1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Greece?
a. peninsula b. many islands c. mountainous d. mostly fertile land
2. Approximately ___________ of Greece is covered by mountains.
A. 2/3 b. 3/4 c. 1/2 d. 1/4
3. 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
e.
All of these
6. Tribes were governed by
a. Warrior kings or queens d.
All of these
b. Chieftains e. none of these
c. Tribal leaders chosen by warriors
7. Who were the first European barbarians to make contact with
civilization?
a. Greeks d. Phoenicians
b. Hittites
e. People
of Asian Minor
c. Celts
8. Which of the following modern-day countries would NOT be
considered a member of “Western civilization”?
a. Greece
d. Italy
b. England
e. United States
c. China
9. What is the name of the sea located just west of the Greek
mainland?
a. Mediterranean Sea
d. Ionian Sea
b. Aegean Sea e.
Chesapeake Bay
c. Atlantic Ocean
10. What is the name of the sea located just east of the Greek
mainland?
a. Mediterranean Sea
d. Ionian Sea
b. Aegean Sea
e.
Chesapeake Bay
c. Atlantic Ocean
11. What were the major crops the Aegean people lived on?
a. Rice, vines, and olives
b. Potatoes, vines, and olives
c. Grain, vines, and olives
d. Onions, wheat, and beer
e. Corn, wheat, and rice
12. Which civilization arose on the island of Crete?
a. Mycenaean
d. Persian
b. Minoan
e.
Phoenician
c. Spartan
13. Which civilization established settlements along the Greek
mainland’s southern shore and on some islands?
a. Mycenaean
d. Persian
b. Minoan
e.
Phoenician
c. Spartan
14. Which civilization built massive walls to protect themselves
from attack?
a. Mycenaean
d. Persian
b. Minoan e.
Phoenician
c. Spartan
15. A period of Greek history in which the population dropped,
ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use, is called the
a. First Persian War d. Dark Ages
b. Megalithic Destruction e. None
of these
c. Collapse of Crete
16. Following this time period, the Greeks joined which group as
the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean?
a. Etruscans
d. Persians
b. Egyptians e. Phoenicians
c. Hittites
17. In historical writing, the letter “c” might appear before a
date, as in “c. 1500 BC.” What does this
“c” mean?
a. around
d. All of these
b. about e. None
of these
c. circa
18. By 600 BC, Greek city-states dotted the coastlines around
the Mediterranean Sea. These were called
a. colonies d. Hoplites
b. demos
e. Megaliths
c. Starbucks
19. Although they varied in size, ancient Greek city-states most
closely resembled what modern-day geographical feature?
a. cities d. nations
b. counties
e. continents
c. states
20. 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.
a. democracy c. oligarchy
b. monarchy
d. tyranny
21. This is a form of government in which decisions were made by
the majority of adult male citizens.
a. democracy
c. Oligarchy
b. monarchy
d. Tyranny
22. This is a form of government in which a self-proclaimed
dictator held power.
a. democracy c. Oligarchy
b. monarchy
d. Tyranny
23. This is a form of government in which power is held by a
single ruler, and is often passed along from father to son.
a. democracy c. Oligarchy
b. monarchy
d. Tyranny
24. Spartans used this government system.
a. democracy
c. Oligarchy
b. monarchy
d. Tyranny
25. At what age did Spartan males begin their military training?
a. seven
d. eighteen
b. twelve
e.
twenty-one
c. fifteen
26. What was the wealthiest city-state in the ancient Greek
world?
a. Athens d. Sparta
b. Thebes
e. Argos
c. Corinth
27. This was the high fortified citadel and religious center of
an ancient Greek town.
a. Parthenon
d. helos
b. Pantheon
e. polites
c. Acropolis
28. This was the name of the southern peninsula where Sparta was
located.
a. Anatolia d.
Stonehenge
b. Mt. Olympus
e. Peloponnesus
c. Crete
29. These were massive fighting ships with three banks of oars,
used to ram or board enemy ships.
a. phalanxes
d. Biremes
b. hoplites
e. Triremes
c. tyrants
30. This was a heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of
ancient Greece.
a. phalanx
d. Bireme
b. hoplite
e. Trireme
c. tyrant
Short answer.
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?
- Around 1150 BC, Mycenae was sacked and
all the other fortified settlements were deserted. Populations dropped, ships
no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use. This crisis led to The Dark Ages
lasting for about four centuries, beginning in 1150 to around 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?
- Homer composed epic stories and tales
called “The Iliad and the Odyssey” during the Dark Ages in 750 to 700 BC. These
were passed down through word of mouth, because writing wasn’t used much anymore
back then. Homer would basically memorize his compositions and tell them to
people along the streets.
3.
The
word “Mediterranean” originally meant…
- Center of the earth or between lands.
The people of Greece believed they were the center of the civilizations or villages.
They didn’t have knowledge of other lands, because of the belief the Earth was
flat.
4.
What
were prominent and long-established Athenian land-owners called?
- The Aristocrats were members of the
prominent and long-established Athenian families that traditionally ruled the city-states
and the increasingly numerous demos.
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