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.
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