6G World History Unit 6 Review

What is a peninsula?

• A. A small community or village

• B. A place that provides protection from weather, such as a house

• C. A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

• D. A settlement under the control of a usually distant country

What is a shelter?

• A small community or village

• A place that provides protection from weather, such as a house

• A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

• A settlement under the control of a usually distant country

What is a colony?

• A small community or village

• A place that provides protection from weather, such as a house

• A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

• A settlement under the control of a usually distant country

The study of Earth’s natural and human-made features is called ________________.

• geography

• biology

• astronomy

• geology

A city-state is:

• a large city with its own government and sovereignty

• a small town within a larger country

• a rural area with no government

• a city that is part of a larger state

What is an assembly?

• A group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws

• A group of people who makes money by selling goods

• A business of buying and selling or exchanging items

• Set apart groups of people from other people or things

What is a democracy?

MATCH THE CORRECT PERSON TO THEIR EXPLANATION.

• A supposed “holy” person that the Greeks believed could communicate with their made up “gods”

• CITIZEN

• A wealthy, noble man in a small, elite group that ruled in most Greek city-states between about 800 & 650 B.C.E.

• ORACLE

• A person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation

• TYRANT

• A man who forced an oligarch from power who had all the power as an unlawful king; similar to a dictator (lasted until around 500 B.C.E.)

• OLIGARCH

• A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society

• ARISTOCRAT

FILL IN THE BLANK: ______________ is a city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy and is also known as the birthplace of Western Civilization. It is the capital of present-day Greece.

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Thebes

Which city-state of Ancient Greece is known for its military oligarchy?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Corinth

• Thebes