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1
Which term refers to a city and a basic political unit of Greece?
archon
acropolis
metropolis
polis
2
What did Sophocles and Aristophanes have in common?
medicine
drama
sculpture
philosophy
3
Which famous philosopher taught Aristotle?
Pericles
Plato
Socrates
Thales
4
At what mountain-pass battle did a Spartan army fight to its death?
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Sardinia
5
The most important result of the Peloponnesian War was
development of the city-states
political unity in Greece
political disunity in Greece
development of the Golden Age
6
Which Persian king did Alexander defeat?
Darius III
Xerxes III
Darius I
Xerxes I
7
What city did Heinrich Schliemann discover in the nineteenth century?
Athens
Knossos
Troy
Sparta
8
Sparta's government would be classified as
a monarchy
an oligarchy
an anarchy
a democracy
9
Sparta stressed individualism and democracy while Athens stressed militarism.
True
False
10
Greek colonization was especially abundant on which island?
Cyprus
Corsica
Sardinia
Sicily
11
The Greeks believed that the earth was round seventeen centuries prior to Columbus.
False
True
12
The Olympic Games were originally held in honor of
Apollo
Athena
Poseidon
Zeus
13
The Dark Ages are also called the Homeric Age because Homer
wrote laws and governed during this age
was a mighty warrior of this age
wrote poems that give the only insight into Greek way of life
developed a new system of writing
14
The apostle Paul's visit to Athens brought him into conflict with
Plato and Aristotle
artists and historians
Pericles and Socrates
Epicureans and Stoics
15
Sparta formed which league to thwart the advances of Athenian democracy?
Delian League
Spartan League
Peloponnesian League
Corinthian League
16
The Spartan way of life centered on
artistic abilities
religious ceremonies
military training
philosophical writing
17
The basic political unit of Greece was the
acropolic
Parthenon
Olympiad
polis
18
What term refers to a rule by one?
anarchy
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
19
What city located near Hellespont became a major commercial rival for other early Greek cities?
Mycenae
Minos
Knossos
Troy
20
The alliance formed by Athens to protect Greece from further Persian attack was called the
Peloponnesian League
Corinthian League
Delian League
Spartan League
21
Who taught the every illness and disease has a natural cause?
Pythagoras
Thucydides
Hippocrates
Eratosthenes
22
Alexander the Great was a student of
Aristotle
Socrates
Thales
Plato
23
Greeks were hindered in political unity because of a lack of
geographic unity
shared language
common religion
common customs
24
During the Age of Pericles, Athens had which type of government?
monarchy
anarchy
democracy
tyranny
25
Herodotus allowed myths and exaggeration to influence his writings of Greek history.
False
True
26
Stoics believed that happiness and pleasure are achieved through the avoidance of pain and fear.
True
False
27
The most important Greek colony was
Syracuse
Tyre
Cyrene
Carthage
28
A common Greek culture developed during the Dark Ages?
False
True
29
The government of Athens under Pericles was
a democracy
a monarchy
a tyranny
an oligarchy
30
Which of the following is not true of Plato?
He wrote the Republic
He believed too much freedom led to anarchy
He established the Academy in Athens
He was a contemporary of Pericles
31
Which of the following in not associated with Sparta?
militarism
commercial endeavors
isolation
glorification of the state
32
What term refers to the breakdown of government?
monarchy
anarchy
oligarchy
democracy
33
Hellenistic culture permeated the Near East from the death of Alexander until the Roman dominance.
True
False
34
The Greeks were politically unified because of their common language, customs, and religious beliefs.
False
True
35
Which Greek historian wrote about the Persian Wars?
Euclide
Thucydides
Herodotus
Thales
36
What is the name of the period in which Greek culture was spread throughout the ancient world?
Hellenistic Age
Homeric Age
Hellenic Age
Age of Pericles
37
Which building in Athens is dedicated to the goddess Athena?
