Pre-AP Ancient Greece Test



Pre-AP Ancient Greece Test Review Packet

Directions: Answer each question in complete sentences.

1. What is Athenian geography like?

2. How were Greek gods and goddesses were connected to city-states?

3. What distinguished Greek gods and goddesses from humans?

4. How did the Athenians and Spartans each contribute in the two Persian invasions?

5. What was the main event in each of the major battles we talked about?

6. Who lead the Macedonians in their conquest of the world?

7. How did Greek culture spread?

8. What did Ancient Greeks export?

9. What was the center of the Hellenistic World?

10. What were the characteristics of the Macedonian army?

11. Where was Philip II, Alexander’s father, killed?

12. In Greek tragedies, what was typically the tragic flaw that brought down the tragic hero?

13. What did Greek comedies make fun of?

14. Which cultures contributed to the new Hellenistic civilization?

15. What were the major characteristics of Athens?

16. What were the major characteristics of Sparta?

17. What was the education system like in Athens?

18. In what fields of study did Hellenistic society advance?

19. What was Solon known for?

20. Who led the Persians that invaded Greece in 480 B.C. and were defeated at sea near Salamis?

21. During the Peloponnesian War, what killed more than 1/3 of the Athenians, and Pericles?

22. Why was Alexandria, Egypt, important during the Hellenistic period?

23. Why was it so easy for Macedonia to conquer Greece?

24. At what age were Spartan males were allowed to live at home and vote in the assembly?

25. What does the term polis describe?

26. What was the first battle that the Persian army lost?

27. Who was Aeschylus?

28. What are examples of famous Greek comedies?

29. What is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens?

30. What places did Alexander conquer before he died, at the age of thirty-two?

31. What was Archimedes known for?

32. How was the democracy of ancient Athens different from democracy today in the United States?

33. What was emphasized in the education of Spartan youths in ancient Greece?

34. Who first wrote down (codified) the laws of Athens providing that membership on the Athenian Council be open to all male citizens rather than only men of wealth?

35. Did the ancient Greeks believe in religion like the other civilizations we have studied?

36. What were reasons why Greece established colonies throughout the Mediterranean region?

37. How did Alexander the Great and Hellenistic culture impact Africa and Asia?

38. Who were Demosthenes and Darius?

Be able to identify key characteristics of Sparta and Athens.

Be able to describe the five types of Greek government.

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