Ancient Greece Final Quiz

Why were ancient Greek city-states isolated (had little contact) from one another?

• They didn't like each other

• They had a lot of contact with one another

• The geography (mountains and seas) made it difficult to travel

• The gods and godesses didn't want them to interact

Polis is a Greek word that can be translated to mean _________?

• city-state

• police

• village

• Zeus

Each city had an _______, or elevated city, that served as a sacred, religious center in the city.

• theater

• wall

• polis

• acropolis

Each polis had a downtown _______, an open space in the center of town that served as a marketplace and as a place for debating politics.

• wall

• agora

• theater

• temple

Which type of Greek column had elaborate designs with flowers and plants at the top?

• Doric

• Ionic

• Corinthian

• None

Which ancient Greek city valued education, clear thinking, and the arts?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Olympia

• Mycenae

Which ancient Greek city sent their young boys off to the military at age 7 to lie, cheat, and steal in order to grow into tough warriors?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Troy

• Thebes

Which type of government is ruled by a monarch (king/queen) that is bound by a constitution?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Anarchy

Which type of government is ruled by a small group of wealthy men?

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Which type of government is ruled by one man who takes power illegally and rules by fear? North Korea is an example of this type of government.

• Oligarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship