Alexander's empire expanded through three continents, what impact has this had on us today?

Alexander's Hellenistic culture shaped Western culture

How was Athen's government different than the government in other ancient civilizations?

Athenian citizens were required to participate in government

What allowed the Greeks to obtain victory in the Persian War?

The city-states united to defeat Persia

What is a direct democracy?

a government where all citizens debate, vote, and make laws

What is a representative democracy?

a government where citizens elect officials to make laws

Which best describes the philosophy of Taoism?

all people should live in harmony with nature

What was the major result of the agricultural revolution

increase in farming and a surplus of goods

What were Greek myths about?

Why natural and historic events happened

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw?

Alexander valued and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas

What was the most significant cultural contribution of Alexander the Great?

He spread Hellenistic (Greek) culture throughout his empire.

Which of the following is an accurate statement.

In Athens, citizens voted on and debated laws

Which of the following is most accurate?

Spartans were more militant and Athenians were more poetic

Why was the Parthenon built?

to honor the Greek goddess Athena

What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?

It weakened Greece and the Macedonias were able to take over

Which architectural feature did most Greek buildings feature?

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns

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1
Alexander's empire expanded through three continents, what impact has this had on us today?
Greek culture was replaced with Macedonian ways
Many nations are still trying to defeat Alexander the Great
The Macedonian Empire rule after Alexander's death
Alexander's Hellenistic culture shaped Western culture
2
How was Athen's government different than the government in other ancient civilizations?
Athenian citizens voices were ignored in their government
Athenian citizens were required to participate in government
Athenians citizens included women and slaves
Athenian citizens didn't have a voice in their government
3
The Silk Road went from China to
North America
Asia
Egypt
Rome
4
Who would have had full rights in ancient Athens?
all free men and women
All adult Greek men and women
all adult Macedonian men
All adult male who owned land
5
Which of the following pieces of literature was written by Homer?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Iliad and the Odyssey
The Torah and Vedas
The Republic and writings of Herodotus
6
What allowed the Greeks to obtain victory in the Persian War?
The Greeks surrendered to Persia before they were defeated
Athens and Sparta merged (combined) their cultures
The city-states united to defeat Persia
Sparta defeated Athens and then defeated Persia
7
Shi Huangdi believed in
Hinduism
Taoism
Legalism
Confucianism
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What is a direct democracy?
a government where one ruler makes all of the decisions
a government where all citizens debate, vote, and make laws
a government when only the elite get to vote
a government when the citizens elect officials to make laws
9
He was the first Greek philosopher and taught Plato *** Remember SPA***
Socrates
Aristotle
Archimedes
Alexander
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What is a representative democracy?
a government where citizens elect officials to make laws
a government where every citizen takes part in writing laws
a government ruled by one person that took over by force
a government rule by a a few wealthy aristocrats.
11
Which best describes the philosophy of Taoism?
all people should live in harmony with nature
All people should act ethically
all people should follow the rules of society
All people should own property
12
What was the major result of the agricultural revolution
development of stone tools
increase in written language
increase in farming and a surplus of goods
decreased need to trade and manufacturing
13
What were Greek myths about?
Which type of government was most effective
What people feared most in Greek culture
How trade affected the economy
Why natural and historic events happened
14
The Yin-Yang is an important symbol in
Christianity
Hinduism
Taoism
Islam
15
What rights did Athenian women have?
full political rights
no political rights
full rights if they were the last one born
full rights if they were the first born
16
What is was the role of the citizen in Athenian direct democracy?
to financially support public officials
to debate and vote on laws
to not take part in government affairs
to elect representatives to make laws
17
What is an government called that is ruled by a few, elite people?
monarchy
democracy
oligarchy
tyranny
18
This man made huge advancement in mathematics and engineering. * Water screw & ship shaker*
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Archimedes
19
Which Greek thinkers made significant contributions in the area of mathematics?
Hippocrates
Pericles
Pythagoras
Herodotus
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What does democracy mean?
ruled by the powerful
ruled by a few
ruled by the people
ruled by the leaders
21
What is a polis?
a period of great achievement
a market place
city-state
a high hill with a fortress
22
Two famous political Greek philosophers are
Poseidon and Apollo
Pythagorus and Archimedes
Phillip and Alexander
Plato and Aristotle
23
Han rulers wanted a peaceful society based on RESPECT, this is important in which philosophy
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Hinduism
24
Which one of the following is monotheistic?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Judaism
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Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw?
Alexander thought his mother wanted him to spread Greek ways
Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks
Alexander was trying to make the Persian Empire angry
Alexander valued and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas
26
Archimedes and Pythagorus were Greek
Playwrights
Musicians
Geographers
Mathematicians
27
From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be...
writers
soldiers
leaders
teachers
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Which Greek philosopher was a student of Plato and Taught Alexander the Great. **SPAA**
Salon
Diogenes
Aristotle
Socrates
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What was the most significant cultural contribution of Alexander the Great?
He brought democracy to his empire.
He spread Hellenistic (Greek) culture throughout his empire.
Alexander agreed to give back all of his lands.
He spread monotheism throughout his territory.
30
Which of the following is an accurate statement.
In America, citizens debate and vote on every decision.
Athens included women in the political process.
In America, voting is NOT used to make any decisions
In Athens, citizens voted on and debated laws
31
Which of the following is most accurate?
Athenian boys trained harder than Spartan boys
Spartan boys learned more about culture than Athenian boys
Spartans were more militant and Athenians were more poetic
Spartan boys loved to read more than Athenian boys
32
Why was the Parthenon built?
to honor the Greek goddess Athena
to honor the famous artists of the time
to demonstrate the architecture of the time
to house public debates held by the citizens
33
What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?
Alexander the Great worked with Athens to claim victory
It weakened Greece and the Macedonias were able to take over
Athens became the most powerful city-state
Athens and Sparta called a truce and entered a Golden Age
34
What trait did Egypt, India, and China have in common
located in river valleys
the all traded with Rome
located in harsh deserts
we do not know much about them because of natural disasters
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Which architectural feature did most Greek buildings feature?
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns
pretty trees with falling leaves
detailed paintings of soldiers
golden railings
36
Greece's religion can best be described as
animistic
polytheistic
monotheistic
paganistic

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