What best describes education in Sparta?

Both boys and girls got military training.

The Greek city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War. What was a major effect of the war?

Macedonia was able to conquer Greece.

Alexander helped the Greek city-states unite by

focusing their attention on a common enemy

Why did Persians think it would be easy to conquer Greece?

Because they had more land and people than the Greeks.

Which statement BEST describes democracy in Athens?

only free men could speak in the Assembly

What do the following Greek men all have in common: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

They all taught students to think, question & reason clearly

What was an important result of the Persian Wars?

It led to the Athenian Golden Age.

Which statement BEST reflects the Spartan civilization?

They had a strong army, because they didn't like outsiders.

Which of the following is evidence that Spartan women had more rights than Athenian women?

Spartan women could leave without a male chaperone.

The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they

found traveling through the mountains difficult.

Alexander built cities with an agora, temple, & a theater. Why did he design cities this way?

Because he wanted the cities to be like Greek cities.

What do the Battle of Marathon, Battle of Salamis, & the Battle of Thermopylae have in common?

They were all fought using a clever strategy.

What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?

Alexander’s empire fell apart.

What does the importance of sports tell us about the ancient Greek civilization?

They valued physical health as much as intelligence.

Which of the following is NOT true about Athenian drama?

Actors wore masks to scare the audience.

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1
What best describes education in Sparta?
Children did not learn to read.
Children studied sculpture and painting.
Both boys and girls got military training.
Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.
2
What term is used to describe the spread of Greek culture across the ancient world?
Hellenism
Cultural diversity
Helot
Culturalism
3
The Greek city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War. What was a major effect of the war?
Macedonia was able to conquer Greece.
Athens was able to enter a Golden Age.
Sparta was able to conquer Asia Minor.
Thebes was able to develop astronomy and mathematics.
4
Alexander helped the Greek city-states unite by
forcing them to speak the same language
taking away many of their freedoms
focusing their attention on a common enemy
having Sparta’s leader guide all of Greece
5
Why did Persians think it would be easy to conquer Greece?
Because they had more land and people than the Greeks.
Because they knew the Greeks were peace-loving.
Because they had more in their assembly than the Greeks.
Because they were better educated than the Greeks.
6
What was the primary reason Persia attacked Greece?
Persia wanted Greek culture.
Persia wanted revenge.
Persia needed better schools.
Persia needed farmland.
7
Which type of government is this: “Citizens elect officials to run the government.”
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
8
What is the name of the landform on which Greece is situated?
isthmus
penninsula
plateau
delta
9
Which statement BEST describes democracy in Athens?
their large population led to great fights in the Assembly .
only free men could speak in the Assembly
citizens elected representatives to make important decisions
citizens let aristocrats make all the decisions
10
What two major Greek City-states fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta vs Macedonia
Athens vs Thermopylae
Athens vs Macedonia
Sparta vs Athens
11
What do the following Greek men all have in common: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
They all taught students to think, question & reason clearly
They all were famous Greek Olympic athletes.
They all were great heroes during the Peloponnesian War.
They all wrote great plays for the Greek theater.
12
What was an important result of the Persian Wars?
It led to the Athenian Golden Age.
It preserved Greek’s Macedonian colonies.
It caused Greeks to invent new gods.
It allowed Persia to conquer Europe.
13
Which statement BEST reflects the Spartan civilization?
Spartans built huge houses to protect their valuables.
Spartans traded with people from all over the world.
They had a strong army, because they didn't like outsiders.
Sparta developed a democratic government.
14
What body of water did the Persians cross to attack Greece?
the Pacific Ocean
the Aegean Sea
the Arno Sea
the Red Sea
15
Which of the following is evidence that Spartan women had more rights than Athenian women?
They women could cook and clean faster than Athenian women.
Spartan women could leave without a male chaperone.
Spartan women served in the army until they were 60.
Spartan women had more years in school.
16
The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they
used land for farming, not for roads.
found traveling through the mountains difficult.
were afraid of people from other villages.
believed the Earth god did not want them to.
17
Which famous Greek temple was rebuilt in Athens for the goddess Athena?
Acropolis
Periclestic
Parthenon
Ziggurat
18
Alexander built cities with an agora, temple, & a theater. Why did he design cities this way?
Because he wanted people to have more culture.
Because he wanted the cities to be like Greek cities.
Because he enjoyed watching people buy and sell their goods.
Because he wanted to promote architecture.
19
Which best describes a Greek polis?
a city wall with a fence line, supported with posts
a small, rocky waterfall
a city-state
a waterway, like a small canal
20
What do the Battle of Marathon, Battle of Salamis, & the Battle of Thermopylae have in common?
King Xerxes led the Persians in all of them.
They were all fought using a clever strategy.
They were all fought by ships at sea.
Spartans fought to death in all of them.
21
What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?
Alexander’s empire fell apart.
The Romans quickly conquered it.
Alexander’s son Hercules and Alexander IV took over.
Greece conquered Macedonia.
22
What does the importance of sports tell us about the ancient Greek civilization?
They treated men and women as equals in sports.
They treated their slaves as equals in sports.
They valued victory more than anything else.
They valued physical health as much as intelligence.
23
Which of the following is NOT true about Athenian drama?
It was performed outside.
Actors wore masks to scare the audience.
It was the art of writing plays.
It included Tragedy and Comedy.
24
What is the term for the fighting formation where soldiers made a wall of shields for safety?
Marathon formation
Testudo formation
Phalanx formation
Spartan Wall formation
25
What form of government seizes power illegally?
Tyranny
Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy

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