Erechtheum
Parthenon
Temple of Philosophy
Porch of Maidens
38
Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
Thucydides
Hippocrates
Socrates
Euclid
39
What term refers to rule by the people?
monarchy
democracy
anarchy
oligarchy
40
Which of the following was not a form of government experienced by the city-states?
oligarchy
democracy
anarchy
monarchy
41
Having human attributes, is the definition for which term?
anatomic
personification
humanity
anthropomorphic
42
Although Pericles took Athens a step towards democracy, is was Solon who established a true "rule by the people".
False
True
43
Which of the following were historians?
Aristophanes and Sophocles
Zeno and Epicurus
Pythagoras and Eratosthenes
Herodotus and Thucydides
44
Who wrote the textbook on geometry called Elements?
Eratosthenes
Pythagoras
Archimedes
Euclid
45
Which Persian king burned Athens?
Darius III
Solon
Darius I
Xerxes
46
Who determined the circumference of the globe by using geometry?
Euclid
Sophocles
Eratosthenes
Aristophanes
47
What occurred at the battle of Thermopylae?
A devastating plague wiped out a third of the Athenian army
Three hundred Spartans fought to the death in a mountain pass
The Persian navy was decisively defeated by the Greek navy
Sparta was burned to the ground
48
Geography played a critical role in the development of Greek history?
True
False
49
On what island was the earliest center of Aegean civilization?
Crete
Sardinia
Sicily
Cyprus
50
Hippocrates rejected the superstitious belief that disease was the punishment of the gods.
False
True
51
Which of the following statements does not characterize the Greek Dark Ages?
Common Greek culture developed
Little contact was made with cultures outside Greece.
New intruders entered Greece.
Troy and Mycenae fought a trade war
52
Which dynasty ruled the areas of Macedonia and Greece following Alexander the Great's death?
Seleucid
Ptolemaic
Alexandrian
Antigonid
53
Which of the following was the earliest period of Greek art?
Doric
classical
Hellenistic
archaic
54
As a result of the Persian War, which of the following became the leading city-state of Greece?
Sparta
Corinth
Olympia
Athens
55
What period of Greek history followed the invasion of Mycenae in 1200 BC?
the Dark Age
the Golden Age
the Athenian Age
the Classic Age
56
What invaders conquered the Mycenaean civilization in 1200 BC and ushered in a new period of Greek history?
Trojans
Dorians
Persians
Ionians
57
Which came first?
the Peloponnesian War
the Persian Wars
58
Athens was characterized by democracy and a desire for individualism.
False
True
59
What prophet foretold that Alexander the Great's empire would be divided four ways?
Jeremiah
Daniel
Ezekiel
Isaiah
60
What term refers to rule by force?
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
tyranny
61
Which term describes the inhabitants of Sparta who were made slaves by the Dorians?
tyrants
Stoics
archons
Helots
62
Crete became the center for which early Greek civilization?
Mycenaean
Minoan
Trojan
Dorian
63
The best example of Greek architecture can be found in
Sparta
Olympia
Athens
Corinth
64
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian refer to Greek
enemies
dialects
literature
architects
65
Alexander the Great's father, who united Macedonia, was
Xerxes
Darius III
Philip II
Pericles
66
What Persian king led the second invasion of Greece after crossing the Hellespont on a bridge of boats?
Xerxes
Darius I
Herodotus
Pericles
67
Spartan slaves were called
Dorians
Helots
satraps
archons
68
What term refers to rule by few?
oligarchy
tyranny
monarchy
democracy
69
What caused the city-states to unite during the fifth century BC?
Persian Wars
the rise of a tyrant
Peloponnesian War
Dorian Invasion
70
The leading commercial center of the early mainland Aegean civilization was
Troy.
Minos.
Knossos.
Mycenae.
71
Who came first?
the Spartans
the Mycenaeans
72
The Dorian Greeks were the earliest settlers in the Aegean region?
True
False
73
Which of the following is not true of Socrates?
He devised the syllogism
He said, "know thy self"
He was condemned to death by poison
He believed that virtue is knowledge
74
The Peloponnesian War developed over
a rivalry between Athens and Sparta
a rivalry between Persia and Greece
succession in the Spartan government
succession in the Athenian government
75
Which of the following is not true of Aristotle?
He wrote the Organon
He was an Athenian
He taught Alexander the Great
He developed the syllogism