Why was the Delian League established by Greek city-states?

to defend themselves against a future Persian invasions

an independent town or city that governs itself

For Plato, one of the goals of philosophy was to find

the perfect forms of life in the ideal state

How did the Olympic Games begin?

as a religious festival to honor Zeus

two or more people agree to stop fighting.

What is the Socratic Method?

a question-and-answer system of learning

The pentathlon consisted of of the following events:

javelin, long jump, wrestling, discus, 200 yd footrace.

long poem telling the story of one or more legendary heroes.

Thermoplylae is know for what?

A large Persian army was held in check by 300 Spartans

To ostracize means to:

To banish, or to send away in Ancient Athens

Who could be a citizen of Athens?

any male adult who was not a slave and had Athenian parents

What areas did Alexander the Great conquer?

Greece, Persian Empire, the Middle East

According to legend, the Athenians won a great victory over the Persians on what area?

The plain called Marathon 26 miles from Athens

Rhetoric is defined as

the art of using language especially to persuade others

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1
What was an important Greek building, a temple to honor Athena called?
Acropolis
Parthenon
Coliseum
Lyceum
2
When a boy turned a certain age, they were sent away for military training. What was that age?
2 years old
5 years old
7 years old
10 years old
3
The hollow hubs meant:
Not Guilty
Guilty
4
Aristocracy means:
A ruler that is longer than 3 feet.
Rule of the few
Air is being stocked for future use.
Rule of the best.
5
Why was the Delian League established by Greek city-states?
to defend themselves against a future Persian invasions
to establish community education program for Athenian youth
to battle the Peloponnesian League led by the Spartans
to prepare for growing conflicts of the Peloponnesian war
6
A city-state is
All of the above
A town that is in a special state of mind
an independent town or city that governs itself
A city that has a state capital located in it
7
The Greek epic Poem the Iliad and the Odyssey were attributed to
Homer
Symposium
Aristides
Plato
8
For Plato, one of the goals of philosophy was to find
the explanations to natural phenomena, such as lightning
the perfect forms of life in the ideal state
secrets of the future in the stars
the culprits responsible for the unjust death of Socrates
9
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Peloponnesia
Athens
Sparta
Rome
10
How did the Olympic Games begin?
as punishment for captured enemies
as a religious festival to honor Zeus
as a funeral service for a king
as a way to avoid military service
11
Name one body of water that surrounds Greece?
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sea of Monsters
Ionian Sea
Black Sea
12
What was most important to Spartans?
shipbuilding
artistic ability
military ability
debating
13
A truce is where:
one or two people wrestling
The time where athletes could kill each other without fear.
two or more people agree to stop fighting.
one person making war on another person.
14
What is the Socratic Method?
another term for the jury system
a question-and-answer system of learning
military strategy
a way of electing members of the Assembly
15
The pentathlon consisted of of the following events:
javelin, short jump, boxing, knife throwing, pole vault
sword fighting, ship boarding, cannon firing, ladders,
photography, public speaking, running, long jump, skip rope
javelin, long jump, wrestling, discus, 200 yd footrace.
16
What was the ancient Greek word for City-states?
ostrakon
acropolis
polis
agora
17
What do we call a 26 mile race in our time?
The 200 meter sprint.
A marathon.
A pentathlon
The broad jump.
18
An epic poem is a...
long poem telling the story of one or more legendary heroes.
A story of the minotaur
A play that talks of Athens
A story about a bronze statue.
19
What was the main rival to Athens
Carthage
Sparta
Pelopnnesia
Olympia
20
Athens is remembered today as the birthplace of
Zeus
Poseidon
democracy
the Kraken
21
What did jury members use to vote guilty or not guilty at a trial?
doll heads
Metal tokens.
wooden tokens.
Human heads
22
To qualify to be a citizen of Athens, a person had to be
male, and at least 18 years of age
not a slave
All of the above
the son of two Athenian parents
23
Athenian women played important roles in religion, but they had virtually no
political rights
food
power with the gods
hair
24
Slaves were treated better in which city-state?
Piazza
Athens
Sparta
Crete
25
Thermoplylae is know for what?
Jabba the Hut conquered the Persians
A large Persian army was held in check by 300 Spartans
Persians built a large structure at Thermopylae.
Xerxes poisoned the entire Greek army .
26
The Athenians required 2 years of Military training however the Spartans required
23 years
all of their life
3 years
just one year
27
Athens is remembered today as the,
birthplace of horses
birthplace of bedlam
birthplace of democracy.
birthplace of the Kraken
28
In Sparta, their slaves were called
masters of task
task masters
slaves
helots
29
Laconic means:
Sign language
Concise or of few words
Long winded speaking
Speaking with ones hands for a long period of time.
30
Rhetoric is the art of using
Language to persuade others.
Symposiums to persuade others.
Mythology to persuade others.
Swords to persuade others.
31
Sparta had how many kings?
None
One
Two
Three
32
To ostracize means to:
In ancient Athens, the nobles would eat ostriches at dinner.
To banish, or to send away in Ancient Athens
In Ancient Athens, a person would ride an ostrich for sport.
In Ancient Greece Gather feathers from ostriches for pillows
33
The metal token that had a solid hub stood for:
Not guilty
guilty
34
What was the name of the group that voted to determine government policy in Ancient Athens?
Assembly
Senate
Symposium
Agora
35
Who could be a citizen of Athens?
any male or female adult who had a least one Athenian parent
any male adult who was not a slave and had Athenian parents
any male adult
anyone who was born in Athens
36
What areas did Alexander the Great conquer?
all of Africa above the equator
Greece, Persian Empire, the Middle East
Asia, all the way to China
Western Europe
37
What was the ratio of slaves to Spartans in Sparta
two to one
ten to one
fifty to one
five to one
38
According to legend, the Athenians won a great victory over the Persians on what area?
A biplane called Merthian 26 miles from Athens
A plain called Martiana 26 miles from Athens
The plain called Marathon 26 miles from Athens
The plane called Marthanon 26 miles from Athens
39
Athen's legal system had _________, number of jurors compared the American legal system?
the same
no jurors at all
More
less
40
Who was the Greek's chief god?
Poseidon
Zeus
Athena
Hera
41
To be ostracized means that you were
to capture slaves
taught to ride an ostrich
to be banished or sent away
to raise ostriches
42
What was the emblem carried to all of the city-states that were expected to be at the Olympics?
a wreath of olive leaves
A sacred rolled-up newspaper
A flaming torch
a sacred engraved disk
43
Rhetoric is defined as
the are of painting certain domestic scenes
the art of using language especially to persuade others
The art of being able to retain material in your brain
the art of being able to retrain yourself

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