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Chapter 9: The Greek World
Chapter 9: The Greek World
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Review of Ancient Greece (later history)
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1
_____________ taught that people should live lives of moderation.
Thucydides
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
2
Make an inference: As ruler of Persia, what do you think Darius was most interested in doing?
defeating the Greeks in battle
making Persia's empire strong
building many roads in Persia
developing a powerful army
3
What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India?
The Greeks agreed to not rebel against Alexander
Alexander defeated the Persian army for the last time
His exhausted troops refused to fight anymore
The people of the area crowned Alexander king
4
Cyrus the Great's treatment of conquered people helped him successfully rule a large empire
False
True
5
Which of the following best predicts what might have happened if Sparta's army had become weak?
Soldiers would have lost their self-confidence
Boys would have lost their courage and strength
Spartan women would have joined the army
Slaves would have staged a rebellion
6
Which two battles show Greece's power and cleverness in defeated Xerxes I?
Marathon and Plataea
Salamis and Plataea
Salamis and Marathon
Thermopylae and Salamis
7
Which of the following events took place before Darius ruled Persia?
The capital city of Persepolis was built
Persians invaded southeastern Europe
Cyrus' son died in a rebellion in Persia
Roads were built throughout the empire
8
The greatest Greek doctor
Thucydides
Socrates
Plato
Hippocrates
9
What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great?
Philip was Alexander's father
Philip was Alexander's cousin
Philip was Alexander's son
Philip was Alexander's uncle
10
What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?
Athens became the most powerful city-state in Geece
Athens and Sparta agreed to a truce
Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece
Athens and Sparta merged their cultures into one
11
A famous Greek playwright
Euclid
Sophocles
Archimedes
Aristotle
12
Who did Persia defeat to win its independence?
Macedonia
Lydia
Medes
Athens
13
Athenian domination of the ___________ League cause Sparta to declare war on Athens
Peloponnesian
Greek
Delian
Thebian
14
What caused Darius to first become angry with the Greeks?
Greek city-states refused to help Persia in war with Turkey
Many Greeks stated that Greece was more advanced than Persia
City-states didn't allow people to practice Zorastrianism
Greeks gave aid to other Greeks who rebelled against Persia
15
Greek philosophers believed one thing was more important than anything else. What was it?
helping others to be happy and comfortable
encouraging people to worship the gods
understanding how the human body works
using the human mind to think and understand
16
From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be
leaders
teachers
soldiers
writers
17
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
It was conquered by Rome
It was taken over by the Syrians
It was divided into three kingdoms
It was ruled by Alexander's son
18
The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities
True
False
19
Early Greek philosophers were important because they were the first people to
consider explanations for events other than it was the gods
describe why the Greek gods were to be worshipped
help the Greeks make good decisions in daily life
think about the mysteries and problems of life in Greece
20
A building constructed in Athens in the 400s BC
Pantheon
Parthenon
Oracle at Delphi
The Statue of Athena
21
Compare Xerxes I to Darius. In what way were they similar?
Both men defeated the Greeks
Both men killed rivals to become king
Both men wanted to conquer Greece
Both men weakened the Persian Empire
22
What inference can you make about Alexander?
He did not feel comfortable leading an empire
He disliked violence but knew he had to use it
He enjoyed being a military commander
He lacked both wisdom and confidence
23
In Athens, most of the boys from poor families
learned how to sing and play musical instruments
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science
studied warfare and were placed in the army
24
Cyrus the Great is considered the founder of the __________________ Empire
Persian
Roman
Syrian
Greek
25
The many achievements of ancient Greece were important because
they strongly shaped Western civilization
they showed the curiosity of the Greek mind
they helped Greece become a military power
they encouraged people to use reason
26
Which place did Alexander conquer without fighting a battle?
Egypt
Gaugamela
Thebes
Persia
