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AKS 31 (KATZ) - ANCIENT GREECE
AKS 31 (KATZ) - ANCIENT GREECE
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1
What geographic feature made political unity in Ancient Greece difficult?
climate
mountains
the seas
rivers
2
Who led Athens during its Golden Age?
Solon
Draco
Pericles
Cleisthenes
3
Philip organized his troops into a _____ armed with 18-foot pikes and prepared to attack Greece
Cavalry
Navy
Phalanx
Army
4
The Greeks were
Atheist
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Christian
5
Greek lovers of wisdom were known as what?
Storytellers
Myths
Teachers
Philosophers
6
The Spartans sent their sons to train in the military barracks at the age of __
17
7
16
6
7
A government ruled by a small group of wealthy noble, land-owning families was
Aristocracy
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
8
After his death, Philip’s son, _____, proclaimed himself king of Macedonia at the age of 20.
Alexander
Darius II
Pericles
Darius III
9
Philip II was the king of _____ who hoped to take control of Greece
Thebes
Malaria
Athens
Macedonia
10
Who had more rights, Athenian women or Spartan women?
Athenian women
Spartan women
11
How did the Greeks think of the Macedonians?
Looked down on them
Looked at them as Greeks
12
The blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian and Indian cultures is known as
Athenian
Greekonian
Hellenistic
Alexandrian
13
This city was named after Alexander after he liberated the Egyptians from Persian control
Athens
Alexandria
Sparta
Alexandrian
14
The type of government that existed in Sparta could be described as
Aristocracy
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
15
How old was Alexander the Great when he died?
30
20
32
42
16
Which one of the following places did Alexander the Great NOT conquer?
China
Greece
Persia
India
17
A city-state in Greece was called a
acropolis
polis
colony
province
18
Greece was the first ______ civilization because they left things behind that are used today.
classical
complex
advanced
specialized
19
I was executed for making the youth of Athens question the world around them using my method...
Alexander
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
20
The Greeks were forced to create ______ in order to produce the food required to survive
acropolis
polis
colonies
agora's
21
Who is the ruler of the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus?
Zeus
Athena
Hera
Mars
22
Alexander and his exhausted army finally turned back toward home after making it all the way to
China
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
23
What is the general term for a narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds?
non-fiction
fable
myth
epic
24
Where was Macedonia located?
North of Greece
South of Greece
East of Greece
West of Greece
25
A system of government ruled by a single person, called a king, was known as
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
26
A government ruled by the citizens was known a
Democracy
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
Monarchy
27
Alexander quickly put down a rebellion in _____, killing 6,000 and selling 20,000 into slavery
Sparta
Athens
Thebes
Corinth
28
The _____ sat on top of the Acropolis in Athens. It was built to honor the goddess Athena
Parthenon
Pharos
Citadel
Pantheon
29
What were the traditional stories about their gods and goddesses known as?
non-fiction
myths
fables
epics
30
Who fought over Alexander's Empire when he died?
his soldiers
his sons
his generals
his brothers
31
The fierce/successful military formation used by the Greeks during times of war was called the
troop
navy
cavalry
phalanx
32
My geometry proofs are still being taught in Math classes today & my book was called
Elements
.
Eratosthenes
Aristarchus
Euclid
Archimedes
33
A fortified hilltop where citizens gathered to discuss city government was known as what?
colony
acropolis
agora
polis
34
What percent of land in Greece is suitable for farming?
50%
25%
10%
75%
35
Who wrote the
Illiad
and the
Odyssey
?
Alexander
Homer
Pericles
Hercules
36
The Trojan War was fought between the ______ and the Trojans around 1200B.C.
Mycenaeans
Athenians
Minoans
Dorians
37
Who stated that no citizen should own another citizen, ending “debt slavery” in Athens?
Solon
Draco
Pericles
Cleisthenes
38
I was the pupil of Socrates who wrote a book called "The Republic" about a philosopher king.
Socrates
Alexander
Aristotle
Plato
39
TRUE or FALSE: Spartans valued the arts, literature and other artistic pursuits.
FALSE
TRUE
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I was the pupil of Plato who created the Scientific Method and tutored Alexander the Great.
Socrates
Plato
Alexander
Aristotle
