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Test Review on Ancient Greece
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1
What did Alexander the Great do when his men refused to go to the Himalayas?
Beheaded dissenting soliders
sat in his tent and pouted
created a new army
went on without them
2
At age 7, Spartan boys went to the ___________, where they were militarily educated.
agora
apella
dojo
agoge
3
At age 18, Athenian men were expected to...
marry and start a family
attend college
begin public service in government
join the army
4
Sparta's militaristic government was negative in that it restricted...
the navy and other government programs
the government becoming stable
trade, travel, studying, thinking
women's rights
5
In the Peloponnesian War, what were the two main city-states at war with each other?
Sparta and Persia
Sparta and Athens
Marathon and Thermopylae
Athens and Marathon
6
The Greek alphabet was adopted from which group of people?
Mycenaeans
Persians
Phoenicians
Dorians
7
The Greek navy was able to defeat the bigger and better Persian navy at Salamis because...
Greeks boats were smaller and faster in a small area
Athens had powerful engines on their boats
bigger guns on the Greek ships
the Persian ships hit icebergs
8
Greece's mainland is considered to be what landform?
a peninsula
mountians and rivers
an archipilego
atolls, islands, and valleys
9
Sparta's leaders wanted a militaristic society because they wanted to...
conquer many lands and create many colonies
have loyal and obediant citizens
spread Zoroastrianism through winning wars
prevent an invasion by the Athenians
10
A ____________________ is a Greek warship.
Battleship
Crusier
Hectomore
Pentekonter
11
Which CS had the most powerful army in ancient Greece?
Sparta's professional army
Athens' powerful navy
Athens' militias with the Helots
Mycenaeans, because they wiped out the Minoans
12
3 headed dog of the Underworld
Spot
Fido
Siberius
Cerberus
13
Alexander the Great's most important accomplishment was...
conquering the New World
being better than the Spartan military
spreading Persian culture
spreading Greek culture
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formed the world’s first democracy by making reforms to end the conflict between rich and poor
Solan
Salon
Solar
Solon
15
Which of these is NOT a type of Greek solider?
Helot
Peltast
Cavalry
Hoplite
16
Tyrants were able to come to power through
nobody else went to college and understood government
helot uprising
rebellion
oligarchies failed when landowners gave away their land
17
Slavery in Athens was...
not allowed unless you treated slaves fairly
a great way of life
tolerated, despite a democratic government
ok, if the slaves were non-Greeks
18
The Dark Age brought by the Dorians, brought...
a time of peace through military strength
advancement in the use of bronze and copper
a time period of no writing, trade, progress
development of new spoken language
19
Athens government included all citizens having a voice; it was called...
socialism
democracy
Zoroastrianism
a monarchy
20
Athens is known for its...
fashion and cloth making
art, education, democracy
army, navy, marines
beautiful people and tall women
21
The Minoans depended upon what to have a flourishing civilization
trade
strong army
farming
tyrants
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a meeting place in Greece; central market
acropolis
agora
temple
Zoroastrianism
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the ferryman of souls in the Underworld
Cerberus
Charon
Demeter
Aaron
24
"Great thinkers," hired by Pericles, who reflect and think about life.
Aspasia
Phoenicians
philosophers
Persians
25
Spartan men could return home at age ___, but they still...
18, had to find a wife
20, had to learn to kill a helot
18, had to serve in the government
30, serve in the military
26
Why did the Spartans government place so much importance on having a militaristic society?
prevent invasion from Athens
prevent revolt and create loyal and obedient citizens
to conquer the Egyptians
to build a better highway system
27
This is an acquired territory with ties to the homeland, usually for its natural resources
Conquistador
colony
migrants
Satrapy
28
The leader to take the Persian Empire to its greatest size was...
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes
Cleisthenes
King Minos
29
During the Pelopponesian War, Athens is to Whale as Sparta is to ________________.
Mule
Elephant
Tiger
Dinosaur
30
Thermopylae bought great pride despite the loss because...
children joined the battle showing their bravery
1,000 Spartans defeated 10,000 Persians
300 Spartans held-off hundreds of thousands Persians
advanced technology allowed for the win
31
Alexander the Great died from ___________.
scurvie
bloody flux
a fever
dysentary
32
Which group of people first settled on this island?
Minoans
Dorians
Mycenaeans
Hellenes
33
Come home with your shield or on it
Macedonian women
Athenian women
Spartan women
Thebian women
34
Which of these is not a river of the Underworld
Lethe
Styx
Cocytus
Nile
35
another name for a Greek city-state is...
kingdom
satrapy
polis
oligarchy
36
5 men with total control of Spartan social system
Effigy
Ephors
Effers
Ephesians
37
trade slowed, written records decreased, subsistence farming, fewer good produced...
happened when the Spartans took over the "Med."
occured during the Minoans Enlightened Age
during Athens Golden Age
affects of the Dark Age when Mycenaean civilization ended
38
Kings from this group built palaces on hilltops surrounded by thick walls.
Persians
Dorians
Aztecs
Mycenaeans
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military fighting formation where soldiers stood in rows, close together
cavalry
militia
satrapy
phalanx
40
Sparta had a militaristic society, but what kind of a government?
democracy
oligarchy
communist
monarchy
41
Greek hoplites were armed with a helmet, a breastplate, greaves, short sword, spear, and a
sarissa
phalanx
shield
secondary helmet
