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Name: _______________________________
Mrs. Oren
Greek Test Practice
1. What stories did Aesop write?
2. What do we call stories that try to explain how the world works?
3. What is a high hill where people could seek shelter and safety in times of war?
4. What is a polis?
5. What is a type of government where citizens take part in the government?
6. Who is a leader who holds power through use of force?
7. Who are the aristocrats?
8. Who has the right to participate in a Democracy?
9. What is a Calvary?
10. What is an agora?
11. Who are a small group of rich, powerful citizens controlling the government?
12. What is an alliance?
13. Who are the Persian governors who collected taxes?
14. How did people vote?
15. Who are Persian soldiers who were chosen for their bravery and skill?
16. What is a group of warriors who stood close together in a square during battle?
17. What is the Parthenon
18. Who are Aristotle, Socrates and Plato?
19. What kind of government did Sparta have?
20. What kind of government did Athens have?
21. Describe the geography and location of Greece.
22. What stories did Homer write? Describe them.
23. What were the benefits and drawbacks of the Athenian Democracy?
24. What was life like for women and children in Athens?
25. What was life like for women and children in Sparta?
Date: _____
SS-Greece
Name: _______________________________
Ms. Oren
Greek Test Practice 2
_________________ War
1. What war are the Battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea from?
2. Why did the war start?
3. Who won?
4. Explain what happened at the end of the battle of Marathon.
_________________ War
5. What was the name of the civil war in Ancient Greece?
6. Who fought in that war?
7. Who won?
8. Why did the war start?
Alexander the Great
9. What area did Alexander the Great conquer?
10. What made Alexander so “Great”?
11. Why did Alexander the Great decide to go home?
Date: _____
SS-Greece