Question

match the following with the correct clue.
a. aristocracy b. democracy c. monarchy d. strait e. oligarchy

1. narrow water passage
2. government in which a king or queen exercise central power.
3. rule by landowning elite
4. government based on the participation of the people.
5. rule by few (sparta government)

match the correct term with the clue
a. solon b draco c 1 homer d 1 socrates e 1 pericles

1. blind 1 poet that wrote the iliad and the odyssey
2. leader of athens brought social, political, and economic reform by freeing slaves.
3. statesman who ruled during golden age and established direct democracy in athens.
4. philosopher who was known for his critical questioning.
5. tyrant that codified all athenian laws.

match the correct term with the clue
a. plato b. pythagoras c. herodotus d. phidias e 1 hippocrates

1. he was the father of history.
2. philosopher that created the first school and student of socrates.
3. mathematician that created the pythagorean theorem (measuring the right side of a triangle)
4. he was a sculptor that sculpted athena in the parthenon.
5. doctor that made the doctors oath to see that no harm comes to anyone.

multiple choice

1. the peloponnesian war resulted from conflict between

a. athens and sparta
b. greece and persia
c. athens and macedonia
d. greece and egypt

1. alexanders most lasting achievement was;

a. conquest of india
b. the spread of the greek culture
c. a lasting empire into the 20th century.
. d. an alliance with persia

1. this was the center of the hellenistic world known for its culture and democracy.

a. athens
b. babylon
c. sparta
d. crete

1. which of the following geographic characteristics of greece provided a link to the outside world?

a. mountains
b. seas
c. valleys
d. grasslands

1. a form of government controlled by a small powerful elite from the business class is called

a. monarchy
b. aristocracy
c. oligarchy
d. democracy

1. athens enjoyed a golden age under the leadership of

a. pericles
b. alexander
c. darius
d. themistocles

Explanation:

1. A strait is a narrow water passage.
2. In a monarchy, a king or queen exercises central power.
3. Aristocracy is rule by the landowning elite.
4. Democracy is a government based on the participation of the people.
5. Oligarchy is rule by a few.
6. Homer was the blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
7. Solon was the leader of Athens who brought social, political, and economic reform by freeing slaves.
8. Pericles was the statesman who ruled during the Golden Age and established direct democracy in Athens.
9. Socrates was the philosopher known for his critical questioning.
10. Draco was the tyrant who codified all Athenian laws.
11. Herodotus was the father of history.
12. Plato was the philosopher who created the first school and was a student of Socrates.
13. Pythagoras was the mathematician who created the Pythagorean Theorem.
14. Phidias was the sculptor who sculpted Athena in the Parthenon.
15. Hippocrates was the doctor who made the Doctors oath.
16. The Peloponnesian War resulted from conflict between Athens and Sparta.
17. Alexander's most lasting achievement was the spread of Greek culture.
18. Athens was the center of the Hellenistic world known for its culture and democracy.
19. The seas provided a link to the outside world for Greece.
20. A form of government controlled by a small powerful elite from the business class is called oligarchy.
21. Athens enjoyed a Golden Age under the leadership of Pericles.

Answer:

1. D. Strait
2. C. Monarchy
3. A. Aristocracy
4. B. Democracy
5. E. Oligarchy
6. C. Homer
7. A. Solon
8. E. Pericles
9. D. Socrates
10. B. Draco
11. C. Herodotus
12. A. Plato
13. B. Pythagoras
14. D. Phidias
15. E. Hippocrates
16. A. Athens and Sparta
17. B. The spread of the Greek culture
18. A. Athens
19. b. seas
20. c. Oligarchy
21. A. Pericles