To ostracize means to:

To banish, or to send away in Ancient Athens

an independent town or city that governs itself

According to legend, the Athenians won a great victory over the Persians on what area?

The plain called Marathon 26 miles from Athens

Rhetoric is defined as

the art of using language especially to persuade others

Why was the Delian League established by Greek city-states?

to defend themselves against a future Persian invasions

two or more people agree to stop fighting.

Who could be a citizen of Athens?

any male adult who was not a slave and had Athenian parents

Thermoplylae is know for what?

A large Persian army was held in check by 300 Spartans

The pentathlon consisted of of the following events:

javelin, long jump, wrestling, discus, 200 yd footrace.

For Plato, one of the goals of philosophy was to find

the perfect forms of life in the ideal state

What is the Socratic Method?

a question-and-answer system of learning

long poem telling the story of one or more legendary heroes.

What areas did Alexander the Great conquer?

Greece, Persian Empire, the Middle East

How did the Olympic Games begin?

as a religious festival to honor Zeus

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1
The hollow hubs meant:
Not Guilty
Guilty
2
To ostracize means to:
In Ancient Greece Gather feathers from ostriches for pillows
To banish, or to send away in Ancient Athens
In Ancient Athens, a person would ride an ostrich for sport.
In ancient Athens, the nobles would eat ostriches at dinner.
3
Aristocracy means:
Rule of the best.
A ruler that is longer than 3 feet.
Air is being stocked for future use.
Rule of the few
4
What was the emblem carried to all of the city-states that were expected to be at the Olympics?
a sacred engraved disk
a wreath of olive leaves
A sacred rolled-up newspaper
A flaming torch
5
Athens is remembered today as the,
birthplace of bedlam
birthplace of the Kraken
birthplace of democracy.
birthplace of horses
6
What was the ratio of slaves to Spartans in Sparta
fifty to one
two to one
five to one
ten to one
7
Name one body of water that surrounds Greece?
Tyrrhenian Sea
Black Sea
Ionian Sea
Sea of Monsters
8
What was most important to Spartans?
debating
artistic ability
shipbuilding
military ability
9
A city-state is
A town that is in a special state of mind
an independent town or city that governs itself
All of the above
A city that has a state capital located in it
10
Athen's legal system had _________, number of jurors compared the American legal system?
no jurors at all
the same
More
less
11
According to legend, the Athenians won a great victory over the Persians on what area?
The plane called Marthanon 26 miles from Athens
The plain called Marathon 26 miles from Athens
A plain called Martiana 26 miles from Athens
A biplane called Merthian 26 miles from Athens
12
Rhetoric is defined as
the art of using language especially to persuade others
The art of being able to retain material in your brain
the are of painting certain domestic scenes
the art of being able to retrain yourself
13
Why was the Delian League established by Greek city-states?
to battle the Peloponnesian League led by the Spartans
to establish community education program for Athenian youth
to defend themselves against a future Persian invasions
to prepare for growing conflicts of the Peloponnesian war
14
A truce is where:
two or more people agree to stop fighting.
The time where athletes could kill each other without fear.
one person making war on another person.
one or two people wrestling
15
The Greek epic Poem the Iliad and the Odyssey were attributed to
Aristides
Homer
Symposium
Plato
16
Who could be a citizen of Athens?
any male or female adult who had a least one Athenian parent
anyone who was born in Athens
any male adult
any male adult who was not a slave and had Athenian parents
17
Thermoplylae is know for what?
Jabba the Hut conquered the Persians
Xerxes poisoned the entire Greek army .
Persians built a large structure at Thermopylae.
A large Persian army was held in check by 300 Spartans
18
Rhetoric is the art of using
Mythology to persuade others.
Swords to persuade others.
Symposiums to persuade others.
Language to persuade others.
19
In Sparta, their slaves were called
task masters
helots
slaves
masters of task
20
To be ostracized means that you were
taught to ride an ostrich
to capture slaves
to raise ostriches
to be banished or sent away
21
When a boy turned a certain age, they were sent away for military training. What was that age?
10 years old
5 years old
2 years old
7 years old
22
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Peloponnesia
Athens
Rome
Sparta
23
What was an important Greek building, a temple to honor Athena called?
Parthenon
Acropolis
Lyceum
Coliseum
24
What was the name of the group that voted to determine government policy in Ancient Athens?
Senate
Agora
Symposium
Assembly
25
What do we call a 26 mile race in our time?
The 200 meter sprint.
A marathon.
A pentathlon
The broad jump.
26
Sparta had how many kings?
One
Three
None
Two
27
The pentathlon consisted of of the following events:
photography, public speaking, running, long jump, skip rope
sword fighting, ship boarding, cannon firing, ladders,
javelin, long jump, wrestling, discus, 200 yd footrace.
javelin, short jump, boxing, knife throwing, pole vault
28
For Plato, one of the goals of philosophy was to find
the culprits responsible for the unjust death of Socrates
the explanations to natural phenomena, such as lightning
secrets of the future in the stars
the perfect forms of life in the ideal state
29
What is the Socratic Method?
a question-and-answer system of learning
a way of electing members of the Assembly
another term for the jury system
military strategy
30
Laconic means:
Sign language
Long winded speaking
Speaking with ones hands for a long period of time.
Concise or of few words
31
What did jury members use to vote guilty or not guilty at a trial?
Metal tokens.
wooden tokens.
Human heads
doll heads
32
Who was the Greek's chief god?
Poseidon
Zeus
Hera
Athena
33
What was the main rival to Athens
Pelopnnesia
Sparta
Carthage
Olympia
34
An epic poem is a...
A story of the minotaur
A story about a bronze statue.
long poem telling the story of one or more legendary heroes.
A play that talks of Athens
35
Athens is remembered today as the birthplace of
Zeus
democracy
Poseidon
the Kraken
36
Slaves were treated better in which city-state?
Athens
Piazza
Crete
Sparta
37
The metal token that had a solid hub stood for:
Not guilty
guilty
38
What areas did Alexander the Great conquer?
Greece, Persian Empire, the Middle East
Asia, all the way to China
Western Europe
all of Africa above the equator
39
What was the ancient Greek word for City-states?
polis
agora
ostrakon
acropolis
40
To qualify to be a citizen of Athens, a person had to be
All of the above
not a slave
male, and at least 18 years of age
the son of two Athenian parents
41
How did the Olympic Games begin?
as a religious festival to honor Zeus
as a funeral service for a king
as punishment for captured enemies
as a way to avoid military service
42
The Athenians required 2 years of Military training however the Spartans required
23 years
just one year
all of their life
3 years
43
Athenian women played important roles in religion, but they had virtually no
hair
food
political rights
power with the gods

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