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Ancient Greece Assessment
1. Which people emphasized duty, strength, and discipline?
A. Athens
B. Persia
C. Sparta
D. Egyptians
2. What battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the
ancient world?
A. Navy
B. Army
C. Phalanx
D. Helot
3. Who built an empire that stretched to India?
A. Pericles
B. Philip II
C. Alexander
D. Aristotle
Use the chart and your knowledge of Social Studies to Answer Question 4-8
below.
4. What form of government was practiced in Sparta?
A. Monarchy
B. Aristocracy
C. Oligarchy
D. Direct Democracy
5. Which form of Government sometimes had a ruler who claimed divine right?
A. Monarchy
B. Aristocracy
C. Oligarchy
6. How did government in Athens evolve?
D. Direct Democracy
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B.
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From a monarchy to an aristocracy
From an aristocracy to a democracy
From a city state to an oligarchy
From an oligarchy to a democracy
7. How do you know that Sparta’s rulers would be hard to overthrow?
A. As long as they didn’t lose their wealth, they were safe.
B. Their rulers claimed divine right
C. They had control of the military
D. The rulers took oaths to protect each other
8. Why is the government during the Age of Pericles referred to as a “direct”
democracy?
A. A group of directors governed by majority rule
B. Citizens ruled directly; they did not elect representatives.
C. Those who could not vote- women, enslaved persons, and foreignersexperienced “indirect” democracy.
D. Citizens in a democracy had sufficient means to meet their needs in a
“direct” way.
9. What caused the major difficulties in uniting ancient Greeks under a single
government?
A. The size of the region
B. The geography of the region
C. The independent nature of people
D. All of the above
10.Why was Alexandria important during the Hellenistic period?
A. As a center of scholarship, Alexandria became second only to Sparta
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B. While working in Alexandria, Ptolemy correctly placed early at the center of
the solar system.
C. It became the foremost center of the Greek army and weapons production.
D. It became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture.
11.What separated the different regions within Greece?
A. Mountains
B. Rivers
C. Dense forests
D. Vast stretches of inhabitable land
12.Which of the following fought the Peloponnesian War?
A. Athens and Sparta
B. Greece and Persia
C. Athens and Thrace
D. Greece and Macedonia
13.Which of the following cultures was not represented in the cultural blend of
Hellenistic culture?
A. Indian
B. Persian
C. Chinese
D. Egyptian
14.Which of the following did Athens and Sparta have in common?
A. They were both city-states
B. They were both democracies
C. They were both military states
D. They were both leaders of the Dalian League.
15.After conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquered which regions?
A. Macedonia and Egypt
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B. Persian Empire, the Indus Valley, and China
C. Persian Empire, Egypt, and the Indus Valley
D. Anatolia, Egypt, the Indus Valley and China
16.Why is it important that Alexander the Great was a student of Aristotle?
A. Aristotle taught Alexander all that was known in the Greek world then.
B. Aristotle taught Alexander how to fight by Greek methods
C. Aristotle taught Alexander the philosophy of stoicism.
D. Aristotle taught Alexander classical strategies to der=feat the Persians.
17.Which of the following was NOT a reason why Alexandria was the foremost
center for the spread of Hellenistic civilization?
A. Its strategic location for commerce
B. Its museum and research library
C. Its military conquests
D. Its rich mix of cultures
18.How did Hellenistic sculpture differ from classical sculpture?
A. It was more realistic and emotional
B. It was made from bronze, not marble
C. It was colossal in size
D. It emphasized the values of order, balance, and proportion
19.Why do archaeologist think the Trojan War actually took place?
A. Troy still exists today but is called Istanbul
B. A German archaeologist found the remains of the Trojan Horse
C. The stories about the war in the Iliad are too realist not to be true
D. An archaeologist discovered the possible remains of ancient Troy.
Use the map and your knowledge of Social Studies to Answer Question 19-22
below.
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20.What is the approximate direct distance in miles between Athens and Troy?
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21.What geographic military advantage did Sparta have that Athens didn’t?
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22.What was the economic advantage of Greece’s geographical location?
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23.What does the location of Greek cities suggest about inland Greece?
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Extended Responses:
24.How did the Spartan society differ from the Athenian? Contrast their values,
their governments, and lifestyles.
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25.What made the Athenian golden age “golden”?
Think about:
 Characteristics of the government
 Size of the empire
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 The cultural life
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