Ancient Greece Post Assessment Johnson
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- 1.What makes Greece a peninsula?
- A.
The lack of large rivers
- B.
The water on three sides
- C.
The steep mountain slopes
- D.
The large number of islands
- 2.How did Greek Mountains affect communication?
- A.
They isolated communities.
- B.
They promoted road building.
- C.
They led people to write letters.
- D.
They made farmers stop speaking.
- 3.The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land bacause they
- A.
Did not want to offend the earth god.
- B.
Were afraid of people from other villages.
- C.
Used the land for farming instead of roads.
- D.
Found traveling through the mountains difficult.
- 4.What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?
- A.
Mud
- B.
Rocks
- C.
Bandits
- D.
Climate
- 5.The ancient Greeks worshipped the sea god Poseidon. What does this tell about the Greeks?
- A.
Thy believed in only one god.
- B.
They lived in seperate villages.
- C.
They relied on the sea for travel and trade.
- D.
They stayed away from the sea as much as they could.
- 6.Suppose an adviser told a farmer, " You could grow more crops by using irrigation." What would the Greek farmer most likely reply?
- A.
Our land is too low and flat.
- B.
We do not have a big enough river.
- C.
We do not have the labor to build ditches.
- D.
Our engineers do not have the skill to design that.
- 7.Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?
- A.
They had too many soldiers.
- B.
They were crowded together.
- C.
They could not start colonies.
- D.
They each wanted more land.
- 8.Why did ancient Greek communities trade?
- A.
To stop having to farm
- B.
To get goods they needed
- C.
To enjoy adventures at sea
- D.
To give families work to do
- 9.Which choice of titles would best fit as colomn headings for the chart that is on the board? (LOOK AT THE WHITEBOARD TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.)
- A.
Wants and Needs
- B.
Farms and Villages
- C.
Goods and Services
- D.
Exports and Imports
- 10.How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?
- A.
Different languages made communication difficult.
- B.
Steep mountains kept people from different areas apart.
- C.
Colonies were started by groups from different countries.
- D.
Different kings made different rules about how to govern.
- 11.Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?
- A.
Tyranny
- B.
Oligarchy
- C.
Monarchy
- D.
Democracy
- 12.How did most kings in ancient Greece come to power?
- A.
They inherited from a relative.
- B.
They were elected by the people.
- C.
They paid merchants for support.
- D.
They used soldiers to take control.
- 13.Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning "few"?
- A.
Tyrant
- B.
Oligarch
- C.
Monarch
- D.
Democrat
- 14.Who would most likely said these words? I was in the army when people began to complain about members of the government getting richer while everybody else was getting poorer. So I stepped forward, and with the people's help, I became the leader.
- A.
A king
- B.
A tyrant
- C.
A citizen
- D.
An aristocrat
- 15.How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?
- A.
People might vote unwisely.
- B.
Merchants made all the laws.
- C.
Slaves were equal to free men.
- D.
All citizens shared ruling power.
- 16.How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
- A.
Citizens voted directly on all issues.
- B.
Citizens gave their leaders total power.
- C.
Citizens elected representatives to make laws.
- D.
Citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakers.
- 17.What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
- A.
Nobody should be a slave.
- B.
People should rulee themselves.
- C.
Men and women should be equal.
- D.
Leaders should be both wise and good.
- 18.Which feature of Athens's geography most affected its economy?
- A.
It was on a peninsula.
- B.
It was close to the sea.
- C.
It was built on rocky cliffs.
- D.
It was surrounded by fertile fields.
- 19.Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
- A.
Poor soil
- B.
Broad rivers
- C.
Major highways
- D.
Surrounding mountains
- 20.How would a man become a member of Athen's Council of 500?
- A.
He inherited the position.
- B.
He was elected by citizens.
- C.
He was chosen in a drawing.
- D.
He overthrew a council member.
- 21.Why did Athenian schoolboys have to memorize everything?
- A.
There were not enough books.
- B.
Public speaking was important.
- C.
They wanted to become citizens
- D.
Examinations were very difficult.
- 22.A 12 year old Athenian girl would most likely get her education
- A.
In another city.
- B.
In a day school.
- C.
From a priestess.
- D.
From her mother.
- 23.Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
- A.
Military strength was valued.
- B.
It was organized as a city-state.
- C.
The government had two kings.
- D.
A small group held the most power.
- 24.Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
- A.
Th Assembly
- B.
The military leaders
- C.
The Council of Elders
- D.
The winners of sports games
- 25.Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
- A.
Children did not learn to read.
- B.
Children studied sculpture and painting.
- C.
Both boys and girls got military training.
- D.
Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.
- 26.Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta
- A.
Could not vote.
- B.
Could own a lot of property.
- C.
