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Classical Greece & Persia 9H
Classical Greece & Persia 9H
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Which city-state was the birthplace of democracy?
Olympia
Sparta
Thebes
Athens
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Why was the Delian League created?
To meet on the island of Delos.
To protect against Persia.
To ally against Sparta.
To make Athens strong.
3
How did the mountainous terrain influence ancient Greece
It helped unite them into one unified country
it made travel between place easy
It divided them into seperate cities
It protected them from outside invasions
4
This was a famous building in Athens created to honor?
Pericles
Zeus
Parthenon
Athena
5
Greek culture spread across western Asia and N.E. Africa after the wars of Alex the Great. This culture is known as...
Mycenean
Hellenistic
Zoroastrianism
Oligarchy
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The Greek Word for a city-state
Alpha
Polis
Crete
County
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Who had the right to vote in Ancient Athens
Anyone born in Athens
Anyone over 18 years of age
Male Citizens
Adult men and women
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What did Cyrus the Great and Alexander the great have in common?
Both created laws to be displayed for all to see.
Both followed the Judaic laws.
Both granted religious freedoms to all of their subjects.
Both conquered neighboring people to build large empires.
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The Age of Pericles in Athens and the Gupta Empire in India experienced a golden age with
outstanding contributions in the arts and sciences
the end of foreign domination
contributions to democratic governments
the futhest expansion of their borders
10
What best describes life in ancient Sparta
a free society thta focuses on education
an indepent society that focuses on new ideas
a strict socety that focuses on war
an open society that focuses on trade
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An oligarchy is a form of government ruled by a
A senate of 100 members
A king or queen
small powerful group
A single ruler
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What is a Zoroastrianism?
Breakfast
A type of Christianity
A type of prayer
A Persian religion based on the belief of one god
13
The Royal Road of the Persians exemplifies
cultural borrowing from Spain
Skill at managing a large, diverse empire
Syncreticsm
the empire's devotion to the gods
14
Hippocrates is best remembered for what field of study
Philosophy
Medicine
Mathematics
Physics
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What type of government did Sparta have?
Monarchy
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
Oligarchy
16
The Peloponnesian War was fought between
Sparta and all the Greeks
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Troy
Greece and Persia
17
Both the Odyssey and the Illiad by Homer are considered what?
Short Stories
Long Stories
Epic Poems
Bards
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This philosopher tutored Alexander the Great
Plato
Thales
Socrates
Aristotle
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Pericles was known for
His writings about history
A leader of Athens who encouraged democracy
the leader of Persia during the Trojan War
being a king of Sparta
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Which of the following is a valid example of syncretism?
The development of Greco-Buddhism with Alexander's expansion
Christianity emerging out of Hinduism in the Middle East.
Han use of Confucian exams.
The codification of Judaism intensified by the diaspora.
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What marks the biggest difference between the economies of Athens & Sparta?
Athens was more agricultural, while Sparta relied heavily on trade
Sparta exclusively used the Mediterranean Sea to trade with the Persians
Sparta was more agricultural, while Athens brelied heavily on trade
Athens relied heavily on exports to maintain its economy
