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Ancient Civilizations Ancient Greece Unit Test Formative Review
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All of the following are true about the ancient Olympic games except...
many of the early events replicated combat techniques.
only men were allowed to compete.
During the celebration of the games, a truce was enacted.
Olympic champions would receive gold medals.
2
Led by King Leonidas, 300 Spartans fought valiantly against overwhelming Persian forces during
Battle of Marathon
Persian War
Battle of Thermopylae
Peloponnesian War
3
Greece, more specifically Athens, experienced a "Golden Age" under the rule/leadership of...
Pericles
Philip
Zeus
Alexander
4
Known as the father of history, he was the first to collect & systematically organize stories.
Aristotle
Mrs. Pope
Socrates
Herodotus
5
Greek civilization began with the highly civilized and literate
Minoans on the island of...
Capri
Misfit Toys
Crete
Nantucket
6
All of the following are associated with the city-state Sparta except...
economy based on trade
warrior education
helots
well-respected mothers
7
Geography question...what is the location highlighted on the map?
Bablyon
Athens
McHenry
Sparta
8
Greatest mathematician ever, he invented the compound pulley & built machines w/ levers.
David Macauley
Hippocrates
Archimedes
Plato
9
Miltiades led Athens to its' greatest military victory that arguably saved European culture...
Persian War
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Peloponnesian War
10
Greek artists portrayed humans as...
perfect and unblemished
disgusting slobs
ordinary yet noble
beautiful but flawed
11
Geography is...
the science of mapmaking.
the study of people, places, and resources.
the process of making maps used for exploration.
the study of animals, climate, change, and plants.
12
Fought mainly because of economic rivalries between Athens and Sparta...
Persian War
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Peloponnesian War
13
Philosopher who was founder of Western philosophy, wanted people to think for themselves...
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Alexander
14
How many themes of geography are there?
1
25
5
55
15
Written by Plato, this defined justice & the order & character of the city-state &the man.
The Iliad
The Declaration of Democracy
The Republic
The Odyssey
16
This victor of the Peloponnesian War had a gov't where a small group made shared-decisions.
Athens
Macedonia
Argos
Sparta
17
Individual that spread Greek culture throughout the ancient world...
Pericles
Socrates
Alexander
Philip
18
If you were to ask J. Carter Brown what he thought of ancient Greece he would say its...
delicious!!!
what made western civilization
birthplace of democracy
history
19
The greatest Greek city-state of all time is...
Argos
Sparta
Athens
Megara
20
Known as the
man who knew everything
, this Greek philosopher/scientist had a "great" student.
Socrates
Homer
Plato
Aristotle
21
The phalanx is a Greek military formation that consisted of all the following except...
infantry/soldiers
shields
pikes/spears
boats
22
______, king of the Minoans, kept the creature Minotaur in a labyrinth.
Philip
Minos
Leonidas
Midas
23
Birthplace of democracy...
Argos
Sparta
McHenry
Athens
24
Which Greek poet wrote about the Trojan War in his epics the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Marge
Socrates
Homer
Pluto
25
Greek city-state consisting of the fort, the city, and surrounding land outside the city walls.
agora
labyrith
acropolis
polis
26
After the Peloponnesian War, this Macedonian ruler was the first to unite Greece.
Chuck Norris
Alexander
Philip
Leonidas
