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Unit 6: Ancient Greece
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1
What country is represented by # 4 (green)?
India
Persia
Egypt
Macedonia
2
What region is represented by # 7 (gold)?
Egypt
Macedonia
Persia
India
3
Athens paid salaries to men who held public office. How did that affect the growth of democracy?
By making government workers rich
By enabling people who were not rich to work for the government
By encouraging the leader of Athens to surround himself with his friends
By rewarding each of the people who came to vote in the Assembly
4
Sparta was an ___, which was ruled by two kings who shared power.
democracy
oligarchy
tyranny
monarchy
5
What body of water is represented by # 5 (blue)?
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
6
The most famous ___ was that of King Alexander of Macedonia who ruled all of Greece from 336 BC.
tyranny
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
7
For what crime was Socrates arrested?
living on the streets with no means of support
refusing to teach the children of the rich
telling state secrets to enemy powers
asking questions that seemed to dishonor the gods
8
Ancient Greece was a ___ which all citizens participate. The U.S. is a ___ which elected officials represent the people.
representative democracy, monarchy
monarchy, representative democracy
representative democracy, direct democracy
direct democracy, representative democracy
9
When Alexander reached northern India, what made him turn back?
His home was far away.
His soldiers refused to go any farther.
He married a local princess.
He developed a serious illness.
10
Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?
They watched athletes compete below it.
They built a theater on its side.
They grew olives on its slopes.
They thought the gods lived there.
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Why was the Parthenon built?
to foretell the future
to hold meetings by city leaders
to reward the chief of the navy
to honor the goddess Athena
12
What body of water is represented by # 6 (blue)?
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
13
What was the lasting influence of Alexander’s conquests?
the spread of Greek culture
the growth of a nomadic way of life
the political unity of Asia and Egypt
the rise of a new religion
14
What country is represented by # 2 (green)?
Macedonia
Egypt
India
Persia
15
Why did the Greeks agree every four years to stop fighting for a brief period?
to pull a ship through the city
to let athletes go to the Olympics
to allow their soldiers to rest
to hold a festival for all their gods
16
What city is represented by # 1 (red)?
Cairo
Memphis
Alexandria
Athens
17
Alexander told the Greeks that he was the son of:
the king of Persia.
the god Zeus.
a Macedonian giant.
Aristotle.
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What region is represented by # 3 (green)?
Macedonia
India
Persia
Egypt
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What did Alexander do to help unite the Greeks under his rule?
gave them a common enemy
took away their freedoms
taught them a new religion
had their leaders take turns
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In Persia, Alexander allowed the Persians to:
hold the top offices in the army.
treat him as a personal equal.
run the day-to-day business in their lands.
control the taxes that they collected.
