Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in Ancient Greece?

The mountains isolated them, communities not coming together

How did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?

a man named Pheidippides ran all the way to athens

The tyrants of ancient Greece were

rulers who seized power by force

Scholars continue to debate whether homer's account of __ is based on historical fact.

the sacking of troy under the leadership of Agememnon

The teachings of Homer promoted

the values of courage, honor, and excellence

The Ancient Greeks considered religion

necessary to the well being of the state

The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that

earth was round, calculated its circumference

What was the result of Alexander the Great's conquests?

Greek language, art, architecture spread to Southeast Asia

Which four kingdoms emerged following Alexander the Great's Death?

Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum and Egypt

According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war

either carrying his shield or being carried on it

Why did large numbers of Greeks establish colonies in distant lands between 750 B.C. & 550 B.C.

They were seeking a home that was less populated w/ farmland

The Athenian dramatist Euripides wrote

realistic tragedies that portrayed war as barbaric

What factors caused Athens to establish itself as a leading trade center?

large population, not enough food, forced imports

According to the philosophy of Epicurus

happiness is the goal & achieved by the pursuit of pleasure

The Peloponnesian War was a result of

ongoing disputes between Athens and Sparta

The Greek sculptor Polyclitus believed that

proportions and ratios, creates the ideal human form

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was

ruled by a small number of people

The reforms of Cleisthenes

laid the foundations of democracy

Why, according to legend, did Archimedes run through town yelling "Eureka!"

He had a breakthrough about gravity while taking a bath

Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first

real history in western civilization

According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person

lives in a just and rational state

Why did the Athenians stay within their walled city during the Peloponnesian Wars?

