Deck 8: The Greek Adventure

Question 1

What was an Athenian town meeting of all the free males called?

A)oligarchy
B)ostracism
C)boule
D)deme
E)ekklesia

Answer 1

ekklesia

Question 2

In modern terminology, what is the best definition of a polis ?

A)county
B)city-state
C)town meeting
D)nation
E)province

Answer 2

city-state

Question 3

What was the goal of the Athenians at the start of the Peloponnesian War?

A)Athens wanted to use its navy to defeat all of the other city-states.
B)Athens wanted to create alliances with all their willing neighbors.
C)Athens wanted to conquer territory in Greece and the surrounding areas.
D)Athens wanted to demonstrate its strong military training.
E)Athens wanted to defeat Sparta's navy.

Answer 3

Athens wanted to conquer territory in Greece and the surrounding areas.

Question 4

What was the subject of Homer's Iliad?

A)Athens' war with Carthage
B)the Mycenaean War against Troy
C)the battle of Marathon
D)Troy's battle with the Phoenicians
E)Sparta's participation in the Messenian Wars

Question 5

Which geographical feature was a major benefit for Greece?

A)alpine climate
B)semi-tropical jungles
C)fertile farmland
D)open grasslands
E)excellent harbors

Question 6

Which statement describes Solon's contribution to Athenian government?

A)He established a constitution.
B)He introduced the idea of ostracism.
C)He was the first monarch of the Greek city-state.
D)He reformed the ekklesia.
E)He was the leader of Greece when democracy ended.

Question 7

Which of the following statements was NOT true of the Greek epochs?

A)The Minoan-Mycenaean Age lasted from 2000 B.C.E. to the 1100s B.C.E.
B)During the Hellenistic Age, Greeks interacted with other people to produce a hybrid culture.
C)The Hellenic Period extended from Homer to the Macedonian conquest.
D)The Classical Age was part of the Hellenistic Period.
E)The Hellenistic Period lasted from 300 B.C.E. to 1st Century C.E.

Question 8

Which of the following events occurred first in Greek history?

A)An advanced civilization emerged on mainland Greece.
B)Mycenaeans arrived on Crete.
C)Homer wrote the Iliad .
D)The original Great Palace at Knossos was constructed.
E)The Mycenaeans defeated the Minoans.

Question 9

Which of these groups was NOT excluded from full citizenship in the Greek polis?

A)women
B)freemen under the age of twenty-five
C)slaves
D)freemen over the age of twenty-five
E)resident aliens

Question 10

Which of the following best describes political life in a Greek polis?

A)a large town independent of its surrounding countryside
B)an entity in which as much as 80 percent of the population was excluded from political life
C)a town and its surrounding countryside in which about half the population had the right to vote
D)a democratic place where women were allowed to participate in politics
E)an entity that allowed slaves to hold citizenship

Question 11

What was the Spartan view of culture and public life?

A)practicing democracy
B)promoting individualism
C)total obedience to the state
D)fostering the arts
E)supporting education for both males and females

Question 12

What did the Greek poleis think of the Spartans and their way of life?

A)hatred
B)jealousy
C)contempt
D)admiration
E)indifference

Question 13

Which of the following statements was true of the Peloponnesian War?

A)The Athenians obtained naval aid from the Persians.
B)The war was a technical victory for Sparta.
C)The Athenians provided aid to Corinth.
D)Athens united willing neighboring poleis into the Delian League.
E)The Spartans were able to effectively lead a united Greece.

Question 14

Which leader succeeded in making themselves the sole ruler of Athens?

A)Cleisthenes
B)Solon
C)Pisistratus
D)Pericles
E)Leonidas

Question 15

Which group fell to the Dorians because of internal warfare?

A)Macedonians
B)Athenians
C)Minoans
D)Mycenaeans
E)Spartans

Question 16

What civilization played a large role in the origins of Greece?

A)Minoan
B)Macedonian
C)Persian
D)Athenian
E)Carthaginian

Question 17

The majority of Greeks during the Hellenic Period belonged to which class of people?

A)wealthy and politically influential citizens
B)prosperous merchants
C)skilled artisans
D)professional warriors
E)common peasants

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true of the First Persian War?

A)It was a total defeat of the Persian navy by the Athenians.
B)It was an attack by Xerxes to which several Greek city-states successfully responded.
C)It included the famous battle of Marathon, which saw the Persian leader, Darius I, brought down in defeat.
D)It was a decisive victory for the Spartans at Thermopylae.
E)It was a coalition formed by several Greek city-states that united against a common enemy for the first time.

Question 19

Who introduced to Greece the idea of pushing out citizens who would not conform to the will of their neighbors?

A)Leonidas
B)Alexander
C)Cleisthenes
D)Pericles
E)Philip

Question 20

Who is the person most associated with implementation of democracy in Athens?

