HWH CH. 4.2 REVIEW

A polis was

• A Greek oligarch

• A Greek city-state

• A Greek meeting place

• A Greek hill

All of the following were characteristics of the polis except

• It governed a city and surrounding territory

• It included an acropolis and agora

• It was governed by the Greek monarchy

• It was the center of Greek political, social, and cultural life

In a polis, this was a meeting place and religious center located at the top of a hill.

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Temple

• Forum

Adult male citizens in Ancient Greek had a duty to participate in governance of the city-state.

• True

• False

Slaves and foreigners had limited ability to participate in governance of the state

• True

• False

Match the following

• Soldiers mounted on horseback

• Mercenary

• Soldier fighting for his own city-state

• Cavalry

• Greek infantry soldier

• Citizen soldier

• Soldier that is hired to fight

• Hoplite

• Fighting formation used by Hoplites

• Phalanx

The development of independent city-states in Greece led to constant warfare between the city-states.

• True

• False

All of the following Greek warfare strategies influenced warfare in Western civilization except

• Willingness to develop new technologies

• Willingness to attack the enemy head on

• Use of guerrilla warfare.

• Use of citizen-soldiers

One reason for Greek colonization between 750 - 550 BCE was

• overpopulation

• growing gulf between the rich and poor

• development of trade

• all answers are correct

Greek colonies were established in all of the following places except

• Ionia

• Southern Italy

• Mesopotamia

• North Africa