Ancient History Questions

4Which of the four forms of government lasted the longest in ancient Greece?A. oligarchyB. tyrannyC. democracyD. monarchy

1Ancient Greek communities are calledA. assemblies.B. stations.C. city-states.D. governments.

3What was the same throughout the Greek city-states?A. moneyB. lawsC. languageD. all of the above

6From 2000 to 800 B.C.E., Greek city-states were ruled byA. tyrants.B. the people.C. oligarchs.D. monarchs.

12Under the rule of oligarchs, what happened to most of the poor citizens?A. They became wealthier.B. They worked less.C. They became poorer.D. They had to move away.

5 A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person who inherits the throne isA. a monarchy.B. an oligarchy.C. a tyranny.D. a democracy.

15Which of the following is true of a tyrant?A. A tyrant has no legal right to rule.B. A tyrant has no legal limits on his powers.C. A tyrant's son usually does not inherit his father's power.D. all of the above

7Who advised Greek monarchs?A. scholarsB. aristocratsC. neighboring monarchsD. all of the above

2Which of the following contributed most to the isolation of individual Greek city-states?A. steep mountainsB. deep riversC. wide canyonsD. great lakes

10Most oligarchs wereA. aristocrats.B. poor.C. foreigners.D. kings.

8Which of the following was true of most Greek aristocrats in a monarchy?A. Aristocrats were wealthy but did not own land.B. Aristocrats were more interested in gaining knowledge than power.C. Aristocrats supplied soldiers with horses and armor during wartime.D. Aristocrats owned land but were usually poor.

9A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people is calledA. a monarchy.B. an oligarchy.C. a tyranny.D. a democracy.

A mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top is called a ________

__________ is a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people

_________ is a skilled craftsperson such as a skilled metal worker

a device that is used today that is similar to something that an ancient Egyptian merchant would have used

A style of writing that used wedge shaped characters is called ________

an unbalanced scale meant that your heart was full of love so you earned an afterlife

Who had the highest social status during the reign of the Pharaohs?

x-rays have revealed that ancient Egyptian doctors could do what medical procedure