RECA Ancient Greece Review

True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.

• True

• False

Which element was one of the main differences between the societies of ancient Athens and Sparta?

• the importance of slavery

• the existence of social classes

• the type of education given to boys

• the participation of women in politics

What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?

• Tyrants

• Philosophers

• Scientists

• Prophets

What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?

• Trojans

• Athenians

• Persians

• Mycenaeans

Which factor contributed most to the start of the Hellenistic Age?

• Pericles strong leadership and Athen's Golden Age

• The Delian and Peloponnesian leagues

• Alexander the Great's defeat of the Persian Empire

• the ending of the Peloponnesian Wars

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...

• Homer.

• Aesop.

• Thucydides

• Plato

A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.

• Athens

• Ionia

• Corinth

• Sparta

A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 

• Sparta

• Athens

• Persia

• Corinth

Which term describes the blending of Greek culture with Persian, Indian, & Egyptian influences?

• Mythology

• Globalization

• Hellenism

• Maritime

Greek tyrants were

• hired soldiers.

• all oppressive and wicked.

• supporters of aristocrats.

• rulers who seized power by force.