McGraw Hill Ch. 5 Ancient Greece Review

Which geographic feature isolated many of the early inland Greek communities?

• mountains

• deserts

• steppes

• lakes

The Minoans built large boats so that they could (a)   .

• explore the oceans and seas

• trade with other civilizations

• conquer distant territories

• establish new colonies

What led to the downfall of the Mycenaeans? Select ALL that apply.

• A. earthquakes

• B. weak leadership

• C. invasion by other Greek peoples

• D. a lack of food and water

Who was considered to be a Greek citizen in most city-states?

• land-owning women

• children

• land-owning men

• enslaved people

Why did most Greeks support the rise of tyrants in the city-states?(select all that apply)

• The tyrants made everyone official citizens.

• The tyrants had forced the kings from power.

• The tyrants gave food and money to the poor.

• The tyrants had overthrown the rich nobles.

Compared to women in other Greek city-states, Spartan women ________. (select all that apply)

• enjoyed fewer rights

• were more likely to go to war

• very rarely left their homes

• had more freedom

What type of government did Sparta have? (Select all that apply)

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

Which statement about education in Athens is true?

• A. Boys and girls attended school, but they took different classes.

• B. Both boys and girls were educated by their mothers.

• C. Boys attended school, while girls were educated at home.

• D. Both boys and girls attended school and took the same classes.

Who founded the Persian Empire?

• Darius I

• Cyrus

• Ahura Mazda

• Zoroaster

By ________, the Persians were able to better communicate across their empire.

• developing new types of ships

• breeding fast horses

• building the Royal Road

• conquering the Assyrians