Sparta grew tenser because they couldn't agree on a war plan.
d) Sparta and Athens became allies in order to fight and defeat the larger Persian armies.

The southern part of the mainland of Greece is a _______ known as the Peloponnesus.
a) colony
b) economy
c) peninsula
d) merchant

The Greeks used the seas to establish ______ and trade with people from other lands.
a) colonies
b) agora
c) merchant
d) peninsula

Someone who makes money by selling goods is known as a/an
a) merchant
b) agora
c) colony
d) economy

In a democracy, a/an _______ has certain rights and responsibilities and shares in the ruling power.
a) citizen
b) aristocrat
c) oligarch
d) tyrant

In Ancient Greece, a person who took power by force and did not rule as a lawful king was known as a/an
a) monarch
b) tyrant
c) oligarch
d) citizen

If you were a/an ______ in Ancient Greece, you were a member of the powerful class of people an you might be an advisor to the king.
a) aristocrat
b) monarch
c) tyrant
d) citizen

As a/an _______, you would be one of several wealthy men who ruled a country or empire together, sharing the power.
a) oligarch
b) tyrant
c) aristocrat
d) citizen

This is the form of government where power is in the hands of one person, usually a king
a) monarchy
b) oligarchy
c) tyranny
d) democracy

This is the form of government where power in the hands of an unlawful king.
a) monarchy
b) oligarchy
c) tyranny
d) democracy

This is the form of government where power is in the hands of a few, wealthy people.
a) monarchy
b) oligarchy
c) tyranny
d) democracy

All citizen share power in this form of government.
a) monarchy
b) oligarchy
c) tyranny
d) democracy

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