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Greek Study Packet Practice Quiz (all highlighted information)

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Question 1

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Sparta focused on military skills because...
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  • they thought it would build a polite empire.
  • they thought it would build a strong empire.
  • they wanted to prevent future slave revolts.
  • they wanted to prevent a weak, feeble image of their city.

Question 2

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Which city-state let women have more freedom than in others?
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  • Sparta
  • Greece
  • Athens
  • Troy

Question 3

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True or False: ancient Sparta was an democracy.
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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(Check all that apply:) The role of a Spartan king was to:
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  • appoint ephors
  • lead army
  • carry out religious ceremonies
  • divide up food and land

Question 5

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The Assembly...
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  • Included all men over the age of 30
  • Included a few men over the age of 60
  • Made decisions about war and peace
  • Elected officials

Question 6

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The Council of Elders...
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  • could order exiles and executions.
  • was the most powerful body in the Spartan government.
  • elected ephors.
  • served as judges.

Question 7

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How many Ephors were there?
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  • 1.
  • 5.
  • 20.
  • all of the men over a certain age.

Question 8

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True or False: Ephors enforced laws and collected taxes.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Which city-state eventually fell behind others in many areas?
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  • Athens
  • Mycenae
  • Troy
  • Sparta

Question 10

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Reform means:
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  • changes for the better
  • to help slaves with their work
  • harsh punishment
  • an event in the very first olympic games

Question 11

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Athens was a direct democracy.
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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Reforms under Pericles include:
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  • Appointed people to positions based on ability.
  • Brought more "ordinary" people into te government.
  • Rebuilt Athens (it was burned by the Persians).
  • Supported learning and the arts.

Question 13

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Athens depended upon trade because...
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  • They wanted to boast that they were the most diverse city.
  • They liked bringing new pottery in.
  • They lacked enough land to grow enough food for the citizens.

Question 14

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Athens had the best [blank_start]navy,[blank_end] while Sparta had the best [blank_start]Army.[blank_end]
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  • navy,
  • army,
  • navy.
  • army.

Question 15

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[blank_start]Both city-states, Athens and Sparta,[blank_end] owned slaves.
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  • Both city-states, Athens and Sparta,
  • Only Sparta
  • Only Athens

Question 16

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True or False: Sparta discouraged trade.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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True or False: Athens discouraged trade.
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Greek religion was [blank_start]polytheistic[blank_end], or worshipped many gods.
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  • polytheistic
  • monotheistic
  • Zoroastrianism
  • ridiculous

Question 19

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Mainland Greece was a _______.
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  • mountain.
  • peninsula
  • island
  • valley

Question 20

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Fill in the blanks about Greece's geography: - Greece's [blank_start]mountains[blank_end] gave protection and isolated each city state's cultures, which led to [blank_start]fighting[blank_end] among the city-states. - Greece's coast encouraged [blank_start]trade[blank_end]. - Greece's [blank_start]rocky soil[blank_end] made it hard to grow crops, which in turn led to trade, [blank_start]colony formation[blank_end], and conflict.
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  • plains
  • mountains
  • crops
  • fighting
  • peace
  • conflict
  • diversity
  • trade
  • nutrient-filled soil
  • rocky soil
  • rocky hills
  • colony formation
  • conflict
  • tourists

Question 21

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The first civilization to develop in the Aegean region was the [blank_start]Minoans[blank_end] who lived on the island of [blank_start]crete[blank_end].
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  • Minoans
  • Myceneans
  • Trojans
  • Athenians
  • Peloponnesus
  • Crete
  • Asia Minor
  • Santorini

Question 22

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King Minos was the ruler of the Minoans.
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Arthur Evans...
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  • discovered the ancient ruins of Knossos and the palace which was buried there.
  • discovered many ancient burial sites and graves.
  • was Heinrich Schliemann's archaelogical partner.

Question 24

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True or False: The Minoans imported oil, wine, jewlery and crafts.
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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The Minoan culture thrived on the island of Sicily.
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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The Minoan civilization was the first civilization in Asia.
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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Two popular sports on Crete were boxing and bull-throwing.
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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In 1450 B.C., the Minoans were conquered by the Romans.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Large wall paintings were called [blank_start]frescoes[blank_end].
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  • frescoes

Question 30

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Which civilization was more warlike: the Minoans or the Myceneans?
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  • Minoans
  • Myceneans

Question 31

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Mycenae was ruled by a royal family known as the...
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  • Evans.
  • Minoans.
  • Atreids.

Question 32

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[blank_start]Agamemnon[blank_end] was king when Mycenae led a huge army of Greek kings and soldiers against the city of Troy. The [blank_start]Greeks[blank_end] won this Trojan War.
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  • Agamemnon
  • Minos
  • Aegeus
  • Persians
  • Greeks

Question 33

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Many historians believe that Mycenae might have been destroyed around the year [blank_start]1100[blank_end] B.C. by an invasion of people from the north - the [blank_start]Dorians[blank_end].
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  • 490
  • 1100
  • 1970
  • Minoans
  • Spartans
  • Dorians

Question 34

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The Greek Dark Age focused on...
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  • art and culture.
  • education - so people could be knowledgeable about basic life procedures.
  • sports and athletic activities, especially competitions.
  • survival and having enough vital life items.

Question 35

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Homer wrote the pieces...
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  • The Odyssey.
  • Theseus and the Minotaur.
  • The Iliad.
  • Herodotus' Histories.

Question 36

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What was Heinrich Schliemann known for?
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  • Bring peace to all of the arguments of the Trojan War.
  • Discovering the ruins of Knossos.
  • Discovering the ruins of Mycenae.
  • Being a harsh and cruel ruler of ancient Athens.

Question 37

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True or False: The Iliad was about Greek soldiers' return from the Trojan war.
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  • True
  • False

Question 38

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True or False: The Odyssey was about Greek soldiers' return from the Trojan War.
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  • True
  • False

Question 39

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People who made important reform in Athens include:
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  • Cleisthenes
  • Pericles
  • Agamemnon
  • Solon
  • King Aegeus
  • Pesistratus

Question 40

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True or False: Darius was king when the Persian Wars, such as the Battle of Marathon and Thermopylae, took place.
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  • True
  • False
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