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NAME: _____________________ DATE:______________________ PERIOD:____________________ GREECE PRACTICE QUIZ 1. All the following are the claims to fame of the ancient Greeks EXCEPT: Cradle of Western civilization Realistic depiction of human body in sculpture Oldest continuous civilization Birthplace of democracy Olympic games Scientific thought Belief in the worth of the individual 2. What is the oldest civilization in Europe, that developed the written language called “Linear A”? Mycenaean Egyptian Minoan 3. What is unusual about this early civilization? It had no written language It did not develop in a river valley They did not have farming 4. Where might the Atlantis story have originated? The island of Crete The island of Cyprus The island of Thera (Santorini) The island of Sicily 5. Who were the Aryan invaders who took over and created “Linear B” writing? Minoans Turks Mycenaeans Sea Peoples 6. What do the people of Greece call themselves? “Greeks” “Middle Kingdom People” “Hellenes” “People of Baharat” 7. What is a peninsula? An island A bay A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water A mountain where the gods are supposed to live 8. What has Greece been called? A maze within a maze A peninsula made up of peninsulas An island within an island 9. How much of Greece is mountainous? 20% 40% 60% 80% 10. How did the Greek alphabet develop? From the Phoenician alphabet (Linear B was lost in the “Dark Ages”) From the Mycenaean Linear B MATCH THE GREEK DEITY WITH THE DESCRIPTION BELOW: Poseidon Artemis Demeter Zeus Apollo Dionysus Athena Asclepius Hermes 11. Goddess of wisdom _____Athena_______________ 12. God of the sun __________Apollo________________ 13. God of wine and pleasure _____Dionysus___________ 14. Goddess of the harvest ______Demeter____________ 15. God of the sea ___________Poseidon____________ 16. Father /king of the gods _____Zeus_______________ 17. Messenger of the gods ______Hermes_____________ 18. God of healing ____________Asclepius____________ 19. Goddess of the hunt ________Artemis_____________ 20. Who was Homer? The first ruler of Athens The author who wrote down the poems about the Trojan War The most famous philosopher in ancient Greece 21. What was The Iliad? The story of the hero Odysseus trying to find his way home The story of the heroes of Greece as they fought the Trojan War 22. What is the Odyssey? The story of the hero Odysseus trying to find his way home The story of the heroes of Greece as they fought the Trojan War 23. What is the Acropolis? The raised area high above the city of Athens The temple of Athena, with a giant statue of the goddess inside The giant Greek warships, with three levels of rowers 24. What is the Parthenon? The raised area high above the city of Athens The temple of Athena, with a giant statue of the goddess inside 25. Where can you find the world’s only full-scale replica of the Parthenon that looks the way the building did during the Golden Age? A. Seattle, Washington B. New York, New York C. Nashville, Tennessee D. London, England 26. How were Greek states similar? (two answers) They had the same language They made war on each other They had the same religion They all spoke Latin 27. How were Greek states lacking cohesion? (one answer) They had the same language They made war on each other They had the same religion They all spoke Latin 28. What is “democracy”? Government by the people Government by a dictator Government by the rich 29. What is an aristocracy? Rich and powerful people Merchants and craftsmen Soldiers and sailors 30. How did the increased affluence (wealth) of the merchants and artisans affect their political power? A. With their wealth, they could afford horses and chariots, and maintain control of the Greek city-states B. With more wealth, they could afford armor, swords, and spears, and challenge the aristocrats 31. What is a “tyrant”? A democratically-elected leader of a city A single ruler who takes power by force 32. What would you call something that is a trick to get inside your defenses? A. Achilles’ Heel B. Midas Touch C. Zorba the Greek D. Trojan horse Match the city-state below with the descriptions: Athens Sparta Both 33. Famous for its warrior culture _____________________Sparta________________ 34. Famous for its philosophers _______________________Athens_______________ 35. Forced conquered people to work the land like slaves ___Sparta_______________ 36. Had a democratic government ____________________Athens________________ 37. Read the stories of Homer and idolized Achilles ________both________________ 38. Made boys train as soldiers from the age of seven _______Sparta______________ 39. Believed that people should have a well-rounded education ___Athens__________ 40. Spoke the Greek language ________________both_______________________ 41. Left weak babies outside to die of exposure ____Sparta_____________________ 42. Had a famous temple of Athena ______Athens_____________________________ 43. Famous for its theater and plays ______Athens_____________________________ 44. Believed real men (citizens) could also be farmers ___Athens__________________ 45. Believed in Zeus, Apollo, Poseidon, etc. ______both_________________________ 46. What does “draconian” mean? Very harsh or strict (referring to laws, punishments, etc.) Very relaxed and carefree 47. Who was Solon? A ruler of Athens famous as the lawgiver who cancelled debts A ruler of Athens famous for ruling during the “Golden Age of Athens” 48. Who was Pericles? A ruler of Athens famous for cancelling