Download Greece Test 2010

Greece Test 2010
World History I
Putvain
Name ____________________________
Part One: Word Identification
1.
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Minoans
A
Blind poet who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey
2.
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Trojan War
B
3.
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Homer
C
4.
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Dorians
D
A war between the Myceneans and the city of Troy over control of trade routes or
a beautiful woman
Time period in a ancient Greece between 1100 and 800 bc marked by conflict and
war.
Groups of invaders who settled in Greece and eventually became the Spartans
5.
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Dark Ages
E
Civilization on the island of Crete that developed much of the culture that would
become Greece.
6.
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Polis
A
Type of government that is ruled by one king.
7.
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Aristocracy
B
Type of government where only people who own land get to make decisions.
8.
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Tyrants
C
A leader who is chosen by the military and makes decisions by himself
9.
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Democracy
D
A city
10. ______
Monarchy
E
A type of government where all citizens get to participate in making decisions.
11.______
Darius
A
First battle where a small Athenian army defeated the larger Persian army.
12.______
Xerxes
B
Group of people led by King Philip who eventually conquered Greece.
13. ______
Thermopylae
C
A military alliance of Greek city states where the money collected was supposed to
go towards defending against the Persians.
14. ______
Marathon
D
15.______
Delian League
Leader of Athens during the Peloponnesian War. Wanted to make Athens the most
beautiful, perfect city in the world.
16. ______
Pericles
E
Persian Emperor who first launched an attack against Greece
17.______
Macedonians
F
Battle where 300 Spartan warriors held off the entire Persian army by fighting to
the last man
G
2nd Persian Emperor who attacked Greece and lost.
18.______
Philosophy
A
19. ______
Socrates
B
Greek philosopher who encouraged people to question all that they thought they
believed.
Philosopher who wrote about astronomy, physics, government and logic.
20. ______
Aristotle
C
Famous building in Athens that is considered the “perfect” building.
21. ______
Plato
D
22. ______
Comedy
E
Philosopher who wrote that the best government would be one where the wisest
got to rule.
A science devoted to “wisdom”
23. ______
Tragedy
F
Father of history.
24. ______
Parthenon
G
A type of play that made fun of important people or events
25. ______
Herodotus
H
A type of play where the hero would be defeated but in so doing would teach a
valuable lesson
Part Two
For each of the following label whether or not the question describes a quality of Athens,
Sparta or both.
1. ___________________ All decisions were voted on by an Assembly of all male
citizens.
2. __________________ Women had no rights and were expected to stay at home
and obey their husbands.
3. ___________________ Had a large population of slaves called Helots
4. ____________________ Boys who could afford it attended school with a
rounded education of physical and cultural pursuits.
5. ____________________ Trained to be in the military from 7-30 years old
6. ___________________ Used oracles to determine the will of the gods
7. ___________________ Government was run by two kings
8. ___________________ Worshipped Zeus as well as their local gods
9. ___________________ Economy was mostly based on the creation of arts and
crafts and trade.
10. ___________________ Participated in the Olympic games
Part Three: Lecture Multiple Choice.
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What makes Greece different from all the other ancient civilizations is that
A. their society was all based around serving the gods
B. Their environment was constantly trying to kill them.
C. They were focused on the rights and pleasure of the individual
D. They did not practice any form of slavery.
In 500 bc, the only thing that stood in the way of Persia taking over all of Europe was:
A. Deserts
B. Greece
C. Oceans
D. Jungles
Which of the following shows us that the Minoans were obsessed with enjoying life as an individual.
A. Colorful and “Open” fashions
B. Elaborately decorated houses
C. Entertainments involving spectacular thrills, spills and gorings
D. All of the above – plus fantastic hair!
Homer’s stories about the Trojan War developed the idea of the individual by:
A. Emphasizing the role of heroes and their individual actions instead of great kings
B. Showing how the whole thing was fought over a body of water.
C. Demonstrating how the Trojan king could defeat the Greek democracy.
D. All of the above
Which is not a reason that Greece was never a united kingdom.
A. Each city spoke their own language
B. Mountains and islands separated each city making it hard to travel back and forth.
C. Each city was made up of either Myceneans or Dorians who had very different cultures
D. They were too afraid of any one person having too much power to have one king.
The Greek phalanx was an effective fighting technique as long as:
A. the battle ground was hilly
B. the enemy wasn’t using one too
C. the army only had a few soldiers
D. all the soldiers worked together and didn’t chicken out
The Greeks managed to defeat the Persian army because
A. They had to rely on tricky and smart battle plans to make up for their smaller numbers
B. The Persians had problems in their government back home.
C. The Greeks were fighting for themselves and to protect their homes, but the Persians were
just hired to do the job.
D. All of the above
The Golden Age of Pericles upset other Greek city-states because:
A. Pericles allied himself as a trade partner with the Persians
B. Because Pericles took away the rights of farmer citizens
C. Athens was rebuilt using money from other cities that was supposed to go to defending each other
D.Pericles executed Socrates
Pericles plan for winning the Peloponnesian war was to…
A. Launch a massive naval attack against the city of Sparta
B. Hide in the city of Athens until the Spartans gave up and went home.
C. Hope that the Spartans caught the Plague and all died.
D. Hire the Persian army to defeat the Spartans
As a result of the Peloponnesian War:
a. Greece reached new heights of power
b. The Spartans conquered Persia by hiring the Athenian navy.
c. Each city state was so weakened that they were eventually conquered by the Macedonians
d. Athens controlled all of Greece
E
C
F
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G
I
H
B
A
D
1. _______ Athens
8______ Thermopylae
2. ______ Sparta
9______ The Hellespont
3. _______ Olympia
10. _____ Crete (yep – just to see
who is paying attention)
4_______ Mediterranean Sea
5. _________ Aegean Sea
6______ Troy
7. _______ Marathon
Greece
Historical Connection Assessment
Name___________________
What do you personally need to learn from the Greeks about being the best individual
possible? In your response, reflect on the things you would work to improve, where you
currently are at and what it would take to improve, and finally how your personal efforts
would raise the entire school up.
If you are stopping here, is it really the best?
Hey, there’s a backside – keep going- you can do better!
Not bad, but there’s still more space. You must have something else you can show me.
OK, Good job- but you don’t want to be too proud.