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What did Tyrants promise the poor for theirsupport?
Who is a person who gains power by force?
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Who is a person who gains power by force?
Tyrant
Prime Minister
Aristocrat
Monarch
2
What did Tyrants promise the poor for theirsupport?
free slaves
reform
wealth
status quo
3
What was the Greek temple dedicated to thegoddess Athena?
Circus Maximus
Coliseum
Parthenon
Forbidden Temple
4
Which Greek-speaking people dominated the Aegeanworld from about 1400 BC to 1200 BC.
Babylonians
Mycenaeans
Persians
Phoenicians
5
What philosopher in his book, Republic,championed an ideal state ruled by a philosopher-king?
Aristotle
Sophocles
Plato
Socrates
6
What war was fought over passage routes through a strait to the Black Sea?
Peloponnesian War
Civil War
Persian War
Trojan War
7
Where were temples dedicated to the gods andgoddesses located in Greek city-states?
Cathederal
Acropolis
Alexandria
Ziggurat
8
What were free residents of a Greek city-state called?
Neighbor
Enos
Citizen
Brother
9
Which Greek city-state was the champion of democracy?
Athens
Thebes
Syracuse
Sparta
10
What was important to the Minoans as evidencedby the frescoes at Knossos?
Sea life
the after life
War
Monogamy
11
What event convinced the Greeks of their ownuniqueness?
Their victory in the Persian Wars
The amount of wealth they had accumulated
Their defeat over the Spartans
Their victory in the olympics
12
What event ended Athenian domination of theGreek world?
Trojan War
Persian War
War of the Worlds
Peloponnesian War
13
What honor did the Egyptians bestow upon Alexanderthe Great when he conquered them?
Let him marry Cleopatra
Built him a pyramid
Gave him a boat to ride on the Nile
Made him a pharaoh
14
How far did Alexander the Great extend hisempire?
Russia
China
India
South Africa
15
Who was the blind Greek poet who "wrote" about the Trojan War in the Iliad?
Herodotus
Socrates
Homer
Sophocles
16
Which Greek city-state was more of a warrior-like society?
Delphi
Sparta
Olympia
Athens
17
What is the process of banishing a publicfigure?
Ostracism
Eradicate
Execute
Manipulate
18
Why were Spartan women allowed to run the familyestate?
Men were inferior to women
Their husbands were off fighting wars
They were stronger than men
It was considered women's work
19
Which philosopher's execution is portrayed in this illustration?
Sophocles
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
20
Who established a legislature in Athens known as theCouncil of 500?
Xerxes
Cleisthenes
Philip II
Alexander
21
Which Hellenistic scientist applied principlesof physics to make practical inventions?
Euclid
Aristarchus
Pythagoras
Archimedes
22
What allowed Alexander the Great to defeat Persia?
The Persian army had weakened
Secret Weapons
He had elephants
He had a bigger navy
23
What father/son tandum led the Persians in thePersian War?
Caesar & Anthony
Dean & Jerry
Hammurabi & Nebuchadnezzar
Darius & Xerxes
24
Who’s funeral oration is considered one of theearliest and greatest speeches for democracy?
Alexander
Pericles
Lincoln
Caesar
25
What physical features separated Greek city-states, leading to their isolationism?
Volcanoes
Desert
Mountains / Water
Valleys
26
Who developed the idea of a heliocentric, orsun-centered, universe?
Aristarchus
Pythagoras
Archimedes
Euclid
27
Who was the Greek physician who set ethicalstandards for doctors?
Socrates
Eucydides
Euripedes
Hippocrates
28
Who was the most powerful Greek god?
Hercules
Achilles
Nike
Zeus
29
Which Greek ruler encouraged assimilation bymarrying a Persian wife?
Nike
Philip II
Alexander
Xerxes
30
How was Greek architecture characterized?
Traditional & Old
Grandeur
Classical
Balance & Harmony
31
Which philosopher stressed stoicism, avoiding disappointment by accepting whatever life brings
Sigmund
Luther
Zeno
Plato
32
What plays were designed to arouse and relieveemotions?
Tragedies / Dramas
Comedies
Documentaries
Romance
33
Which Greek city-state placed an emphasis on theindividual?
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Syracuse
34
Who was the Greek historian who was called the "Father of History."
Thucydides
Herodotus
Ruiz
Hippocrates
35
In what literary work does Odysseus begin hisjourney home to his wife Penelope?
The Kingdom of Heaven
Odyssey
Ivanhoe
Iliand
36
What was the philosophical method of Socratesknown as?
Brain Storming
Socratic Method
Plato's Investigation
Zeno Method
37
Who supported good conduct in pursuit of thegolden mean?
Aristotle
Zeno
Socrates
Plato
38
What term describes the wayAlexander the Great combined Greek culture with Persian Culture.
Ignorance
Affliction
Separatism
Assimilation
39
Which philosopher used a method of questioningto find self-knowledge?
Aristotle
Socrates
Zeno
Freud
40
Which civilization was located on the island of Crete?
Athens
Troy
Minoans
Mycenaeans
41
What is a type of government in which ahereditary ruler exercised central power?
Dictatorship
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Monarchy
42
At what battle did the Spartan king Leonidas andhis 300 warriors fight the Persians?
Salamis
Marathon
Thermopylae
Delphi
43
What alliance was led by Sparta?
Allies
Peloponnesian
Delian
Axis
44
What event led to Athens organizing the Delian League?
Peloponnesian War
Civil War
Tibetan Revolt
Persian War
45
Where was the Egyptian cultural capital of theHellenistic world?
Memphis
Alexandria
Hindu Kush
Tibet
46
Which Athenian statesman is known as the champion of democracy?
Socrates
Thucydides
Pericles
Solon
47
Under who’s rule could large number ofAthenian citizens vote directly on laws?
Sophocles
Darius
Xerxes
Pericles
48
What was the main occupation of the Mycenaeans?
Sea Traders
Miners
Farmers
Warriors