History Chapter 8 Review -- Greece

Question 1

Sparta and other city-states formed the Peloponnesian League.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The government in Sparta was more concerned about having a strong ___ than the individual ___ of people

Accepted Answer

rights, army

Question 3

I can contrast the Greek religious beliefs with biblical truth.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Homer's contribution to literature includes that ____

Accepted Answer

his works include the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, his epics give glimpses into life and culture during the dark age of Greece

Question 5

A description of athletic games in ancient Greece includes that athletes ___

Accepted Answer

began practicing as schoolboys, winners were crowned with garlands of laurel leaves, competed in events like sprints, wrestling, discus, and chariot races

Question 6

This happened during the Peloponnesian War.

Accepted Answer

Athens was forced to surrender, Sparta won the war, Sparta besieged Athens, but it ended when a plague broke out, the Spartan navy blocked the Hellespont

Question 7

In what ways did the Peloponnesian War affect Greek civilization?

Accepted Answer

People lost their lives, buildings were destroyed and farmland ravaged, Sparta took control of Greece for 30 years, Athens lost its democracy

Question 8

attacked cities and pirated ships

Accepted Answer

Mycenaeans

Question 9

Who helped restore the former beauty of Athens bringing in the classical age of architecture?

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 10

I can describe several examples of how Greek contributions are seen in modern times.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Thucydides was a historian who witnessed the Peloponnesian War and wrote about it.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek ____

Accepted Answer

Philosophers

Question 13

Greek Myths ____

Accepted Answer

tell stories about Greek gods and goddesses or human heroes, were passed down by storytellers

Question 14

The Persian Wars affected the Greek civilization, Athens was burned, and the military weakened.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Greek plays ____

Accepted Answer

were mostly about the gods and heroes, were performed as a literary art form during religious festivals, included the comedy and the tragedy

Question 16

The scientific method of careful observation and record keeping was developed by a Greek named ___

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 17

Athens new laws created a ___

Accepted Answer

democracy

Question 18

Alexander took control of the Greek army to pursue his dream of ruling the world.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

After the Persian Wars, Sparta and other city-states formed the Delian League.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Thucydides recorded one of Socrates most famous speeches during the war.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

In what ways did Greek culture affect the ancient world?

Accepted Answer

Greek art appeared throughout the empire, Greek became the common language, The Bible was translated into Greek, People adopted Greek philosophy, inventions, and education.

Question 22

Sparta the government was a __

Accepted Answer

oligarchy

Question 23

Modern-day Greece has more land mass than ancient Greece.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Fabels ___

Accepted Answer

usually contain a moral in a closing statement, often had main characters that were animals that talked and acted human

Question 25

gained wealth from trading with other people

Accepted Answer

Minoans

Question 26

Achievements in math and science in ancient Greece included that ____

Accepted Answer

Archimedes advanced the development of pulleys, Pythagoras studied geometry and developed a theorem

Question 27

had large palaces that reflected wealthy and artistic people

Accepted Answer

Minoans

Question 28

I can label: Peloponnesus-- Greece --Athens-- Sparta-- Crete

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

A description of education in ancient Greece includes that _____

Accepted Answer

students used the Greek alphabet as they wrote on wax coated tablets, boys began school at age 6 and continued until at least age 14

Question 30

As Alexander ruled the conquered peoples began to adopt Greek culture.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

their civilization ended when invaders conquered their fortresses

Accepted Answer

Mycenaens

Question 32

Justice in Athens was carried out by ___ who decided a persons _____ or innocence.

Accepted Answer

guilt, jurors

History Chapter 8 Review -- Greece

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History Chapter 8 Review -- Greece

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