Human Heritage: A World History

Chapter 10: The City-States

The City-States

1
The geographic and political center of Greek life was _____.
A)the polis, or city-state
B)the agora
C)the acropolis
D)the village
2
Which of the following statements about life in the city-state of Sparta is NOT TRUE?
A)Only aristocrats could be Spartan citizens.
B)Spartans were not interested in farming, business, or trade.
C)Spartans rejected new ideas, believing that change would weaken their way of life.
D)Spartan women had fewer rights than other Greek women.
3
The reforms that Cleisthenes put into effect _____.
A)favored the equality of all people
B)decreased the rights and freedoms of Athenians
C)opened the Assembly to all people over 20 years old
D)only lasted for 50 years
4
The formation of the Delian League resulted in _____.
A)other city-states becoming more powerful than Athens
B)Athens gaining control of Ionia from the Persians
C)Athens becoming more powerful
D)Sparta becoming allies with Athens
5
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Athenian Empire?
A)Athens controlled trade among other city-states.
B)Athens was the center of judicial matters for all city-states.
C)Athens enjoyed peace and goodwill with all other city-states.
D)Athenian coins replaced all other Greek money.
6
One result of the Peloponnesian War was that ____.
A)the people of Athens wanted to overthrow Sparta
B)Greeks lost their sense of community and unity
C)the Greek city-states gladly accepted Spartan rule
D)Greece became even more united than before the war
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