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1
A city or country ruled by a king or queen who inherits their position is a
tyranny
monarchy
democracy
oligarchy
2
Spartans focuses on what aspect of their city to keep it strong?
military
arts
economy
3
The polis of Sparta had what type of government?
tyranny
democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
4
True or False: Most people living in Sparta were slaves.
False
True
5
This man was the first to look for natural instead of supernatural causes for peoples' diseases
Hippocrates
Archimedes
Socrates
Dr. Oz
6
The Athenians made a major mistake in the Peloponnesian War by
trusting the Spartans against Persia
bringing all citizens inside their walls
fighting on land instead of at sea
7
A government where the people are involved in the decision making process is called a
oligarchy
tyranny
democracy
monarchy
8
Which of these methods did the Spartans NOT use to train soldiers?
making them steal blocks of cheese from older boys w/whips
encouraging them to beat and steal from helots
forcing them to live outdoors in terrible conditions
having children live with their families until 16 years old
9
Which of these did Alexander do to build up his empire?
build many new cities, often named for him
All of the above
Have himself declared a god
marry Greek soldiers to Persian women
10
The Greek poleis banded together to fight what group who invaded:
Indians
Hittites
Egyptians
Persians
11
The Minoan civilization was located on the island of:
Rhodes
Cyprus
Sicily
Crete
12
Which of these scientific ideas was not invented in Greek Ionia
atomic theorey
the sun is the center of the universe
gravity
elements
13
Philip's son, who conquered the Persian and Egyptian empires and even travelled to India was
Hercules
Alexander
Pericles
Achilles
14
The Athenians formed this alliance after the Persian Wars
Justice League
Peloponnesian League
Delian League
National Football League
15
The Spartans famously made a last stand of 300 men against Persia at what place?
East Hills Mall
Thermopylae
Marathon
Salamis
16
The Athenians kicked the Persians out for good at what naval battle?
Salamis
Sparta
Lake Contrary
Marathon
17
The first civilized group that lived in mainland of Greece were the warlike group called the
Minoans
Mycenaeans
Athenians
Hittites
18
True or False: After the Persian War Athens and Sparta trusted each other completely.
False
True
19
This Greek scientist came up with the principle of water displacement
Archimedes
Thales
Plato
Socrates
20
Which of these was NOT part of life in Athens:
mostly worshipped Ares
trading by ship
democracy
Agora
21
Another philosopher from Athens, Aristotle, was known for what idea?
The Golden Mean
Golden Oldies
The Golden Rule
Archimedes Principle
22
A form of government where a small group of wealthy people have power is a/an
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
tyranny
23
The kingdom directly north of Greece that was home to Philip II
Crete
Albania
Macedon
Turkey
24
The name for a Greek city state is
polis
ziggurat
pyramid
kingdom
25
Greece has shoreline on all the following seas EXCEPT
Aegean
Red
Adriatic
Mediterranean
26
The man who began the movement for philosophy in Athens and was killed for it
Socrates
Archimedes
Plato
Pericles
27
Which of these is NOT related to the Olympic games:
athletic contests
stopping wars during the games
all of these
worship of Zeus
28
The kind of democracy where a small group of people are elected to make the laws is called
direct democracy
representative democracy
theocracy
29
The spread of Greek culture around the Middle East after Alexander began the period we call
Archaic
Classical
Hellenistic
30
The Mycenaeans may have fought in Asia minor in a conflict called:
Peloponnesian War
Persian Wars
World War II
Trojan War
31
Greece's soil can best be described as:
good for crops
rocky
sandy
fertile
32
The Athenians used their money from the Delian League to fund construction on what?
Acropolis
Triremes
Agora
33
The most important Greek works of literature were set in the Trojan War and are credited to
Homer
Alexander
Pericles
Plutarch
34
The first battle where the Greeks defeated the Persians (and now has a race named after it) was
Thermopylae
D-Day
Marathon
Salamis
35
This word means "the love of wisdom"
philosophy
geology
biology
chemistry
36
The early Greeks created supernatural stories to explain the world that we call
poems
fables
books
myths