Had most influence in the home.
- D.
Served equally with men in the army.
- 27.The Persian Empire began in present-day
- A.
Iran.
- B.
Italy.
- C.
Russia.
- D.
North Africa.
- 28.What was one reason Persia attacked Greece?
- A.
Persia wanted revenge.
- B.
Persia wanted farmland.
- C.
Persia wanted Greek culture.
- D.
Persia wanted better schools.
- 29.Suppose that an Athenian soldier wrote this passage, about 480 B.C.E. I will stand shoulder to shoulder with the brave men of Greece-- Spartans as well as my fellow Athenians--and fight to the death, if that is what it takes to stop the Persians. What does this passage indicate?
- A.
Greece had never been invaded before.
- B.
Greek men had never fought without women before.
- C.
Athens and Sparta together would be stronger than Persia.
- D.
Athenians and Spartans would join to fight a common enemy.
- 30.What was an important result of the Persian wars?
- A.
They ended Greek independence.
- B.
They destroyed the city of Sparta.
- C.
They caused the Greeks to invent new gods.
- D.
They prevented Persia from conquering Greece.
- 31.Why is Alexander called "Great"?
- A.
He conquered a huge area.
- B.
He created a lasting empire.
- C.
He spread new kinds of farming.
- D.
He set up independent city-states.
- 32.What was the lasting influence of Alexander's conquests to many places?
- A.
The rise of a new religion
- B.
The spread of Greek culture
- C.
The growth of a nomadic way of life
- D.
The political unity of Asia and Egypt
- 33.Which of the choices below is a part of American democracy that come from the ancient Greeks?
- A.
Juries of citizens
- B.
A Council of Elders
- C.
One official religion
- D.
Independent city-states
- 34.Which one of these list of items would Pythagoras and Euclid most likely have written about?
- A.
Rocks, stones, and dirt
- B.
Skin, blood, and bones
- C.
Lines, circles, and squares
- D.
Actors, costumes, and stages
- 35.Which of these ideas was first introduced in ancient Greece?
- A.
Earth moves around the sun.
- B.
The planets affect human lives.
- C.
It is good to study the night sky.
- D.
The moon seems to change shape.
- 36.Who would be the most likely to use lines of latitude and longitude?
- A.
A painter
- B.
An architect
- C.
A mapmaker
- D.
An astronomer
- 37.What influence from ancient Greece is visible in the picture of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.? (Refer to the picture on the smartboard)
- A.
The use of columns
- B.
The honoring of heroes
- C.
The effect of bright lights
- D.
The importance of religion
- 38.What was the purpose of the first Olympics?
- A.
To honor a Greek god
- B.
To choose military leaders
- C.
To decide who would be king
- D.
To reach the top of Mount Olympus
- 39.How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?
- A.
THey got the citizens to vote.
- B.
They translated Egyptian texts.
- C.
They built complicated machines.
- D.
They observed and asked questions.
- 40.The world's first democracy was located in the city-state of Athens.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 41.Zeus was the father of the gods.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 42.Soldiers who ride horses are called army.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 43.A traditional story that helps explain a culture's beliefs is called a
- A.
Book
- B.
Myth
- C.
Short story
- D.
Legend
- 44.This temple was built on the acropolis above Athens to honor Athena.
- A.
College
- B.
Parthenon
- C.
Agora
- D.
Calvary
- 45.A _______________ is a government in which absolute ruling power is held by one person who is NOT a lawful king.
- 46.This city in ancient Greece was known for its military ability.
- A.
Sparta
- B.
Greece
- C.
Athens
- D.
Italy
- 47.A settlement under the control of a distant country is called a colony.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 48.The body of land surrounded by water on three sides is
- A.
Aegean Sea
- B.
Mediterranean Sea
- C.
Pennisula
- D.
A river
- 49.What did Greek sailors use to help them steer their ships?
- A.
Stars
- B.
Charts
- C.
Radios
- D.
Compasses
- 50.Why is the Battle of Plataea important?
- A.
It let Greece rule Persia.
- B.
It caused Persia to attack.
- C.
It ended the Persian wars.
- D.
It destroyed the Persian navy.
- 51.What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae?
- A.
The Spartans defeated the Persians.
- B.
The Persians defeated the Spartans.
- C.
The Athenians defeated the Persians.
- D.
The Persians defeated the Athenians.
- 52.To defeat the Persians at Marathon, the Greeks made use of
- A.
A strong navy
- B.
A narrow valley
- C.
Bows and arrows
- D.
Long-distance runners
- 53.After the Persians burned Athens to the ground, how did the Athenians continue to fight.
- A.
They used their navy.
- B.
They agreed to surrender.
- C.
They attacked several islands.
- D.
They hid out in the mountains.
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