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A #ancientGreece #ancientPersian #Greeklegacy Quiz quiz
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What do Zoroastrians have in common with Christians?
monotheism, fire and confession
belief in one god as the creator, destiny, and balance
monotheism, balance, and freedom to make choices
polytheism, freedom to make choices, and fate
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Who is credited with defeating the Persian Empire?
Pheidippides the Great
Cesar the Great
Alexander the Great
Tuthmosis the III Great
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Who eventually conquered Greece?
The Romans
The Persians
The Arabs
The Egyptians
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Socrates was known as
the greatest teacher the world has ever seen
the greatest poet the world has ever seen
the greatest leader the world has ever seen
the greatest thinker the world has ever seen
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Where is Greece located in Europe?
North of Italy; west of Switzerland
East of Italy; west of Turkey
West of Spain
South of England; west of France
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Why is it important to study ancient civilizations?
It makes our life better when we understand the world.
If we understand history, we won't repeat ancient mistakes.
Our civilization is built on their accomplishments.
Because we have a test on it.
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Who built the largest empire ever seen in the world?
Hatshepsut the Great of Egypt
Mrs White the Great of St. Bonaventure School
Alexander the Great of Greece
Cyrus the Great of Persia
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How did Pericles lead the Greek government?
He put his grown children in charge of matters of state.
He built huge armies, roads, and miles of walls.
He hired intelligent people, not just rich people.
He declared war on neighboring countries to gain more power.
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What is Pericles known for?
He was the teacher of Socrates and Plato
He made Greece a model for the whole world
He built the Acropolis and the Parthenon
He defeated the Persian army and built great monuments
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And then... eventually the Greek empire fell. But why?
It was weakened by fighting between Athens and Sparta
It was weakened by its very size.
It was weakened by internal problems.
All of the above except its size.
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Socrates is a famous Greek who is known for
making his students write epic poems
making his students learn the Pythagoreon theory
making his students think logically
making his students vote in elections
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How was ancient Greece organized?
Citizens were ruled by cardlords.
Citizens were organized into two cities: Athens and Sparta
Citizens were ruled by leaders in city-states
Citizens were in caste systems: priests, merchants, slaves
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The Persian Empire eventually fell because of
religious wars, and the king was assassinated
in-fighting, taxes, and corruption
the plague, followed by the Dark Ages
earthquake, famine and drought
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Socrates's student was
Plato
Alexander the Great
Pericles
Hercules
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What resurrected Greece from the Dark Ages?
Minoans, who built boats, traveled and traded
Educated people from Asia called the Mycenaeans.
Ulysses, after he defeated Troy.
Dorians, with weapons, tools, and technology
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What was the ancient Persian religion?
Monotheism
Zoroastrianism
Xerxesiasm
Ionianism
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What do the Persian and Greek empires have in common?
Nothing at all.
Beautiful architecture, philosophy, art, mathematics poetry
Polytheism, city-states, democracy, a Dark Age period
Language, geography, leaders, monotheism, architecture
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What is the legacy of Greece in our society and all over the world?
poetry, astronomy, astrology, geometry, language, democracy
logic, reason, math formulas, the atlas, Olympics, marathons
alphabet, fables, epics, drama medicine, mythology, teaching
food, architecture, symbols, philosophy, navigation, art
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What are the Dark Ages?
When the plague struck, killing thousands of people.
When a solar eclipse darkened Greece for two years.
A time of natural disasters, and no written records.
The long battle between Athens and Sparta.
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Where is Greece located?
In the eastern Atlantic Ocean
In the Mediterranean Sea
In the south Pacific Ocean
In the Caspian Sea
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The Greeks and Persians had many little battles, but the first IMPORTANT one was
The Battle of marathan
The Battle of Marethon
The Battle of Marathon
The battle of marathon
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Greece invented the system of democracy, which means
every person in Greece could run for a government position
every person in Greece belonged to the Democratic Party.
people voted for their leaders in peaceful elections.
the people in the Delian League were the first Greek rulers.
23
The Greek word 'philos-oph-er' means
one who makes speeches
one who is a wise fool
one who loves wisdom
one who loves the philharmonic
24
While the Greeks were building their empire, which civilization was already HUGE?
The Egyptians
The Persians
The Romans
The city-states
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Pheidippides was famous for
Running a marathon in the Olympic games
Running to Athens to announce Greece's victory over Persia
Running in the first democratic election in Greece
Running to Sparta to announce Greek victory in a battle
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What does the Greek word "techn-ology" mean?
one who thinks or computes
the study of art or skill
the use of tech
computer science
