- Which
of the following is not a characteristic of Greece?
- peninsula
b. many islands c.
mountainous
d. mostly fertile land
- Approximately
___________ of Greece is covered by mountains.
- 2/3
b. 3/4
c.
1/2
d. 1/4
- Define the term barbarian as
it was originally used in the ancient world.
a. The Greeks first used this
term to describe those foreigners that they could not understand, but seemed to
be saying "bar bar" when speaking.
b. A group of people that is
able to quickly adapt to the new environment in which they arrive despite
speaking a foreign tongue.
c. A group of people
migrating into a territory where they do not speak the native tongue.
d. A life based upon farming,
warfare, and tribal organization.
e. The word came from the Greek "barbaros,"
which originally meant "Non-Greek."
4. What defines a megalithic structure?
a. Homes that were constructed
for people during the Neolithic period
b. Fortifications constructed
for people during the Neolithic period
c. Massive rough-cut stones used to
construct monuments and tombs
d. Giant dinosaurs whose fossil
remains were visible to ancient peoples
e. Evidence of advanced
technological tools
5. What does the term tribe refer to?
a. A social and political unit
consisting of a group of communities held together by common interests,
traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship
b. A family-based group
governed by a hereditary chieftain
c. A clan-based
group prior to the advent of city-states in the Greek world
d. A group of warriors,
related by blood, who are governed by a king or queen
e. All of these
- Tribes were governed by
- Warrior
kings or
queens
d. all of
these
- Chieftains
e. none of these
- Tribal
leaders chosen by warriors
- Who were the first European barbarians
to make contact with civilization?
- Greeks
d. Phoenicians
- Hittites
e. people of Asian Minor
- Celts
- Which of the following modern-day
countries would NOT be considered a member of “Western civilization”?
- Greece
d. Italy
- England
e. United
States
- China
- What is the name of the sea located
just west of the
Greek mainland?
- Mediterranean
Sea
d. Ionian Sea
- Aegean
Sea
e. Chesapeake Bay
- Atlantic
Ocean
- What is the name of the sea located
just east of the
Greek mainland?
- Mediterranean
Sea
d. Ionian Sea
- Aegean Sea
e. Chesapeake Bay
- Atlantic
Ocean
- What were the major crops the Aegean
people lived on?
- Rice,
vines, and olives
- Potatoes,
vines, and olives
- Grain, vines, and olives
- Onions,
wheat, and beer
- Corn,
wheat, and rice
- Which civilization arose on the island
of Crete?
- Mycenaean
d. Persian
- Minoan
e. Phoenician
- Spartan
- Which civilization established
settlements along the Greek mainland’s southern shore and on some islands?
- Mycenaean
d. Persian
- Minoan
e. Phoenician
- Spartan
- Which civilization built massive walls
to protect themselves from attack?
- Mycenaean
d. Persian
- Minoan
e. Phoenician
- Spartan
- A period of Greek history in which the
population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use,
is called the
- First
Persian
War
d. Dark Ages
- Megalithic
Destruction
e. none of these
- Collapse
of Crete
- Following this time period, the Greeks
joined which group as the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the
Mediterranean?
- Etruscans
d. Persians
- Egyptians
e. Phoenicians
- Hittites
- In historical writing, the letter “c”
might appear before a date, as in “c. 1500 BC.” What does this “c”
mean?
- around
d. all of these
- about
e. none of these
- circa
- By 600 BC, Greek city-states dotted
the coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea. These were called
- colonies
d. hoplites
- demos
e. megaliths
- Starbucks
- Although they varied in size, ancient
Greek city-states most closely resembled what modern-day geographical
feature?
- cities
d. nations
- counties
e. continents
- states
- This is a form of government in which
a small group of citizens dominated, and the power of the majority was
limited in various ways.
- democracy
c. oligarchy
- monarchy
d. tyranny
- This is a form of government in which
decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens.
- democracy
c. oligarchy
- monarchy
d. tyranny
- This is a form of government in which
a self-proclaimed dictator held power.
- democracy
c. oligarchy
- monarchy
d. tyranny
- This is a form of government in which
power is held by a single ruler, and is often passed along from father to
son.
- democracy
c. oligarchy
- monarchy
d. tyranny
- Spartans used this government system.
- democracy
c. oligarchy
- monarchy
d. tyranny
- At what age did Spartan males begin
their military training?
- seven
d. eighteen
- twelve
e. twenty-one
- fifteen
- What was the wealthiest city-state in
the ancient Greek world?
- Athens
d. Sparta
- Thebes
e. Argos
- Corinth
- This was the high fortified citadel
and religious center of an ancient Greek town.
- Parthenon
d. helos
- Pantheon
e. polites
- acropolis
- This was the name of the southern
peninsula where Sparta was located.
- Anatolia
d. Stonehenge
- Mt.
Olympus
e. Peloponnesus
- Crete
- These were massive fighting ships with
three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships.
- phalanxes
d. biremes
- hoplites
e. triremes
- tyrants
- This was a heavily armed and armored
citizen-soldier of ancient Greece.
- phalanx
d. bireme
- hoplite
e. trireme
- tyrant
Short Answers
1.)You recall the time period when the Greek population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use. What years did this period begin and end? The Dark Ages from 1150 BC to 800 BC
2.) During the time period when writing fell out of use, the poet Homer is said to have told stories of the Trojan War, and of a war hero attempting to return to his home. What are the titles of these two stories? the two stories were the Odyssey and the Iliad.
3.) The word “Mediterranean” originally meant _____________________ . center of the earth
4.) What were prominent and long-established Athenian land-owners called? they were called aristocrats and they ruled the city sates
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