Classical Greece

Which geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in ancient Greece?

• broad plains

• mountain ranges

• numerous ports

• navigable rivers

One way in which filial piety in Confucian China and citizenship in ancient Athens are similar is that both

• emphasized duties and responsibilities in society

• encouraged the development of advanced technology

• promoted respect for the physical environment

• required that legalist principles be followed

One way in which the ancient city-state of Athens and the Gupta Empire are similar is that both

• allowed universal suffrage

• developed matriarchal societies

• promoted art and literature

• established plantation agriculture

Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

• rulers of the Roman Republic

• artists of the Italian Renaissance

• religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation

• philosophers of ancient Greece

Greece is located along the

• Black Sea

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• South China Sea

Greece is a(n)

• peninsula

• island

• archipelago

• subcontinent

The Tang Dynasty in China, the Gupta Empire in India, and the city-state of Athens in Greeceduring their golden ages were known as eras of

• major industrial development

• intense nationalism

• economic poverty and political upheaval

• artistic and intellectual achievement

One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of

• absolute monarchies

• separate, independent city-states

• extensive trade with the Persians

• belief in one God

Which statement most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?

• “I have never heard of a society like Sparta that believes in only one God.”

• “I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens.”

• “This society allows for more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens.”

• “The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.”

In this Greek city-state, emphasis was placed on receiving an education, the arts, poetry, music

• Athens

• Sparta