What ideas does this diagram illustrate?

Later Greeks, like Alexander the Great, borrowed ideas and traditio

What would someone who supports an oligarchy most likely favor?

Power to a small group of elite individuals

Why did so many different communities develop independently in Ancient Greece?

The mountains of Greece isolated the various people

The prophet Zoroaster taught that...

the choices humans make will affect their place in the afterlife.

Scholars continue to debate whether Homer’s account of _____ is based on historical fact.

The sacking of Troy by Mycenaeans under the leadership of King Agamemnon

Which of the following contributions of Darius led to the efficient system of communication?

Well-maintained roads and way stations to provide food, shelter, and horses

The philosophers of Ancient Greece were important because-

Applied human reason to the natural world

According to legend, how did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?

A man named Pheidipiddes ran all the way from the battlefield to Athens

Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that …

Even the rulers of unconquered states offered to join his empire

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Unit 3 World History

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1
What form of government was created in the city-state of Athens?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
Republic
2
What ideas does this diagram illustrate?
Hellenistic scientific and mathematical ideas influenced the earlier civ
Later Greeks, like Alexander the Great, borrowed ideas and traditio
The monarchs of Greece, Egypt, Persia and India also ruled over Hellenis
There was little difference between the first civilizations and later on
3
Where were the Olympic Games created?
Greece
Persia
Rome
Carthage
4
What would someone who supports an oligarchy most likely favor?
Power to the people
Power to an elected body
Power to a single absolute monarch
Power to a small group of elite individuals
5
The Macedonian king who conquered Greece was:
Achilles
Phillip II
Romulus
Alexander
6
Who wrote The Republic, a book that set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society?
Plato
Aristotle
Sophocles
Socrates
7
Why did so many different communities develop independently in Ancient Greece?
Constant warfare prevented a close knit community
Too much farmland led to disputes over land
The mountains of Greece isolated the various people
A massive earthquake caused the people to split apart
8
The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that :
The Sun was the center of the universe
the Earth was the center of the universe
The Earth was round
The moon controlled the tides
9
Which philosopher was condemned to death for corrupting the youth?
Aristotle
Socrates
Sophocles
Plato
10
The prophet Zoroaster taught that...
the choices humans make will affect their place in the afterlife.
The sun god Aten was the supreme God
All people will go to paradise after judgement
The spirits Ahuramazda and Ahriman were allies
11
Scholars continue to debate whether Homer’s account of _____ is based on historical fact.
A devastating earthquake that destroyed the Mycenaean civilization
King Croesus’s encounter with the oracle at Delphi
The sacking of Troy by Mycenaeans under the leadership of King Agamemnon
The death of the Athenian runner/messenger from Marathon
12
Which of the following contributions of Darius led to the efficient system of communication?
Well-maintained roads and way stations to provide food, shelter, and horses
The elite foot soldiers and cavalry known as the Immortals
The imposition of a single language throughout the empire
Trained dogs that carried messages to and from the king
13
The philosophers of Ancient Greece were important because-
Applied human reason to the natural world
helped the spread of Christianity
preferred monotheism to polytheism
They refused to fight in wars
14
According to legend, how did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?
They went out to the battlefield to watch for themselves
A messenger on horseback rode to Athens with the news
A man named Pheidipiddes ran all the way from the battlefield to Athens
They heard about it when the soldiers returned home from the battle
15
Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that …
His subjects ridiculed him as too weak to rule
He was worshipped as a god
He settled down and stopped working to expand his empire
Even the rulers of unconquered states offered to join his empire

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