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Chapter 9 The Greek World
Chapter 9 The Greek World
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6th grade social studies
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A Greek philosopher
Hippocrates
Sophocles
Plato
Socrates
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Clear and ordered thinking
Satraps
Alliance
Reason
Phalanx
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What can you infer about the ancient Greeks based upon their achievements?
The ancient Greeks felt that literature was pointless
The ancient Greeks most valued warfare and battle
The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art
The ancient Greeks were most interested in farming
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In Athens, most of the boys from poor families
learned how to sing and play musical instruments
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy
studies warfare and were placed in the army
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Athenian domination of the ___________________ League caused Sparta to declare war on Athens.
Human
Peloponnesian
Delian
Greek
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The building constructed in Athens in the 400s BC
Zoroastrian
Sophocles
Parthenon
Thucydides
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An agreement to work together
Phalanx
Satraps
Alliance
Cavalry
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The spread of __________________ culture brought Greek customs to new parts of the world.
Mycenaean
Athenian
Hellenistic
Spartan
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Hellenistic culture influenced the building of the world's largest library in Alexandria, Egypt
True
False
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Many of the geometry rules from the writings of _______ are still used today.
Madonna
Euclid
Plato
Socrates
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Which of the following events took place before Darius ruled Persia?
The capital city of Persepolis was built.
Cyrus's son died in a rebellion in Persia.
Persians invaded southeastern Europe.
Roads were built throughout the empire.
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After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city-state.
False
True
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A group of warriors standing close together in a square
Cavalry
Army
Alliance
Phalanx
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Which is the best prediction of what might have happened in Sparta if its army became weak?
Soldiers would have lost their self confidence.
Slaves would have staged a rebellion.
Spartan women would have joined the army.
Boys would have lost their courage and strength.
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Governors of Persian provinces
Socrates
Satraps
Phalanx
Xerxes
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Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw?
Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks.
Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.
Alexander thought that all other cultures were weak.
Alexander was trying to make the Persian Empire angry.
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What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?
Athens joined forces with the persians
Greek cities feared Athens would control Greece
Sparta refused to join Athens in the Delian League
Athens quit the Peloponnesian League
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A famous Greek playwright
Socrates
Sophocles
Hippocrates
Plato
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A religion based on the battle between good and evil
Catholic
Baptist
Buddhist
Zoroastrian
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Cyrus the Great's treatment of conquered people helped him successfully rule a large empire.
False
True
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One improvement that Darius made to the Persian Empire was the creation of
roads
churches
water
calvaries
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The greatest Greek doctor
Plato
Sophocles
Socrates
Hippocrates
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What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great
Philip was Alexander's uncle
Philip was Alexander's cousin
Philip was Alexander's father
Philip was Alexander's son
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Because people were upset by his ideas, __________________ was arrested and sentenced to death.
Plato
Galileo
Mr. Brady
Socrates
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The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than other cities.
True
False
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Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important that anything else. What was it?
encouraging people to worship the gods
helping other to be happy and comfortable
understanding how the human body works
using the human mind to think and understand
27
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.
The people of the area crowned Alexander King.
His exhausted troops refused to fight anymore.
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Make an inference: As ruler of Persia, what do you think Darius was most interested in doing?
making Persia's empire strong
defeating the Greeks in battle
developing a powerful army
building many roads in Persia
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A unit of soldiers mounted on horses
Phalanx
Calvary
Immortals
Alliance
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Greek statues of people were not very realistic
False
True