50-Chapter 9 Review-The Greek World

Question 1

"Spartan women also received physical training. Like the men, they learned how to run, jump, wrestle, and throw javelins

Accepted Answer

They were strong and healthy.

Question 2

What can you infer about the ancient Greeks based upon their achievements?

Accepted Answer

The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art.

Question 3

In 359 BC, ____________________ became king of Macedonia.

Accepted Answer

Phillip II

Question 4

Cyrus the Great is considered the founder of the ____________________ Empire.

Accepted Answer

Persian

Question 5

The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?

Accepted Answer

It was divided into three kingdoms.

Question 7

Helots were an important part of ____________________ society.

Accepted Answer

Spartan

Question 8

Which of the following predictions would most likely be true if Alexander had not died at a young age?

Accepted Answer

Alexander’s empire will grow even larger.

Question 9

From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be _____*

Accepted Answer

soldiers

Question 10

What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India?

Accepted Answer

His exhausted troops refused to fight anymore.

Question 11

The spread of ____________________ culture brought Greek customs to new parts of the world.

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic

Question 12

Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened in Sparta if its army had become weak?

Accepted Answer

Spartan women would have joined the army.

Question 13

Compare Xerxes I to Darius. In what way were they similar?*

Accepted Answer

Both men wanted to conquer Greece.

Question 14

The first Persian invasion of Greece failed when the Greeks won the Battle of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Marathon

Question 15

In Athens, most of the boys from poor families _____*

Accepted Answer

became farmers and grew food for the wealthy.

Question 16

Cyrus the Great’s treatment of conquered people helped him successfully rule a large empire.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

For Spartan boys training to be soldiers, the penalty for stealing food was death.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Which of the following was not part of Alexander’s empire?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Question 19

The Spartans were able to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

After the son of Cyrus the Great died, ____________________ seized power.

Accepted Answer

Darius

Question 21

In terms of importance to Alexander, which of the following would you rank first?

Accepted Answer

expanding his empire

Question 22

A group of warriors standing close together in a square*

Accepted Answer

phalanx

Question 23

What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.

Question 24

One improvement that Darius made to the Persian Empire was the creation of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

cavalries

Question 25

Which of the following best describes the Persian army?*

Accepted Answer

strong and well organized

Question 26

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?

Accepted Answer

Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.

Question 27

Which two battles show Greece’s power and cleverness in defeating Xerxes I?

Accepted Answer

Salamis and Plataea

Question 28

Which place did Alexander conquer without fighting a battle?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 29

After comparing the lives of boys in Sparta and Athens, which of the following inferences can you make?

Accepted Answer

Athenian boys probably had more interesting lives than Spartan boys.

Question 30

What caused Darius to first become angry with the Greeks?*

Accepted Answer

Greek city-states refused to help Persia in its war with Turkey.

Question 31

Athenian domination of the ____________________ League caused Sparta to declare war on Athens.

Accepted Answer

Delian

Question 32

Why did Darius fill Persia’s capital city with gold, silver, and beautiful artwork?

Accepted Answer

He wanted the city to reflect the glory of the empire.

Question 33

At what age were Spartan men done serving in the army?*

Accepted Answer

60

Question 34

After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

What inference can you make about Alexander?

Accepted Answer

He enjoyed being a military commander.

Question 36

What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?*

Accepted Answer

Sparta refused to join Athens in the Delian League.

Question 37

Who did Persia defeat to win its independence*

Accepted Answer

Medes

Question 38

A unit of soldiers mounted on horses

Accepted Answer

cavalry

Question 39

Alexander died at the age of 33 after _____*

Accepted Answer

he got sick in Babylon.

Question 40

Governors of Persian provinces*

Accepted Answer

satraps

Question 41

____________________ destroyed Thebes and enslaved its people.*

Accepted Answer

Alexzander

Question 42

What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great?

Accepted Answer

Philip was Alexander’s father.

Question 43

Women in ____________________ had certain freedoms because of the way their society was structured.

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 44

A religion based on the battle between good and evil

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrian

Question 45

Athenian boys were taught both military skills and about art and culture.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

What allowed Philip of Macedonia to easily conquer the Greeks?

Accepted Answer

The Greeks did not unite to fight Philip.

Question 47

The religion called Zoroastrianism was popular in Persia for many centuries. What conclusion can you draw from this fact

Accepted Answer

The religion made sense to many Persians.

Question 48

Alexander the Great defeated the Persians for the last time near Gaugamela.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta?

Accepted Answer

preparing for battles

Question 50

An agreement to work together*

Accepted Answer

alliance

50-Chapter 9 Review-The Greek World

Questions 50

50-Chapter 9 Review-The Greek World

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