History Test #1 Numbers 16-41
The sea between Greece and Asia Minor is the
Aegean
The Greek polis put primary emphasis on...
Cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare
In Sparta, the authority to propose laws was held by the ...
Council of Elders
To the Greeks the word politics meant
How people should live together
A fortified area at the top of a hill was called a(n)
Acropolis
A place where people assembled and that served as a market was called a(n)
Agora
Ionia was located
Along the western shores of Asia Minor
Ionia was located...
Along the western shores of Asia Minor
In general, separate early Greek communities...
Became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself
The hoplite phalanx relied for its success on...
Discipline and teamwork
The first real historian was..
Herodotus
Perioikoi were...
Middle Class
The TWO most important crops used by the Greeks to make export products were
Olives and grapes
The Minoans established their civilization (where?)
On the island of Crete
A political legacy of Sparta is ...
Separation of powers
Due to its geography, most Greeks settled in the ___ part of the peninsula
Southeast
Greece is located in the ___ of Europe
Southeast
Unlike the women of most other Greek cities, Spartan women were expected to ..
Stay physically fit to bear healthy children
For the Greeks, the term arete described the...
Striving for excellence
The Lycurgan reforms resulted in...
The establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta
Spartan males were admitted to the assembly when they...
Turned 30
All the following are prominent features of Greece's topography except: a Extensive open plains b Bays and harbors c Mountains d Valleys e Long seacoast
a Extensive open plains
Each of the following was a characteristic of the Greek weltanschauung EXCEPT a spirituality b humanism c rationality d reason
a spirituality
Each of the following was a characteristic of the typical Greek polis except a It contained an agora and acropolis within its fortifications b Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 10,000 citizens c Each polis was autonomous from all other polis d The strength of the community came thru cooperation e Most Greek women were restricted to largely to the home
b Each polis had a population of between 90,000 and 10,000 citizens
Sparta had each of the following characteristics EXCEPT a Conservative b Economy based on trade c Wary of outsiders d Ruggedly simple
b Economy based on trade
Which of the following was true of Greece from c. 750 to c. 500 B.C.E a It was a period of social cohesion and great Greek empires b The Greeks' colonization efforts in the Aegean and the Black Seas came to an end c The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life d It was a period of incessant warfare e It was the Golden Age, dominated by Socrates, Plato and Pericles
c The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life
Oligarchy is
ruled by a few
