7Th World History 9wks test

What do you call a hilltop fortress that serves as the seat of government and religion of a Greek city?

What Macedonian king conquered most of Greece before he was murdered?

Broken slabe of stone covered in 3 different writings.

Egyptian kings that were worshiped as gods.

A Phoencian trading post located over 1000 miles across the Mediterranean.

A series of battles fought between Athens and Sparta.

Into how many sections was Alexander's empire divided?

The Peloponnesian league was controlled by the city of Sparta.

A wedged shaped writing.

Alexander the great was tutored by Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher’

Greek Historian who wrote about Egypt.

What philosopher chose to drink poison instead of being exiled from Athens?

In what year did the Peloponnesian War end?

What peninsula is located in western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

Built a Graden for his wife:

Who interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dreams concerning prophetic empires?

What ancient Greek civilization built the palace at Knossos?

Known as the "blood red people".

What is the first recorded date of the first Olympic Games?

Persian king who built the "Royal Road".

What nation carries the legacy of having a complete written account of its history?

What Blind Poet is credited with polishing and refining Greek mythology?

The most famous female pharaoh.

What prophet warned the city of Nineveh of God's coming judgment?

Who was the king of all the Greek gods?

To whom did the southern Kingdom of Israel fall?

Persian king who returned the Jews to Judah.

Who was the aristocrat that introduced democratic principles to Athens?

The rule by one city or people over another.

What structure was reflected in the first Greek city government?

The way of life for a group of people.

An area who's name means "land between the rivers".

Greek Hero known for his strength.

A large group people who think and act in history as a unit.

What is a large group of foot soldiers armed with Spears an shield trained to charge the enemy as a group?

Leonidas led the brave Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae.

An area famous for its pyramids.

What statement best describes the resort of Alexander the great conquests?

The scattering of people over the earth.

Means "Rule by few rich"

Hittites where known in history as:

Means "Rule by the Best"

Alexander the great named 16 cities that he conquered after his father.

Writing style used by the Egyptians.

The Mycenaeans were the poeple who occupied the Greek mainland between 1600-1200 BC.

A solemn agreement between two or more people.

The great temple in Athens.

Home of the Greek gods.

The capitol city of the Chaldean Empire.

Alexander the Great saw himself as a new Hercules hero of the Iliad.

An area who's name means "land between the rivers".

A list of rules written on stone tablets given to Moses.

The king who launched a second Persian invasion of Greece.

The most intact pharoahs tomb found belonged to?

The longest river in the world.

Means "Rule by One"

What is the name of the time between Alexander’s conquest and the Roman Empire?

Means "Bad forn of rule by One"

The battle of Salamais was a defeat for the Greeks.