Chapter Nine Review

Who wrote geometry rules that we still use today?

Which of the following events took place before Darius I ruled Persia?

In Athens, most of the boys from poor families. . .

What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta?

What can you infer about the Ancient Greeks based upon their achievements?

What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India?

Hellenistic culture influenced the building of the world’s largest library in Alexandria, Egypt.

Greek statues of people were usually not very realistic.

What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?

The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities.

Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened in Sparta if its army had become weak?

Make an inference: As ruler of Persia, what do you think Darius was most interested in doing?

After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.

The governors of Persian provinces were called?

One improvement that Darius made to the Persian Empire was the creation of?. . .

Who was arrested and sentenced to death because people were bothered by his ideas?

Cyrus the Great’s treatment of conquered people helped him successfully rule a large empire.

What is the Parthenon?

What was the relationship between Philip II of Macedonia and Alexander the Great?

Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important than anything else in life. What was it?

The spread of what culture brought Greek customs to new parts of the world?

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?