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World History                                  Chapter 10 Assessment

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

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.
 

 2. 

Sparta's army and government were run by
a.
merchants and artisans.
c.
priests.
b.
helots and perioeci.
d.
aristocrats.
 

 3. 

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.
 

 4. 

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.
 

 5. 

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
 

 6. 

The leader who made Athens a center of art, philosophy, and architecture was
a.
Pericles.
c.
Draco.
b.
Darius.
d.
Cleisthenes.
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 7. 

The polis was the ____________________ center of Greek life because each polis had its own government and laws.
 

 

 8. 

The ancient Greeks believed that being a good person meant being a good ____________________.
 

 

 9. 

Any Athenian citizen could serve on the governing ____________________of Five Hundred.
 

 

Matching
 
 
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
 

 10. 

An open square or marketplace
 

 11. 

Government controlled by a small group
 

 12. 

Enslaved farm workers of Sparta
 

 13. 

Rules and ideas by which a community is governed
 

 14. 

Geographic and political center of Greek life
 

 15. 

Merchants and artisans of Sparta
 

 16. 

Fortified hill at the center of a city-state
 

Short Answer - Choose one (5 points)
 

 17. 

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?
 

 18. 

Explain how Athenian Democracy can be considered both a great thing and yet, also be open to criticism in how it was carried out.
 



 
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