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1. The Greek civilization was located on which of the following bodies of water?
   A. Red Sea
   B. Nile River
   C. Indus River
   D. Aegean Sea*
   
   
2. Greek civilization was characterized by
   A. polytheistic religion based on mythology.*
   B. harmony with nature.
   C. ancestor worship.
   D. caste systems in religious law.
   
   
3. The earliest democratic system of government was developed in
   A. classical Athens.*
   B. Sparta.
   C. Egypt.
   D. India.
   
   
4. An oligarchical government is characterized by
   A. a representative rule of government.
   B. rule by a small group.*
   C. rule by a dictator.
   D. rule by a monarchy.
   
   
5. The significance of the Persian wars was that
   A. the wars united Athens and Sparta against the Persian Empire.*
   B. Greece emerged from the war as the world’s most powerful government.
   C. The wars slowed the cultural advance of Greek civilization.
   D. Greek democracy was extended throughout the Mediterranean area.