Ch. 8 Ancient Greece

What event does the Iliad describe?

• the travel of Odysseus

• the Battle of Salamis

• the building of the acropolis

• the Trojan War

How did life in Athens compare to life in Sparta?

• Athenians valued education, whereas Spartans valued military training.

• Athens was an aristocracy, whereas Sparta was a monarchy.

• Enslaved people were equal to foreign-born residents in Athens, whereas in Sparta enslaved people were owned by the state.

• Athenian citizenship included all adult men, whereas Spartan citizenship was based on wealth and power.

Who introduced democratic government in Athens?

• Homer

• Leonidas

• Solon

• Thucydides

What circumstance led to war among city-states from 750 to 550 B.C.?

• competition for trade

• conflicting political systems

• different religious practices

• scarcity of resources

What did the ancient Greeks build at the highest point of their cities?

• acropolis

• agora

• barracks

• theaters

Which statement describes the government of Greek city-states?

• All city-states were governed by a single ruler.

• Each city-state set up its own way of governing.

• All city-states had the same form of government.

• Each city-state was governed by an aristocracy.

What event brought Athens and Sparta together?

• conflict with neighboring city-states

• conquest of the Ionians

• trade with the Sea Peoples

• war with the Persian Empire

How did the Mycenaeans become rich and powerful?

• through trade and wars

• by conquering other lands

• by developing advanced technology

• by forming alliances

Why did Greek city-states establish colonies?

• to spread ideas from culture to culture

• to obtain land and resources not available in Greece

• to train athletes to compete in the Olympic Games

• to relieve tensions between aristocratic landowners and merchants

What geographic features of Greece encouraged the independence of Greek city-states?

• high mountains

• arid grasslands

• long coastlines

• active volcanoes