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Chapter 8- Ancient Greeks
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1. People who lived in _____ influenced early civilization in Greece.
2.Trade with Greek colonies in Asia Minor brought the first _____ to ancient Greece.
3.Which of the following statements best explains why direct democracy worked in ancient Athens?
a. The council controlled the work of the assembly.
b. People were paid to take part in government.
c. The city-state’s population was small.
d. Free people could vote and hold office.
4.Who benefited most from the oligarchies that governed many ancient Greek city-states?
5.All of the following leaders contributed to the development of democracy in ancient Athens EXCEPT
a. Cleisthenes.
c. Pericles.
b. Draco.
d. Solon.
6.What was Sparta best known for throughout ancient Greece?
7.Who held the most power in Sparta’s government?
8.
According to the Venn diagram, how did government in Sparta differ from government in Athens?
a. Sparta’s citizens had a smaller voice in their government.
b. Sparta had a smaller council than Athens.
c. The council had less power in Sparta than it did in Athens.
d. Women were citizens in Sparta but not in Athens.
9.Colonization brought the greatest change to a city-state’s _____ because they grew rich from trade.
10.By what means did Sparta obtain the resources it needed for growth?
11.How did the roles and rights of women in Sparta differ from the roles and rights of women in most other Greek city-states?
12.The ancient Greek form of government in which one leader ruled with the people’s support was called
13.In Sparta, ordinary citizens
a. were all aristocratic.
b. had most of their important decisions made for them.
c. were foreigners from other lands in Europe.
d. were governed by a tyrant.
14.In the mid 400s B.C., Athens created citizen juries, which
15.The idea of _____, or a membership in a community, was developed in Athens and gave individuals rights and
responsibilities.
16.Which of the following does NOT describe how the development of trade affected the economy of ancient Greece?
a. The demand for more products to export led to a growth in agriculture.
b. Customs and ideas were exchanged throughout the Mediterranean region.
c. Greeks began to use coins to trade with other countries.
d. Merchants grew wealthy and built large fleets.
17.A Greek ship sailing from Athens to Rhodes would travel in a _____ direction.
18.Which of the following was NOT a word or tradition that originated in the Greek civilization?
a. Olympics
c. democracy
b. calligraphy
d. politics
19.The rise of a merchant class was part of what other aspect of the expansion of the Greek city-states?
20.Which of the following ideas from Pericles’ Funeral Oration does NOT demonstrate a democratic value?
a. All are equal before the law.
b. Class not ability is more important.
c. Ability rather than class is more important.
d. Not all are suited to be in a position of public responsibility.
21.Many of the Greek city-states developed sea trade as part of their economies. Why did Sparta never become a sea power?
22.How might the Athenians’ “addiction to innovation” have prepared them for the peak era of the Greek empire, known as
the Hellenistic Period?
a. By being willing to accept new ideas, Athenian culture disappeared and a superior one
took its place.
b. By accepting new ideas, the Athenians showed their willingness to accept Hellenic
government.
c. By being willing to innovate, Athenian society showed that democracy could not work
during the Hellenic period.
d. By being open to change, the Athenians were willing to try new ideas, ones that led to
greatness.
Completion
Complete each statement.
1.The basic unit of ancient Greek government was the city-state, or ________.
2.In ancient Greek society, foreigners were known as __________.
3.The roles and lives of women in __________ shocked most ancient Greeks.
4.Many Greek city-states practiced a form of government called ___________, in which a council of aristocrats made laws
that usually benefited the people with the most wealth.
5.Colonization brought the greatest change to a city-state’s _________________ because they grew rich from trade.
6.The form of government we know today as ___________ first arose in the Greek city-states of Athens.
7.The Spartan assembly elected five _________, who were responsible for the day-to-day operation of the government.
8.A _________ was a non-free person in Sparta who belonged to the polis and was forced to farm the land.