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Ancient Greece
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1
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
His empire disappeared.
His son took over.
It was divided into three kingdoms.
Nothing, it stayed the same.
2
Which army was strong and organized?
Persian
Spartan
Macedonian
Athenian
3
Who did the Greeks try to follow the examples of?
mythological creatures
epic heroes
gods and goddesses
democratic leaders
4
Alexander died at an early age because he became ill in:
Sparta
Athens
Olympia
Babylon
5
What is a small city-state?
metropolis
continent
country
polis
6
Geographically, Greece is a large:
peninsula
tundra
subcontinent
island
7
Using the human mind to think and understand was considered most important by who?
Greek philosophers
Greek women
Greek schoolchildren
Greek slaves
8
What happened after Alexander's troops crossed the Indus River?
they became energized and wanted to continue on
they decided to establish a colony
they wanted to rename the river
they became exhausted and refused to fight
9
If Sparta's army had become weak, what might have happened?
children would have escaped military training
Athens would have taken over
slaves would have staged a rebellion
women would have taken control
10
What does "democracy" mean?
"rule of a few"
"rule of the king"
"rule of the people"
"not for the people"
11
Until what age did Spartan men serve in the military?
70
75
60
65
12
Greece traded with other cultures to obtain food and other things they needed, and to learn:
how to train their children for the military
how to treat their women and slaves
how to better defend themselves from attack
new idea from others cultures
13
After the Greeks had monarchy the city-states were ruled by:
slaves
women
free men
aristocrats
14
A government is which citizens elect officials to make the laws is a:
blind democracy
dependent democracy
direct democracy
representative democracy
15
Who was the god/goddess of war?
Athena
Archimedes
Apollo
Ares
16
Many English words and phrases come from Greek _______, which strongly influenced our language.
comedies
war tales
dramas
mythology
17
In Athens, what did most of the boys from poor families do?
make jewelry for wealthy women
go to school
grow food for the wealthy
serve as government officials
18
How can Greece's geography be described?
rocky and mountainous
rocky and flat
rocky and lush with forests
rocky and tropical
19
From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be what?
soldiers
housekeepers
teachers
scholars
20
What kind of poem is set to music?
boring
jam
musical
lyric
21
Most Greek temples contained or were surrounded by:
arches
bays
water
columns
22
Who was Alexander's father?
Darius of Persian
Philip of Macedon
Pericles of Athens
Xerxes of Sparta
23
Which Greek hero has been the subject of dozens of films?
Homer
Hercules
Athena
Aristotle
24
Because Greeks did not unite, it made it easy for ____________ to conquer Greece.
Pericles of Athens
Darius of Persia
Philip of Macedonia
Xerxes of Persia
25
The first people to consider explanations for events other than the work of the gods were:
aristocrats
tyrants
athletes
philosophers
26
The Peloponnesian War resulted in which city-state becoming the most powerful?
Sparta
Rhodes
Olympia
Athens
27
Over time, Greeks living in city-states thought of themselves as residents of what?
the city-state, not Greece
Greece, not Europe
Greece, not the city-state
Europe, not Greece
28
City-states and polis were similar because they were both:
ready for war
dependent on one another
economically stable
independent
29
The period of warfare and disorder in Greece is called:
The Bright Ages
The Unstable Ages
The Bloody Ages
The Dark Ages
30
What group built an advanced society on the island of Crete?
Spartans
Macedonians
Persians
Minoans
31
Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek ideas, so he worked to spread Greek:
philosophy
government
culture
architecture
32
How was the first democracy in Athen different?
aristocrats had more power than citizens
slaves had more power than citizens
slaves had more power than aristocrats
women had more power than men
33
The Parthenon is a famous Greek:
beach
building
office
home
34
The Peloponnesian War began due to fear of who taking over?
Sparta
Athens
Rhodes
Crete
35
What type of government gives power to only a few people?
tyranny
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
36
Juries in Athens had an odd number of juries to prevent what?
wrong decisions
biased opinions
favoritism
ties
37
Greece's many achievements strongly shaped:
Western civilization
Persian decisions
Greek life
Spartan life
38
Who was the leader of Athens when its democratic government was at its best?
Aristotle
Brutus
Caesar
Perciles
39
Was Rome a part of Alexander's empire?
No
Yes
40
Which place did Alexander conquer without a battle?
Crete
Rhodes
Egypt
Persia
41
Xerxes I and Darius were similar because they both wanted what?
to take control of Europe
to conquer Persian
to not have any control
to conquer Greece
42
Stories that explained natural or historical events:
tall tales
dramas
myths
comedies
43
Spartan women received physical training to keep them:
tired and healthy
strong and healthy
weak and tired
smart and sassy
44
Between Athens and Sparta, who would have the most interesting life for boys?
Sparta
Athens
45
Greece's terrain made land travel difficult, so the Greeks became expert:
bicyclists
automobile makers
shipbuilders
horsemen