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1
What type of government did Sparta have?
Democracy
Republic
Oligarchy
Tyranny
2
The Spartans called enslaved people helots.
False
True
3
Phillip II was Alexander the Great's brother.
True
False
4
Which figure is known in ancient Greek mythology as “king of the gods”?
Hades
Poseidon
Apollo
Zeus
5
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Plato
Alexander the Great
Socrates
6
Which ruler was responsible for putting an end to the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great
Darius II
Cyrus the Great
Phillip II
7
People in Athens valued participation government
True
False
8
A tyrant is someone who seizes power and rules with total authority.
False
True
9
What effect did the conquests of Alexander the Great have on ancient civilizations?
They encouraged the growth of Christianity.
They helped increase the use of Arabic numerals.
They promoted the use of Latin.
They spread Greek culture
10
Greece's mainland was described as a(n)
Isthmus
Archipelago
Peninsula
Island
11
Greek city-states joined together to form a defensive league. What was it called?
Anatolia League
Athenian League
Persian League
Delian League
12
Who created a new council of 500 citizens to help the assembly manage government business?
Cyrus the Great
Dorian
Cleisthenes
Peisistratus
13
Citizens fought to defend their city-state. These citizen soldiers were called.....
hoplites
phalanx
rivals
soldiers
14
The Greeks tried to please the gods and goddesses by participating in which of the following?
the oral tradition
oracles
tragedies
festivals
15
The types of Greek dramas were....
Comedy and Romance
Comedy and Horror
Tragedy and Adventure
Tragedy and Comedy
16
How did the geography of ancient Greece affect the Greek communities?
It made it difficult to worship the same god
It made it difficult to speak the same languages
It made it difficult to unite them and use one form of government
It made it difficult to fight with each other
17
Spartan boys began training for the military at age 7.
True
False
18
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy
Oilgarchy
Republic
Tryanny
19
Which of the following best describes a democracy?
A government where the people rule
A government where 3 leaders rule everyone
No one is in charge
One powerful leader rules with force
20
Athens had a representative democracy.
True
False
21
What group of people reflect or think about the meaning of life.
Philosophers
Persians
Zoroastrians
Spartans
22
America has a Direct Democracy.
True
False
23
Women in Sparta had to be accompanied by a male when they left the home.
False
True
24
What is another name for a polis?
Family
Vacation
City State
Country
25
All women in Athens learned to read and write?
False
True
26
Zoroastrianism was the belief in one god named Ahura Mazda.
False
True
27
The fort built on a hilltop in the center of each polis was called an acropolis.
False
True
28
Whose armies tried to conquer the all of the land of India?
Alexander the Great
Darius II
Cyrus the Great
Phillip II
29
After which war were the city states left divided and weak?
Persian Wars
City State War
Peloponnesian War
Greek War
30
Who divided Persia into provinces called satrapies?
Phillip II
Darius I
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
