Ancient Greece Review

Question 1

Alexander the Great was originally from what region?

Accepted Answer

Macedonia

Question 2

Athens power in the Delian league eventually led to this conflict between Athens and Sparta.

Accepted Answer

Peloponnesian Wars

Question 3

Which Persian king lost the Persian Wars and weakened the power of the Empire?

Accepted Answer

Xerxes

Question 4

Which Greek philosopher was sentenced to death by the Athenian government for “corrupting the youth”?

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Question 5

Which form of government did Plato DISAGREE was a model system?

Accepted Answer

Democracy

Question 6

Which Greek city-state is most known for its use of military power?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 7

What three ancient civilizations were part of the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia, Egypt, India

Question 8

What major sea surrounds the main country of Greece?

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Question 9

Which of the following describes a TYRANNY

Accepted Answer

Rule by a tyrant

Question 10

What did the Greek philosophers emphasize in order to understand the world?

Accepted Answer

logic

Question 11

Which Greek city-state created Direct Democracy

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 12

At what age did Spartan boys leave home and go into military training?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 13

What form of religion did Greece have originally?

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic; multiple gods and goddess

Question 14

Which land battle during the Persian Wars was a major Greek victory?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Marathon

Question 15

What religion did most Persians practice?

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrianism

Question 16

Which of the following describes a MONARCHY

Accepted Answer

One person rule

Question 17

Aristotle emphasis on moderation is known as the what?

Accepted Answer

Golden Mean

Question 18

Which battle during the Persian Wars led to the death of the 300 Spartans?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Thermopylae

Question 19

What major temple is located in Athens, Greece and was used as a temple of worship for the goddess Athena

Accepted Answer

The Parthenon

Question 20

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 21

Which of the following describes a OLIGARCHY

Accepted Answer

Rule by the few

Question 22

Which of the following describes a DEMOCRACY

Accepted Answer

Rule by the people

Question 23

What athletic competition was held every four years in Greece to honor the gods?

Accepted Answer

The Olympics

Question 24

Persia, the Greek’s greatest enemy in the Mediterranean, caused them to join forces during the ___ war.

Accepted Answer

Persian

Question 25

Who defeated the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire to form his own empire?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 26

Who were “The Eyes and Ears of the King” in the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Inspectors

Question 27

Athenian women had more rights than Spartan women

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

What was the superior military formation used by the ancient Greeks?

Accepted Answer

Phalanx

Question 29

What king of the Persian Empire divided the empire into provinces and created the role of Satraps and Inspectors?

Accepted Answer

Darius I

Question 30

The Hellenistic Culture is a blend of which cultures?

Accepted Answer

Greek, Egyptian, Persian, Indian

Question 31

Which elements of Greek culture were influenced and affected by the Greek religion?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 32

What is the correct order of the philosophers?

Accepted Answer

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Question 33

Ancient Greece was separated into _________, which means that each city had their own government

Accepted Answer

city-states

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