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CCP Review for Greece Test #2
CCP Review for Greece Test #2
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A review of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars
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1
All of the following made Pericles a good leader
EXCEPT
he gave away all of his wealth to the poor
he was an inspiring speaker
he was honest and fair
he was a respected general
2
Which city-state was the leader of the Delian League?
Thebes
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
3
The defensive league organized by Sparta was called the ___ ____
Macedonian League
Peloponnesian League
Corinthian League
Delian League
4
Which navy won the Battle of Salamis?
Macedonia's
Egypt's
Athens's
Persia's
5
The Persian Wars were fought between Persia and _________.
Egypt
India
Macedonia
Greece
6
How did Pericles die?
From wounds suffered in battle
From malaria
From a plague
In a naval battle
7
How many men were in the Persian fleet?
15,000
25,000
10,000
20,000
8
At the end of the Battle of Thermopylae how many Spartans died trying to hold the pass?
300
400
200
500
9
What did Sparta fear about Athens?
Their powerful navy
Their great wealth from trade
The spread of their democracy
Their powerful phalanx maneuvers
10
I developed a question and answer technique that is named after me......
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Homer
11
After the Peloponnesian War, Athens lost all of the following
EXCEPT
Their empire
Their fleet
Their wealth
Their slaves
12
This is what Athens feared about Sparta
Their enormous slave trade
Their military might
Their great wealth from trade
Their strong navy
13
The ancient Olympics included all of the following sports
EXCEPT
:
Discus Throw
Swimming
Wrestling
Foot races
14
Who won the Battle of Thermopylae?
Macedonia
Sparta
Greece
Persia
15
What Olympic sport was created in honor of Pheidippides?
Shot put
Wrestling
Javelin throw
Marathon race
16
What advantage did the Greek triremes have?
They were light and fast.
They were large and heavy.
They were powered by the wind/sails.
They could carry heavy cannons.
17
The king of Persia at the beginning of the Persian Wars was King ___
Xerxes
Philip
Darius
Ataxerxes
18
Why was the victory at Marathon important for Athens?
It meant they were free
It helped to unify all of the Greek city-states
It showed that they had a better navy
It meant that Athens now controlled Persia
19
Besides his soldiers, Xerxes traveled with all of the following
EXCEPT
Cooks
Engineers
His wife and children
Doctors
20
What was the cause of the Battle of Thermopylae?
The Greeks attacked Persian colonies in Asia Minor.
The Greeks were taking Persian children as slaves.
The Persians wanted revenge for their loss at Marathon.
The Persians thought the Greeks had helped their enemies
21
Who commanded the Greek soldiers at the Battle of Thermopylae?
Leonidas
Phillip
Pericles
Themistocles
22
I was a Greek historian; I wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars
Socrates
Euclid
Archimedes
Thucydides
23
How many city-states joined the Delian League?
200
100
250
150
24
All of the following were goals of Pericles
EXCEPT
giving Athenian women the right to vote
strengthening Athenian democracy
strengthening the Athenian Empire
glorifying Athens
25
A Greek three tiered naval boat was called a ___
trireme
clipper ship
quadreme
bireme
26
What place had mountains on one side and the ocean on the other?
The field at Marathon
The field at Platea
The pass at Thermopylae
The island of Salamis
27
What was the last battle in the Persian Wars?
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Platea
Battle of Issus
Battle of Marathon
28
What device did Xerxes' engineers design to help cross the water at the Hellespont?
A tunnel dug under the water
Ferrying people across by ship
A bridge made of boats
Sending the people by hot air balloon
29
All of the following were true of democracy in
BOTH
Athens and the US
EXCEPT
Political power exercised by citizens
Three branches of government
Judicial branch conducts trials
Juries composed of 12 jurors
30
The naval battle during the Persian Wars was called the _____.
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Platea
31
After all of the fighting what kingdom to the north defeated Greece?
