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A social studies review of Chapter 11
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At what battle did the Greek naval forces defeat the Persian navy?
Syracuse
Aegospotami
Salamis
Thermopylae
2
What city did Alexander found on the Nile Delta?
Thebes
Babylon
Pergamum
Alexandria
3
Alexander's new cities developed a form of culture known as
Hellenistic
Persian
Egyptian
Macedonian
4
What is the main promise of the Hippocratic Oath?
to work for the less fortunate
to do no harm
to explain the universe
to be true to the Greek gods
5
What new type of weapons did Alexander's army carry?
sarissas
wooden shields
metal swords
phalanxes
6
Greek mythology is the collection of stories about
Greek military battles
Greek art and architecture
Greek gods and heroes
Greek history
7
For protection and security, Athens and other city-states formed the
Ionian League
Peloponnesian League
Naxos League
Delian League
8
What general ruled Egypt after Alexander's death?
Philip
Aristotle
Achilles
Ptolemy
9
At the Battle of Marathon, Athenian phalanxes defeated the
Sicilian army
Persian army
Ionian army
Spartan army
10
What were the Olympic games?
a theatrical event that honored Zeus
a sporting event that honored Zeus
a theatrical event that honored Athena
a sporting event that honored Athena
11
Soldiers on horseback are called
archers
cavalry
phalanxes
infantry
12
Where was the Great Library of the ancient world?
Athens, Greece
Carthage
Sardis, Persia
Alexandria, Egypt
13
After the Persian Wars, what city-state became the most powerful in ancient Greece?
Persia
Sparta
Greece
Athens
14
The Greeks practiced polytheism, meaning that they believed in
one god who looked and acted human
many gods with supernatural powers
the duty to protect Greek travelers and trade.
the goodness of all things in nature
15
The customs the Greeks brought into Alexander's empire mixed with others formed what culture?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Hellenistic
Alexandria
16
Hades, Poseidon, and Apollo are all gods described in the stories of what Greek literature?
mythology
drama
history
fables
17
According to ancient Greeks' beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?
at Delphi on Mount Parnassus
in caves deep underground.
on Mount Olympus
in the sea
18
The land of Alexander's birth was
Macedonia
Egypt
Greece
Thebes
19
The question-and-answer method of teaching used in ancient Greece is described as
Stoic
Hippocratic
Hellenistic
Socratic
20
Which structure is considered to be the finest example of classical Greek architecture?
The Parthenon to Athena
The Great Library of Alexandria
the temple of Apollo
the stadium at Olympia