Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In ancient Greece, cities tended to develop
a. | at the top of an acropolis. | c. | around the
agora. | b. | on the edge of the polis. | d. | in the farms and orchards. |
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Those who were considered citizens of a Greek city-state included
a. | all adult men and women born in that city-state. | b. | all adult males,
Greek and foreign-born. | c. | free adult men born in
Greece. | d. | Greek and foreign male workers, free or enslaved. |
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The central interest of the city-state of Sparta was
a. | military strength. | c. | trade and prosperity. | b. | religion and the
arts. | d. | democratic
government. |
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Sparta's army and government were run by
a. | merchants and artisans. | c. | priests. | b. | helots and
perioeci. | d. | aristocrats. |
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One important result of the reforms made in Athens by Solon was that
a. | more Athenians could take part in government. | b. | a strong military
government kept order in the city-state. | c. | punishments for crimes were extremely
harsh. | d. | rules for Athenian citizenship were made stricter. |
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After Cleisthenes made changes in the government, Athens was run by
a. | leaders of the army and navy. | c. | a Council of 500 chosen by
lot. | b. | an elected Council of 500. | d. | a volunteer Assembly. |
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The battle of Marathon was an important victory for
a. | Athens over Sparta. | c. | Athens over the Persians. | b. | the Persians over
Athens. | d. | Sparta over
Athens. |
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What was the Delian League?
a. | An alliance of city-states against Persia, led by Athens | b. | The alliance of
Athens and Sparta against King Xerxes | c. | The opponents of Athens in the Peloponnesian
War | d. | The city-states that revolted against Spartan rule |
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The leader who made Athens a center of art, philosophy, and architecture
was
a. | Pericles. | c. | Draco. | b. | Darius. | d. | Cleisthenes. |
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The last city-state to take over the leadership of an independent Greece
was
a. | Sparta. | c. | Athens. | b. | Thebes. | d. | Delos. |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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The polis was the ____________________ center of Greek life because each polis
was made up of homes and businesses.
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The polis was the ____________________ center of Greek life because each polis
had its own government and laws.
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13.
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The ancient Greeks believed that being a good person meant being a good
____________________.
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A citizen of Sparta had to be born an ____________________.
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Any Athenian citizen could serve on the governing ____________________of Five
Hundred.
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16.
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The ____________________ extended their empire by conquering the Greek
city-states of Ionia.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | helots | f. | perioeci | b. | aristocrat | g. | oligarchy | c. | polis | h. | constitution | d. | agora | i. | acropolis | e. | democratic | j. | Assembly |
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An open square or marketplace
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Government controlled by a small group
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Enslaved farm workers of Sparta
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20.
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Nobles who held political power in Sparta
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21.
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Rules and ideas by which a community is governed
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Geographic and political center of Greek life
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Favoring the equality of all people
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Merchants and artisans of Sparta
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Group that passed laws and decided questions of war and peace
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Fortified hill at the center of a city-state
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Short Answer
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27.
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The modern English adjective "Spartan" comes from the name of the
Greek city-state, Sparta. How does that help you figure out what the phrase "a Spartan
existence" probably means?
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