pericles knew they could not defeat Sparta

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1
Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in Ancient Greece?
The mountains isolated them, communities not coming together
Greeks were independent minded & settled with similar people
people came to Greece from different lands & brought customs
greek communities were influenced by local pilosophers
2
How did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?
A messenger on horseback rode to athens with the news
a man named Pheidippides ran all the way to athens
they went out to the battlefield to watch for themselves
They heard when the soldiers returned home from battle
3
The tyrants of ancient Greece were
all oppressive and wicked
rulers who seized power by force
wanted to establish a democratic government.
supporters of aristocrats
4
Scholars continue to debate whether homer's account of __ is based on historical fact.
an earthquake that destroyed the Mycenaean civilization
the sacking of troy under the leadership of Agememnon
the death of the Athenian runner/ messenger Pheidippides
king Croesus's encounter with the oracle at Delphi
5
After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the Athenians
fled to Italy
abandoned the city
colonized Ionia
pledged loyalty to Xerxes
6
Greek history was influenced by Greece's
deserts and plains
rivers and deltas
glaciers and forests
mountains ans seacoast
7
The teachings of Homer promoted
the Phoenician alphabet
agriculture and trade
sailing and warfare
the values of courage, honor, and excellence
8
The Ancient Greeks considered religion
necessary to the well being of the state
a luxury for women
important only for men
unnecessary
9
Two major groups that settled within Greece itself were the
Aeolians and Dorians
Spartans and Trojans
Mycenaeans and Minoans
Agamemnons and Homers
10
The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that
the earth was at center of the universe, sun rotates around
the sun at center of universe, earth rotates around
the moon controlled the cyclic rise and fall of the tides
earth was round, calculated its circumference
11
What was the result of Alexander the Great's conquests?
Persians finally seized control of Greek lands
Greek scholars and scientists were halted
Democracy quickly spread from Greece to a great many lands
Greek language, art, architecture spread to Southeast Asia
12
Which four kingdoms emerged following Alexander the Great's Death?
Persia, Syria, Palestine and Spain
Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum and Egypt
Thermopylae, marathon, aegospotami, platea
Sparta, Rome, Mycenae and Thebes
13
According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war
in order to serve on the council of elders
either carrying his shield or being carried on it
before he turned 20
with lots of black broth
14
At its height, Alexander's empire extended as far east as
thebes
japan
babylon
pakistan
15
Why did large numbers of Greeks establish colonies in distant lands between 750 B.C. & 550 B.C.
driven out by tyrants, seized control of many city states.
They were seeking a home that was less populated w/ farmland
the teaching of Aristotle encouraged people to leave home
they were afraid they would be taken into slavery from debt
16
The Athenian dramatist Euripides wrote
comedies intended to criticize public figures
a trilogy of tragedies called The Oresteia
realistic tragedies that portrayed war as barbaric
comedies filled with puns and satire
17
What factors caused Athens to establish itself as a leading trade center?
it was a popular place to live, many merchants settled there
so much excess was produced the Athenians needed to export
The Persians forced the Athenians to bring in goods by sea
large population, not enough food, forced imports
18
According to the philosophy of Epicurus
enlightenment can be achieved by long periods of meditation
public service=happiness, selfish pursuits=sadness
happiness can be found though study of poetry
happiness is the goal & achieved by the pursuit of pleasure
19
Which Greek playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?
Aeschylus
Euripides
Sophocles
Aristophanes
20
In Athens, during the Age of Pericles, every male citizen
owned slaves
was in the military
was eligible to vote
was lower class
21
In 479 BC, a large unified Greek army
maintained control of the main road into central Greece
voted on who would lead them into battle.
fled when they saw Xerxes's troops
defeated the Persians
22
Who said that "the unexamined life is not worth living"?
Zeno
Euripides
Socrates
Aristotle
23
The Peloponnesian War was a result of
an attack by the Persian navy
the uprising of Athenian slaves
the disruptive influences of the Delian League
ongoing disputes between Athens and Sparta
24
The Greek sculptor Polyclitus believed that
only female artists should sculpt figures of woman
proportions and ratios, creates the ideal human form
all sculpture should depict the gods
the goal in sculpture was to produce realistic image
25
Which of the following was the first Greek state?
Crete
Mycenae
Ionia
the Isthmus of Corinth
26
the conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the
Age of Pericles
Dark age
Age of Lawlessness
Hellenistic era
27
The word Spartan has come to mean
highly self disciplined
oligarchical
democratic
a lover of literature
28
The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was
ruled by a king
ruled by a small number of people
controlled by a popular vote
ruled by a tyrant
29
The reforms of Cleisthenes
supported tyranny
freed all the slaves in Athens
laid the foundations of democracy
allowed women to rule
30
Why, according to legend, did Archimedes run through town yelling "Eureka!"
He had a breakthrough about gravity while taking a bath
He established mathematical constant pi
He discovered the secret to achieving true happiness.
He calculated the circumference of the earth
31
Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first
novel
comedy
tragedy
real history in western civilization
32
According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person
is ruled by a kind and fair monarch
lives in a just and rational state
strictly follows a vegetarian diet
lives a moral and pious life
33
During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled
in Crete
in Ionia, part of Asia Minor
on the Indian subcontinent
in Mycenae
34
By 750 BC, the ___ became the central focus of Greek life
pantheon
agora
hoplite
polis
35
Why did the Athenians stay within their walled city during the Peloponnesian Wars?
The Athenian army was never ordered to march
pericles knew they could not defeat Sparta
they had weaponry that could be deployed from city walls
The Athenians intended to ignore the Spartan's Challenge