Persia
Thebes
Macedonia
Egypt
32
I wrote a book about politics called THE REPUBLIC
Myron
Plato
Socrates
Homer
33
What plan did Themistocles convince the Assembly of to hopefully defeat Persia?
To build a giant wall around the city of Athens
To build a wall that separated Greece from Macedonia
To build a navy
To develop a bigger phalanx
34
I created the mathematical formula named for me: the Pythagorean Theorem.
Alcibiades
Pythagoras
Herodotus
Plato
35
I was a scientist who developed the lever and pulleys.
Aristarchus
Archimedes
Aristotle
Aristophanes
36
I was the Father of Medicine
Archimedes
Homer
Euclid
Hippocrates
37
Pericles became the leader of
Athens
Macedonia
Sparta
Thebes
38
How many battles were there in the Persian Wars?
3
2
4
1
39
Before the Battle of Salamis what did Themistocles convince the Athenians to do?
Run away to Sparta for help
Stand at the gates and fight till the death
Abandon the city to go to an island
Hide in the acropolis
40
A form of gov't in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives is called
a monarchy
a republic
communism
direct democracy
41
What did Xerxes do when he got to the city of Athens?
He built a giant palace for himself
He went to the Parthenon to worship Athena
He gave houses to all of his soldiers
He totally destroyed the city
42
What did Pericles do which allowed more people to participate in Athens' democratic government?
He ended the poll taxes which people had to pay to vote
He freed the slaves and allowed them to vote
He increased the number of public officials who were paid
He allowed all men to vote
43
Eventually what city-state became the headquarters of the Delian League?
Corinth
Sparta
Athens
Thebes
44
What is a group of Greek infantry men called when they march shoulder to shoulder?
barracks
phalanx
regiment
deployment
45
To defend Greece from any future Persian attacks was the purpose of the ___ ___
Delian League
Corinthian League
Thracian League
Peloponnesian League
46
The first battle of the Persian Wars was the Battle of ___
Thermopylae
Marathon
Salamis
Platea
47
Who was the Persian leader/king at the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis?
Xerxes
Darius
Ataxerxes
Philip
48
All of the following were true of democracy ONLY in Athens (and not in the US)
EXCEPT
They did not have attorneys
Leaders were chosen by lot
They elect the president as a leader
The executive branch was a council of 500
49
What was the cause of the Persian Wars?
Athenian colonies revolted and made Persia angry.
Persia wanted to stop Athens from trading in the Aegean Sea
Sparta revolted against Persia.
Persia wanted farmland in Greece.
50
I am the Father of History; I wrote about the Persian Wars.
Herodotus
Euclid
Hippocrates
Plato
51
What did Pheidippides do?
He killed Darius.
He warned the Persians of a Greek trick.
He ran to Athens to tell them about the victory
He was the leader of Athens at the Battle of Marathon
52
How did the Persians get around the pass at Thermopylae?
They just swarmed the pass and got through
A Persian soldier grew up there so he knew the land well
They sent soldiers by sea to the other side
A traitor showed them a goat path around the pass
53
Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?
Athens
Thebes
Corinth
Sparta
54
The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between Athens and ____
Sparta
Thebes
Persia
Macedonia
55
I sculpted the "Discus Thrower"
Archimedes
Euclid
Plato
Myron
56
Who was the leader of Athens after the Battle of Marathon?
Pericles
Miltiades
Leonidas
Themistocles
57
I created the formulas for geometry that are still used today.
Euclid
Socrates
Homer
Archimedes
58
What did Athens do to any city-state that threatened to leave the Delian League?
Burn them to the ground
Politely ask them to stay
Require them to pay an exit fine
Threaten them with military force
59
Who won the battle of Marathon?
Persia
Sparta
Macedonia
Athens
60
A Greek infantry soldier was called a ___
javelin thrower
cavalry man
hoplite
phalanx
61
I studied under Plato; I wrote more than 200 books in my lifetime.
Myron
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato