Quiz Social Studies Ch 8 Section 1-3 (6th)

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Question 2 / 23

What is the definition of democracy?

A type of government in which a king rules the people.

A type of government in which few people have power.

A type of government in which people rule themselves.

None of the above

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Question 3 / 23

What is an oligarchy?

A type of government in which a king rules the people.

A type of government in which few people have power.

A type of government in which people rule themselves.

A type of government ran by land owners.

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Question 4 / 23

What statement is true regarding aristocrats in Athens?

Aristocrats dominated Athenian society and ran the city's economy.

Aristocrats are a group of rich land owners. They served as Judges and Generals.

Aristocrats had all the power and citizens had little to no power.

All the statements are true.

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Question 5 / 23

How were Athens' citizens defined?

All free men who had the right to participate in government.

Rich landowners or nobles who had the right to participate in government.

Both statements are true

Both statements are false

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Question 6 / 23

What is a tyrant and give an example of a tyrant in Athenian history.

A leader who held power through the use of force. Peisistratus was called a tyrant.

A leader who is elected by citizens but will not give up their power when another person is elected. Homer was a tyrant.

A leader who held power through the use of force. Draco was a tyrant.

A leader who is elected by citizens but will not give up their power when another person is elected. Cleisthenes was a tyrant.

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Question 7 / 23

What statement is false regarding mythology?

It is the stories of gods and heroes.

Mythology tries to explain how the world works through the use of gods and heroes.

The ancient Greeks believed in many gods and stories or myths to explain natural or historical events.

Zeus was the king of the gods while Athena was the queen of the gods.

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Question 8 / 23

Identify the correct statement regarding the Greek gods.

Poseidon was the god of the sea while Hermes was the messenger god.

Hades was the god of the underworld while Dionysus was the god of celebration.

Demeter was the goddess of agriculture and Aphrodite the goddess of love.

Hera was the goddess of the hearth and Apollo the god of the sun.

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Question 9 / 23

What is a cavalry?

A ground force in the military that uses spears to fight in battle.

A military force that rides on horses in battle.

A combination of a ground military force and soldiers on horse back fighting an enemy.

None of the above

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Question 10 / 23

(I. ) Geography helped shape the early Greek Civilization. (II. ) Trading cultures developed in the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. (III. ) Greece is a peninsula in southern Europe.

I and II are true

I and III are true

II and III are true

All statements are true

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Question 11 / 23

Which statement is false when describing Greek geography (landforms) and civilization?

Greece is a land of rugged mountains, rocky coastlines, and beautiful islands.

Communites were not isolated by the mountains and sea.

Just a few small valleys and coastal plains provide flat land for farming and villages. Olive trees were grown.

The Greek peninsula is very irregular, and fishing was a big food source for Greeks.

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Question 12 / 23

(I. ) On the south of Greece is the Mediterranean Sea. (II. ) To the west of Greece is the Ionian Sea. (III. ) To the east of Greece is the Aegean Sea.

I and II are true

I and III are true

All statements are true

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Question 13 / 23

Who were the Minoans? Select the incorrect statement.

An advanced early Greek society that developed on the island of Crete.

The Minoans lived on an island and spent much of their time at sea.

They spoke the Greek language and had a formal education system.

They build ships and traded wood, olive oil, and pottery all around the eastern Meditterranean in exchange for cooper, gold, silver, and jewels.

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Question 14 / 23

Who were the Mycenaeans? Select the incorrect statement.

Mycenaeans believed that trade had to be conducted peacefully. They rarely attacked other kingdoms.

Mycenaeans took over Crete and became the major traders in the eastern Mediterranean when Minoan society declined.

They built fortresses all over the Greek mainland. The largest and most powerful one was Mycenae.

They set up colonies in northern Greece and Italy shipping goods to markets around the Mediterranean and Black seas.

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Question 15 / 23

What statement is false when describing the Dark Age in Greece's early society?

Invaders from Europe swept into Greece invading Mycenaean society.

Earthquakes destroyed many cities, and no written records were found.

