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World Studies
Test Date: __________
Name ______________________
Greece
Study Guide: Ch. 25, 26, 27, 31
Instructions: Your test will be multiple choice, matching, and fill-in the blank.
Use this study guide to prepare for the test.
Ch.25
Define :
Isolated communities
colonists
colonies
merchants
trade
settlements
shelter
You have read about many ways Greece’s geography affected aspects of ancient Greeks’ lives.
1. List two of Greece’s geographic features.
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2. List one effect Greece’s geography had on the food ancient Greeks ate.
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3. List one effect Greece’s geography had on travel.
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4. List one effect Greece’s geography had on relations with others.
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Ch. 26
Define:
monarchy
assembly
oligarchy
tyranny
democracy
aristocrats
oligarch
1. What type of government does the following list
describe?
• There is one ruler.
• The ruler usually inherited power.
• The ruler passed on leadership to his son.
0 A. democracy
0 B. monarchy
0 C. oligarchy
0 D. tyranny
4. Which of the following best describes democracy in
Athens?
0 A. Citizens elected representatives to make
decisions.
0 B. Only free men could speak in the Assembly.
0 C. Widows replaced their dead husbands in the
Assembly.
0 D. Citizens supported oligarchs, who made
decisions.
2. How did tyrants sometimes lose power?
0 A. They died of old age or illness.
0 B. They were replaced by stronger individuals.
0 C. They were overthrown by the people.
0 D. They were voted out of office.
5. Who most likely would have said these words?
“I was in the army when people started complaining
that members of the government were getting richer
and passing laws that made everyone else poorer.
So I stepped forward, and with their help, I became
leader.”
0 A. a king
0 B. a citizen
0 C. an aristocrat
0 D. a tyrant
3. How were laws developed in a monarchy?
0 A. The Assembly voted on them.
0 B. The king made them.
0 C. The aristocrats made them.
0 D. There were no laws in a monarchy.
Ch. 27
Define:
agora
1. Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What
conclusion might you draw from this?
4. How did someone become a member of
Athens’s Council of 500?
0 A. Sparta discouraged trade with other citystates.
0 B. Spartan money was more valuable than
Athenian money.
0 C. Sparta encouraged trade with lands reached
by boat.
0 D. Spartan money was easier to use than
Athenian money.
0 A. He inherited the position.
0 B. He was chosen by a random drawing.
0 C. He was elected by citizens.
0 D. He overthrew a council member.
2. Sparta got the land it needed by conquering its
neighbors. What happened after Sparta
conquered a neighboring land?
0 A. Spartans demanded that the conquered people
leave the land and let Spartans move in.
0 B. Spartans demanded that the conquered people
give Sparta much of their food crops.
0 C. The conquered people moved to Sparta and
sold their goods in the marketplace.
0 D. The conquered people traveled by sea to
other countries to trade for barley and wheat.
3. What was the role of the Assembly in the
Athenian government?
0 A. The Assembly suggested new laws, and the
council voted on them.
0 B. The Assembly approved new laws, but the
council could overrule them.
0 C. The Assembly approved new laws after the
council suggested them.
0 D. The Assembly suggested new laws after the
kings approved them.
5. What best describes education in Sparta?
0 A. Children did not learn to read.
0 B. Both boys and girls learned to cook and
clean.
0 C. Both boys and girls got military training.
0 D. Children studied sculpture and painting.
6. Which of the following is evidence that Spartan
women had more rights than Athenian women?
0 A. Spartan women could own their own
property.
0 B. Spartan women had the most influence in the
home.
0 C. Spartan women could speak at the Assembly.
0 D. Spartan women served in the army until they
were 60.
Ch. 31
Define:
geometry
longitude
latitude
For each area of life listed in the table, write or draw an ancient Greek contribution that continues to
influence us today. For example, you might draw the Olympic Games logo for “Sports and Entertainment.”
Area of Life
Language
Sports and
Entertainment
Government
Astronomy
Mathematics
Evidence of Greek Influence Today