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Questions 35

Answers

1
Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in Ancient Greece?
The mountains isolated them, communities not coming together
Greeks were independent minded & settled with similar people
people came to Greece from different lands & brought customs
greek communities were influenced by local pilosophers
2
How did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?
A messenger on horseback rode to athens with the news
a man named Pheidippides ran all the way to athens
they went out to the battlefield to watch for themselves
They heard when the soldiers returned home from battle
3
The tyrants of ancient Greece were
all oppressive and wicked
rulers who seized power by force
wanted to establish a democratic government.
supporters of aristocrats
4
Scholars continue to debate whether homer's account of __ is based on historical fact.
an earthquake that destroyed the Mycenaean civilization
the sacking of troy under the leadership of Agememnon
the death of the Athenian runner/ messenger Pheidippides
king Croesus's encounter with the oracle at Delphi
5
After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the Athenians
fled to Italy
abandoned the city
colonized Ionia
pledged loyalty to Xerxes
6
Greek history was influenced by Greece's
deserts and plains
rivers and deltas
glaciers and forests
mountains ans seacoast
7
The teachings of Homer promoted
the Phoenician alphabet
agriculture and trade
sailing and warfare
the values of courage, honor, and excellence
8
The Ancient Greeks considered religion
necessary to the well being of the state
a luxury for women
important only for men
unnecessary
9
Two major groups that settled within Greece itself were the
Aeolians and Dorians
Spartans and Trojans
Mycenaeans and Minoans
Agamemnons and Homers
10
The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that
the earth was at center of the universe, sun rotates around
the sun at center of universe, earth rotates around
the moon controlled the cyclic rise and fall of the tides
earth was round, calculated its circumference
11
What was the result of Alexander the Great's conquests?
Persians finally seized control of Greek lands
Greek scholars and scientists were halted
Democracy quickly spread from Greece to a great many lands
Greek language, art, architecture spread to Southeast Asia
12
Which four kingdoms emerged following Alexander the Great's Death?
Persia, Syria, Palestine and Spain
Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum and Egypt
Thermopylae, marathon, aegospotami, platea
Sparta, Rome, Mycenae and Thebes
13
According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war
in order to serve on the council of elders
either carrying his shield or being carried on it
before he turned 20
with lots of black broth
14
At its height, Alexander's empire extended as far east as
thebes
japan
babylon
pakistan
15
Why did large numbers of Greeks establish colonies in distant lands between 750 B.C. & 550 B.C.
driven out by tyrants, seized control of many city states.
They were seeking a home that was less populated w/ farmland
the teaching of Aristotle encouraged people to leave home
they were afraid they would be taken into slavery from debt
16
The Athenian dramatist Euripides wrote
comedies intended to criticize public figures
a trilogy of tragedies called The Oresteia
realistic tragedies that portrayed war as barbaric
comedies filled with puns and satire
17
What factors caused Athens to establish itself as a leading trade center?
it was a popular place to live, many merchants settled there
so much excess was produced the Athenians needed to export
The Persians forced the Athenians to bring in goods by sea
large population, not enough food, forced imports
18
According to the philosophy of Epicurus
enlightenment can be achieved by long periods of meditation
public service=happiness, selfish pursuits=sadness
happiness can be found though study of poetry
happiness is the goal & achieved by the pursuit of pleasure
19
Which Greek playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?
Aeschylus
Euripides
Sophocles
Aristophanes
20
In Athens, during the Age of Pericles, every male citizen
owned slaves
was in the military
was eligible to vote
was lower class
21
In 479 BC, a large unified Greek army
maintained control of the main road into central Greece
voted on who would lead them into battle.
fled when they saw Xerxes's troops
defeated the Persians
22
Who said that "the unexamined life is not worth living"?
Zeno
Euripides
Socrates
Aristotle
23
The Peloponnesian War was a result of
an attack by the Persian navy
the uprising of Athenian slaves
the disruptive influences of the Delian League
ongoing disputes between Athens and Sparta
24
The Greek sculptor Polyclitus believed that
only female artists should sculpt figures of woman
proportions and ratios, creates the ideal human form
all sculpture should depict the gods
the goal in sculpture was to produce realistic image
25
Which of the following was the first Greek state?
Crete
Mycenae
Ionia
the Isthmus of Corinth
26
the conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the
Age of Pericles
Dark age
Age of Lawlessness
Hellenistic era
27
The word Spartan has come to mean
highly self disciplined
oligarchical
democratic
a lover of literature
28
The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was
ruled by a king
ruled by a small number of people
controlled by a popular vote
ruled by a tyrant
29
The reforms of Cleisthenes
supported tyranny
freed all the slaves in Athens
laid the foundations of democracy
allowed women to rule
30
Why, according to legend, did Archimedes run through town yelling "Eureka!"
He had a breakthrough about gravity while taking a bath
He established mathematical constant pi
He discovered the secret to achieving true happiness.
He calculated the circumference of the earth
31
Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first
novel
comedy
tragedy
real history in western civilization
32
According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person
is ruled by a kind and fair monarch
lives in a just and rational state
strictly follows a vegetarian diet
lives a moral and pious life
33
During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled
in Crete
in Ionia, part of Asia Minor
on the Indian subcontinent
in Mycenae
34
By 750 BC, the ___ became the central focus of Greek life
pantheon
agora
hoplite
polis
35
Why did the Athenians stay within their walled city during the Peloponnesian Wars?
The Athenian army was never ordered to march
pericles knew they could not defeat Sparta
they had weaponry that could be deployed from city walls
The Athenians intended to ignore the Spartan's Challenge