Greece slid into warfare as Mycenaeans fought Minoans.

Mycenaeans often attacked other kingdoms possibly including the cit y of Troy, starting the Trojan War.

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Question 16 / 23

Regarding Greece's classical age, what factual information can be identified?

Three hundred years after the Mycenaean civilization crumbled, the Greeks started to join together in small groups for protection and stability.

Over time, these groups set up city-states called polis and this marked the beginning of Greece's classical age.

Classical age is one that is marked by very few but grand achievements.

The first two statements are correct.

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Question 17 / 23

(I. ) Greek cities were usually built around a strong fortress called the acropolis. (II. ) Acropolis usually stood on top of a high hill. (III. ) The town around the acropolis was surrounded by water.

I is true

I and II are true

I and III are true

All statements are true

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Question 18 / 23

How did the sea shape early Greek society?

The Greeks learned to become good shipbuilders and sailors.

The seas were used as food sources.

Travel allowed for trade and the exchange of ideas.

All of the statements are true.

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Question 19 / 23

How were the Minoans and Mycenaeans similar and different?

Both societies spend time at sea and traded goods.

Minoans were not considered to be Greek because they did not speak the Greek language.

Mycenaeans were considered the first Greek society because they spoke the Greek language first.

All of the statements are true.

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Question 20 / 23

When describing the patterns of trade between city-states around Greece after the colonies became independent? Identify the incorrect statement.

Many big cities around the Mediterranean began as Greek colonies. They include : Naples in Italy, Istanbul in Turkey and Marseille in France.

The colonies sent metals such as copper and iron back to mainland Greece and the Greek city-states sent wine, olive oil, and other things.

By 550BC the Greeks had become the greatest traders in the entire Aegean region.

Greeks established colonies or city-states because of feuding groups.

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Question 21 / 23

What natural disaster is theorized to have destroyed the Minoan civilization?

Tidal waves

Earthquakes

Hurricanes

Floods

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Question 22 / 23

Which leader decided aristocrats should not run the government and established the first democracy? He was one of Athen's most powerful families and is called the father of democracy.

Pericles

Xerxes

Cleisthenes

Homer

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Question 23 / 23

Which statement is false regarding the first democracy in Athens?

All citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly or gathering of citizens that created the city's laws.

The assembly met in the Acropolis and the number of people who voted changed from day to day.

Speeches and debates were given on political issues in the outdoors on a hillside.

For major decisions, about 6, 000 people were required to vote.

Quiz Social Studies Ch 8 Section 1-3 (6th)

What society became the world's first democracy?

What is the definition of democracy?

What is an oligarchy?

What statement is true regarding aristocrats in Athens?

How were Athens' citizens defined?

What is a tyrant and give an example of a tyrant in Athenian history.

What statement is false regarding mythology?

Identify the correct statement regarding the Greek gods.

What is a cavalry?

(I. ) Geography helped shape the early Greek Civilization. (II. ) Trading cultures developed in the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. (III. ) Greece is a peninsula in southern Europe.

Which statement is false when describing Greek geography (landforms) and civilization?

(I. ) On the south of Greece is the Mediterranean Sea. (II. ) To the west of Greece is the Ionian Sea. (III. ) To the east of Greece is the Aegean Sea.

Who were the Minoans? Select the incorrect statement.

Who were the Mycenaeans? Select the incorrect statement.

What statement is false when describing the Dark Age in Greece's early society?

Regarding Greece's classical age, what factual information can be identified?

(I. ) Greek cities were usually built around a strong fortress called the acropolis. (II. ) Acropolis usually stood on top of a high hill. (III. ) The town around the acropolis was surrounded by water.

How did the sea shape early Greek society?

How were the Minoans and Mycenaeans similar and different?

When describing the patterns of trade between city-states around Greece after the colonies became independent? Identify the incorrect statement.

What natural disaster is theorized to have destroyed the Minoan civilization?

Which leader decided aristocrats should not run the government and established the first democracy? He was one of Athen's most powerful families and is called the father of democracy.

Which statement is false regarding the first democracy in Athens?

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