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The government of Athens was ruled by.
2 Consuls and the Senate
An Oligarchy
A Tyrant Dictator
The Council of 500
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Who was Thucydides?
He was a king in Sparta.
He was a famous soilder.
He wrote a historical record of the Peloponnesian War
He wrote "The Histories." A history of Greek Mythology
3
Author of the Illiad and the Odyessy
Plato
Gilgamesh
Zeus
Homer
4
Trireme
A man who invented boats
an ancient Greek boat, 3 rows, oars on each sides
A man who invented ways to travel
A boat made for Greek gods
5
Pericles was a
Commander of the Persian Army
Great general and orator and most powerful man in Athens
Powerful Greek city-state
Powerful Spartan King
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This leader of of the Golden Age Athens died during a plague.
Thucydides
Socrates
Herodotus
Pericles
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Which Persan leader was defeated at the Battle of Marathon?
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes
Darius
Agamemnon
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The Greek ideal of courage and clever tricks in combat is called...
Arete
Agora
Hoplites
Phalanx
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Athens was the victorous in this famous land battle against Persian Army
Marathon
Punic
Salamis
Thermoplae
10
In this city state boys at age 7 started mandatory military training...
Olympia
Thebes
Athens
Sparta
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Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
He was accused of countless crimes
People were not in favor of the Socratic Method, so they executed him
He was found guilty for corrupting the young, and not worshipping gods
He was never sentenced to death, he died of natural causes
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Why was the Delian League created?
To ally against Sparta.
To meet on the island of Delos.
To make Athens strong.
To protect against Persia.
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Who controlled the Delian League?
Sparta
Athens
Alexandria
Macedonia
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The naval battle saved western civilization was won by Athens over the Persians was battle of..
Actium
Salamis
Themopylae Pass
Leponto
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What is a hoplite?
heavily armed foot soldier
phalanx
Xerxes
osctracism
16
Athens won The Peloponnesian War
True
False
17
What was Spartan the system of government?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Diarchy
Monarchy
18
What is Hellenism?
The face that launched 1000 ships
Government official in the Roman Republic
Greek culture mixed with Persia and the East
The Greek Poils Hellen
19
In which city-state did women have the most power and freedom?
Sparta
Athens
Argos
Lesbos
20
The success of Alexander the Great led to this new era of exchange east and west ideas
Dark Ages
Macedonian Age
Hellenistic era
Pax Romana
21
The teacher of Alexander the Great was ___________________
Plato
Mr. Archibald
Aristotle
Socrates
22
The Peloponesian War was fought between...
Alexander and Phillip II
Rome and Carthage
Athens and Sparta
Greece and Persia
23
How are the people in the Council of 500 chosen ?
By a vote.
Social class.
By nomination.
A Lottery.
24
Socrates was sentenced to death by hemlock poisoning
True
No, he was ostracised for 10 years
False
25
The Army of Thebes is usual in history because
only homosexual men were allowed in the army
they used the longest spears in a phalanx
The calvary used the hammer and anvil tactic
they only had triremes to defend the city
26
In this sea battle, Athens demonstrated Arete and destroyed the Persian Navy in the narrow waters of ___________
Themplolyae
Troy
Marathon
Salamis
27
The 300 hoplites of the Spartan army sacrificed themelves at battle of
Athens
Marathon
Thermopylae
Tyre
28
Socrates wrote "The Republic"?
False
True
