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Study for World History Unit 2!
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1
Socrates’ student was
Plato
Theseus
Aristotle
Pericles
2
This Persian War battle took place in a narrow mountain pass with 300 Spartans
Mycenae
Marathon
Messenia
Thermopylae
3
This Greek city-state had an extreme emphasis on military training
Sparta
Olympia
Troy
Athens
4
This Greek Philosopher was Alexander the Great’s tutor, believed in the golden mean
Pericles
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
5
Which of the following most accurately describes the fall of Athens in the Peloponnesian War
300 Spartans are able to hold off Athens at Thermopylae
Athens uses brute military force to defeat Sparta
strong navy and defeats Persia in the battle of Salamis
Plague spreads to the city weakening the power of Athens
6
Messenian revolts were defeated, this class of people were now a slave-like position in Sparta
Hoplites
Helots
Helios
Huttras
7
Greek philosopher started the Academy in Athens for education and was fascinated with reality
Paris
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
8
The Odyssey and The Iliad are examples of
Epic poems
Eye-witness accounts of the Trojan War
Creation myths
Classic novels of Ancient Greece
9
The Peloponnesian War was fought between
Sparta and Persia
Athens and Persia
Greece and Persia
Athens and Sparta
10
The geography of Ancient Greece would best be described as
An abundance of streams and tributaries
Rugged, mountainous terrain
Mild, rolling hills
Open fields with fertile soil
11
Plato believed that a Republic should be run by ________
Philosopher Kings
Those who see power
Elected officials
A king
12
Who united the Persian Empire and was considered "king of kings" due to his leniency?
Darius II
Cyrus the great
Xerxes
Philip II
13
This philosopher believed in the “Theory of Forms” and that the soul was trapped in the body:
Plato
Aristotle
Themistocles
Xerxes
14
Polis is the Greek word meaning
Center of government
City-state
Nation
City market
15
In Sparta, a small council of elders made decisions for the good of the city-state
Democracy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Monarchy
16
This man ran 26.2 miles from Marathon to Athens
Pheidippides
Thucydides
Homer
Pericles
17
Athens was famous for creating which of the following political systems?
Democracy
Monarchy
Republic
Oligarchy
18
This leader led the Persian War party into the Battle of Thermopylae
Xerxes
Marduk
Darius I
Cyrus the Great
19
Greek philosopher is known for his systematic asking of questions and never writing stuff down
Plato
Socrates
Alexander
Aristotle
20
Women of this city-state were granted few rights
Athens
Thebes
Ionia
Sparta
21
One of the first weaponry innovations that enabled a new army to emerge, was the changing of
iron to bronze
iron to copper
copper to bronze
bronze to iron
22
Historical figure was central to Greeks learning about their “history” during the Dark Age
Homer
Paris
Priam
Hector
23
This military formation was proven highly-effective by Greek and later Macedonian armies
Phalanx
Hoplite
Strafelance
Pikeside
24
Foot-soldiers in the Greek army were known as
Helots
Huttras
Hoplites
Helios
25
The era under Alexander the Great, marked by peace and educational advancements, was known as __________?
Golden Age
Bronze Age
Renaissance
Hellenistic Era
26
This great leader of Macedonia conquered the Persian Empire and reached India by the time he was in his 30's.
Alexander the Great
Leonidas
Xerxes
Philip II
27
Sparta was a member of the _______ league, whereas Athens was a member of the _______ league.
Peloponnesian, Delian
Messenian, Mycenaean
Dorian, Delian
Delian, Peloponnesian
28
Which of the following was
NOT
one of Philip II of Macedonia's goals?
Develop a strong army
Unite Greece under Macedonian Rule
Destroy the Persians
Convert Greece to Polytheism
29
The Minoans were
located on the Isle of Cyprus
located on Isle of Crete
located in Ionian Greece
located on mainland Greece
30
Which group of people are responsible for creating an alphabet that used sounds for each letter/symbol?
Phoenicians
Athenians
Persians
Spartans