debts A ruler of Athens famous for ruling during the “Golden Age of Athens” 49. Who could take part in Athenian democracy? Women Slaves Children Foreigners Adult Male Citizens 50. What is a “barbarian”? A. an uncivilized person C. a person who is a great warrior B. a person who does not think deeply 51. Where does the word “barbarian” come from? A. It is an Egyptian word that describes a tomb B. It is a word that makes fun of the way speakers of non-Greek languages talk C. It is a word that comes from Persian to Greek Match the following people with the descriptions below: Achilles Midas Icarus Hades Persephone Socrates Alexander Plato Aristotle 52. Beautiful girl who was forced to live in the underworld for seven months out of the year ____________Persephone__________________________________________________ 53. The hero of the siege of Troy _________________Achilles_____________________________________________ 54. Philosopher who sought truth and questioned everything. He believed truth could be found through questions and answers, and said “know thyself” __________________Socrates___________________________________________ 55. The leader who conquered the Persian Empire and invaded India, then died at 33 ________________Alexander______________________________________________ 56. The boy who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death _______________________Icarus__________________________________________ 57. Philosopher who said the world around us is real, and that to know the truth, people should study the real world objectively. His writings spurred the development of scientific thought in the Middle Ages ____________________Aristotle___________________________________________ 58. Brother of Zeus, ruler of the underworld __________________________Hades_______________________________________ 59. Greedy king who wished he could turn everything he touched into gold ____________________________Midas______________________________________ 60. Philosopher who said the world may not be real, and that people should not trust their senses; they should study math and geometry to find truth _____________________________Plato_______________________________ 61. What is an “agora”? A temple to the gods A square, marketplace, public forum The government building A giant gold statue 62. What is a “plague”? A. a widespread disease B. a swarm of insects C. a weather disaster Match the following battles / wars with the descriptions below: Peloponnesian War Salamis Thermopylae Marathon Plataea 63. Where 300 Spartans famously held a pass against overwhelming Persian forces ________Thermopylae_______________________________________________ 64. Where Athenian soldiers defeated a larger Persian invasion force on the beach. A race is run to memorialize the battle and the heroic act of the messenger who ran all the way to Athens to report news of the victory and then died of exhaustion __________Marathon__________________________________________________ 65. A naval battle where Athenian trireme ships destroyed the larger Persian fleet in a narrow strait, forcing the Persian army to retreat ______Salamis____________________________________________ 66. A war between Athens and Sparta after the Persian threat was gone. They fought largely in Sicily, and the war ended when the Spartan surrounded Athens and forced them to surrender after a long siege (and a plague broke out in the city) _______Peloponnesian War______________________________________________ 67. The battle in which Athens and Sparta fought together to defeat the Persian invaders, finally forcing the Persians to abandon their plans of conquest. __________Plataea_________________________________ 68. Alexander the Great was from ___________________. A. Athens C. Macedonia B. Sparta D. Corinth 69. Alexander can be said to have briefly controlled all of the following places completely EXCEPT: Greece Egypt India Macedonia Mesopotamia Afghanistan 70. Alexander won his battles against the Persians _________________________. because his armies were always bigger than theirs. by striking through their weak points straight at their leaders. 71. Before the death of Alexander it was the ____________________ Age; after his death it was the ____________________ Age. A. Hellenistic; Hellenic C. Age of Greece; Age of Rome B. Hellenic; Hellenistic D. Golden Age; Dark Age 72. Greeks were famous for the following achievements EXCEPT: A. Simple steam engine B. Archimedes’ Screw C. Geometry D. Determining the circumference of the earth E. A 29-gear calculator F. A giant tomb called a “mausoleum” G. Water clocks H. pulleys, levers, block and tackle I. Solar-powered heat ray J. A library of half a million scrolls K. 450-foot-tall lighthouse L. Silk production M. Giant amphitheaters N. Catapults, ballistas, and chain-drive repeating crossbows O. Pumps, water organs GOVERNMENT QUIZ What conclusions can be drawn about the development of democracy from the Greek experience: 1. - With regards to equality? A. The more equality there is, the more easily a democracy can be created B. The less equality there is, the more easily a democracy can be created 2. - With regards to trade? A. Trade is a problem that prevents democracy B. Trade is a benefit that helps democracy grow 3. - With regards to debt? A. Debt is good for the growth of democracy B. Democracy grows best when the debts of the people are forgiven 4. With regards to the amount of money in circulation? A. The less money in circulation, the better for democracy B. The more money in circulation, the better for democracy