A)Xerxes
B)Pisistratus
C)Darius
D)Cleisthenes
E)Solon

Question 21

After Alexander's death, the territories he conquered were divided by his generals into a series of kingdo ms called the ____________________.

Question 22

The second epoch of Greek history, spanning the time of Homer to the Macedonian conquest, is known as the ____________________.

Question 23

What was the critical factor in transforming Sparta into a militaristic polis?

A)the war against the neighboring Messenians
B)the invasions by the Persians
C)the war against Athens
D)its commercial rivalry with Athens
E)its use of slavery to advance its standing as a polis

Question 24

Which of Alexander's generals controlled Egypt?

A)Seleucid
B)Ptolemy
C)Antigonid
D)Pericles
E)Leonidas

Question 25

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Persian Wars?

A)The Greeks defeated the Persians.
B)Athens' power and prestige played a role in the formation of the Delian League with unwilling neighbors.
C)The Greeks lost their independence.
D)The end of the Persian Wars was a crucial turning point for Western civilization.
E)Athens' navy was able to defeat a larger opposing navy.

Question 26

The Dark Age of Greece was probably precipitated by the ____________________ invasions.

Question 27

____________________ was a Greek word that meant rule by a dictator who had seized power illegally.

Question 28

Philip's victory at the Battle of ____________________ marks the effective end of Greek independence.

Question 29

What battle marked the Greek poleis becoming a province of Macedonia?

A)Messenia
B)Marathon
C)Thermopylae
D)Chaeronea
E)Platea

Question 30

How did Alexander encourage Greek immigrants to solidify relationships with the people in newly-conquered territories?

A)stopped collecting taxes
B)showed mercy to prisoners of war
C)chose a general to stay and supervise each newly defeated city-state
D)to follow his example and intermarry with local women
E)used bribes to get local compliance

Question 31

Which modern-day country was NOT a scene of warfare as Alexander set about enlarging his empire?

A)Afghanistan
B)China
C)Pakistan
D)Egypt
E)Iran

Question 32

The independent-minded Greek poleis tended to unite only when confronted by what sort of political or military conditions?

A)A rival polis showed unexpected economic prosperity.
B)They wished to spread their empire to Egypt.
C)They were confronted with threats from Roman imperialism.
D)They viewed a particular polis or external enemy as a common threat.
E)They wanted to plunder foreign lands much like pirates would do.

Question 33

Which statement is true of the kingdoms that emerged from the breakup of Alexander's empire?

A)The Antigonid Kingdom controlled the entire Greek mainland.
B)The Seleucids in Persia failed mainly because their kingdom was too small and poor.
C)The Antigonids controlled the richest of the three kingdoms.
D)Thousands of Greeks who immigrated to the Ptolemaic Kingdom intermixed with Egyptian upper class.
E)All three kingdoms lasted until the arrival of the Roman in the fourth century B.C.E.

Question 34

The Spartan state was headed by a group of elected officials called ____________________.

Question 35

The ____________________ was a 500-citizen council charged with administrative and legislative powers in Athens.

Question 36

Why did Alexander turn back after conquering India?

A)He fell ill.
B)His army could not cross the mountain ranges to go into China.
C)India was as far as he wanted to go.
D)His army mutinied and refused to go any further.
E)Civil war in Greece forced him to return.

Question 37

A(n)____________________ means rule by those who are born into the leading families.

Question 38

During the Second Persian War, Spartan troops distinguished themselves at the battles of ____________________ and ____________________.

Question 39

Which of Alexander's generals controlled the Kingdom of Persia?

A)Ptolemy
B)Seleucid
C)Antigonid
D)Cleisthenes
E)Darius III

Question 40

____________________ was the condition of slavery under Spartan domination.

Question 41

Term for identification: Persian Wars

Question 42

Term for identification: Odyssey

Question 43

Term for identification: Messian Wars

Question 44

Compare and contrast the political and military situation in Greece during the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War. Address how the Greeks reacted to an external threat and how the outcomes triggered the fall of the classical Greek civilization.

Question 45

Term for identification: Mycenaeans

Question 46

Term for identification: polis

Question 47

Term for identification: Alexander the Great

Question 48

Term for identification: Homer

Question 49

Term for identification: Oligarchy

Question 50

Compare and contrast Athens with Sparta highlighting social, economic, political, and military issues.

Question 51

Discuss Greek history in terms of its three distinct epochs, including the achievements and challenges of each epoch.

Question 52

Describe the development of the institution of the polis in ancient Greece. Explain how the poleis affected the political developments that took place in ancient Greece. Provide examples of ancient Greece's influence on governments of the Western world today.

Question 53

Term for identification: Hellenistic Kingdoms

Question 54

Assess the career of Alexander the Great, and gauge the depth of his contributions to the advancement (or detriment)of civilization.

Question 55

Term for identification: Cleisthenes

Question 56

Explain the ways in which geography shaped the ancient Greek civilization in terms of economic, political, and military developments.