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History midterm review-Greek wars & Hellenistic era
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Who won the peloponnesian war
Athens
Persian
Greeks
Sparta
2
What does Hellenistic mean?
Macedonian
Persian like
Greek-like
Large
3
Who won the Persian wars
Athens
Persia
Greeks
Sparta
4
Hellenistic culture developed as a result of the activities of which person
Darius I
Phillip II
Pericles
Alexander the Great
5
Which of the following became the most powerful and richest city-state after the Persian wars
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
Greeks
6
What was known as a think tank with some of the greatest scholars and writers from around the Greek world studying books
The great library of Alexandria
The lighthouse of Alexandria
The stoa
The agora
7
The end of the Hellenistic Era was when _______
The Persians were conquered by Alexander the Great
None of the above
Alexander the Great died and his empire was divided into three kingdoms
The Roman’s conquered Egypt
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After Alexander the great died, his empire was carved into 3 kingdoms. Which Macedonian general ruled Egypt
Archimedes
Ptolemy
Xerxes
Phillip II
9
What is the name of the 10,000 soldiers, chosen for their bravery and skill that made up the heart of the Persian army
Stoicisms
Satrapies
Heliocentrics
Immortals
10
Who conquered the Greeks because they were too weak to defend themselves from the following in the Peloponnesian war
Egyptians
Romans
Macedonians
Persians
11
Who applied laws of physics to create the lever and pulley system
Socrates
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Eratosthenes
12
Who invented many war machines, including catapults and “claw,” as well as calculus and mathematical physics?
Socrates
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Eratosthenes
13
What is known as the birthplace of western civilization
Alexander the greats empire
Persian empire
Roman Empire
Greek-city states
14
What was the world’s “center for learning” during the Hellenistic era
Ptolemy
Cairo, Egypt
Athens
Alexandria, Egypt
15
What is heliocentric theory
The study of the stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies
The study of points, lines, angles, and surfaces
The approximate circumference of earth
The sun is the center of the universe and the earth revolves around it
16
This ruler is well knows for strengthening democracy in ancient Athens however he also ended up destroying it. Who is it
Leonidas
Solon
Pericles
Cleisthenes
17
What’s inspired the Roman colosseum and modern coliseums
The sarissa
The tyre
The Greek theater
The phalanx
18
Who was the leader of Athens during the golden age
Leonidas
Pericles
Thermistocles
Archimedes
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Who perfected the phalanx?
Alexander the Great
Phillip II, King of Macedonia
Aristotle
Pericles
20
What battle ended Greek resistance to Macedonia
Peloponnesian
Alexandria
Salamis
Chaeronea
21
What kingdom was NOT established because of Alexander death
Hellenistic Rome
Hellenistic Syria
Hellenistic Egypt
Hellenistic Macedonia
22
Who became the undisputed master of Greece after defeating Athens and Thebes in 338 BC?
Phillip II, King of Macedonia
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Pericles
23
Darius I divided the Persian empire into 20 provinces, which are called…
Heliocentric
Immortals
Satrapies
Stoicisms
24
Who argued that disease was not caused by spirits and looked for rational solutions, standard of medical ethics
Ptolemy
Socrates
Hippocrates
Aristarchus
25
Which of the following is in the correct chronological order (from earlier to later)
Persian war, Trojan war, Peloponnesian war, Alexander the greats conquests
Alexander the greats conquests, Trojan war, Persian war, Peloponnesian war
Persian war, Trojan war, Peloponnesian war, Alexander the greats conquests
Trojan war, Persian war, Peloponnesian war, Alexander the greats conquests
26
Spartan king and general who led 300 in the battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas
Philip II
Ptolemy
Archemides
27
Who combined Greek and Egyptian culture into a long lasting dynasty
Phillip II, King of Macedonia
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Pericles
28
Why was Alexander the Great able to conquer the Persian empire?
It was declining due to weak leadership
It was devastated by a major earthquake
Darius III was unprepared for an attack from former allies
Alexander and Phillip had huge armies
29
The ___________ began when Sparta declared war on Athens
Peloponnesian war
Macedonian war
Greek war
Persian wars
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Ruler of Macedonia and conqueror of Persian empire-had the largest empire in the world in the 300s BC
Phillip II
Alexander the Great
Pericles
Darius I
31
How did the Persian religion stress the importance of each individual person
It accepted the existed of both good and evil
It believed in one powerful god rather than many gods
It rejected the existence of a final judgement day
It stated the people had to choose between good and evil
32
What naval battle ended as a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks during the Persian wars
Chaeronea
Alexandria
Peloponnesus
Salamis
33
In what way did greeces crushing defeat by Phillip II of Macedonia lead to a flowering of Greek culture
Alexander’s Greeks tutor, Aristotle, became the real ruler of Macedonia
Greek culture was spread throughout much of the world by Alexander
Greek culture was spread throughout much of the world by Phillip II
Greek artists, writers and scientists went to Alexandria and made a city
34
What ended democracy in Athens
Sparta conquered them and set up an oligarchy
Macedonia from the north conquered him
Persians burned the city states
Pericles set up a tyranny
35
Alexander encouraged the bleeding of cultures by
Adopting Persian customs
Making his capital in Persia
Taking up Persian religion
Setting up colonies in Persia
36
Why did the Persians attack Athens
Athens helped its sister state rebel against them
Sparta made a deal to Athens to not attack them if they took over Athens
Athens refused to pay taxes
The Persians wanted to rule over Greece
37
What is stoicism
Belief that happiness is the goal of life
Belief that what comes around goes around
None of the above
Belief that happiness comes from reason, not emotions
38
What was the significance oof the battle of Thermopylae
Greeks fight harder to defeat the Persians & stop them from taking over med
Frightened city states into surrendering, making it easier for the Persians
Athens was taken over by the Persians
Sparta lost troops and were forced to surrender, allowing Persians to win
39
Athens controlled the ___________
Satrapies
Delian league
Peloponnesus peninsula
The justice league
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Beloved Persian ruler who freed the Jews from Babylonian enslavement and was know for allowing freedom of religion
Darius the great
Cyrus the great
Ptolemy
Xerxes
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Who was one of the ancient world’s greatest mechanical engineers?
Hero
Hippocrates
Socrates
Eratosthenes
