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Discovering Our Past: A History of the World (content and test info for Chapter 7 and 8)
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1
Sparta's economy was based on trade.
True
False
2
The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians.
False
True
3
In 431 B.C., Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the
Persian War.
Peloponnesian War.
Greek Civil War.
Spartan War.
4
The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.
False
True
5
founded by Alexander in Egypt
Cairo
Alexandria
Athens
Thebes
6
the custom of passing along stories by speech
oral tradition
epic
fable
myth
7
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
myth
legacy
rhetoric
tragedy
8
thinkers who made new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, & logic
philosophers
Socratic method
Plato
Sophists
9
The _______ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Mycenaean
Dorian
Phoenician
Minoan
10
a long poem about heroic deeds
fable
history
epic
myth
11
a Greek city-state
colony
agora
peninsula
polis
12
a traveling professional teacher
Plato
Socrates
Sophist
philosopher
13
The type of leader in power in Greece around 600B.C. due to growing political unrest was a(n)
democrat.
ephor.
tyrant.
oligarch.
14
Pericles was a major figure in the politics of Sparta.
True
False
15
a priest or priestess who could tell the future
epic
helot
psychic
oracle
16
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Socrates
Philip II
Alexander the Great
Herodotus
17
a system of government in which all citizens share in running the government
monarchy
democracy
oligarchy
ephor
18
In what way did a boy's life in Athens differ from a boy's life in Sparta?
Athenians studied combat; Spartans played sports
Athenians lived in barracks; Spartans lived at home
Athenians were citizens at 30; Spartans were citizens at 19
Athenians went to school; Spartans served in the military
19
The word
philosophy
means
"love of science."
"love of history."
"love of mathematics."
"love of wisdom."
20
student of Socrates who wrote the
Republic
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Thucydides
Plato
21
Direct democracy worked well in Athens because
there was a small number of citizens.
every resident of Athens could participate in government.
women were allowed to participate in government.
elections were held to help select representatives.
22
Sparta finally was able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War
because they killed the leaders of the Athenian army.
by burning the city.
when they received assistance from Macedonia.
by destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city.
23
Greek city-states were run by their
soldiers
kings
politicians
citizens
24
a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today
debate
group discussion
philosophy
Socratic seminar
25
In a representative democracy, a small group makes government decisions on behalf of many.
False
True
26
After he compared 158 governments to find the best one, who wrote the book Politics?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Herodotus
27
a new settlement that keeps close ties to its home land
polis
phalanx
colony
agora
28
Who is considered to be the "father of history"?
Herodotus
Plato
Thucydides
Aristotle
29
What did Sparta use to control its citizens?
the helots
the government
the military
forced physical fitness
30
Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their
love of poetry.
religious beliefs.
love of sport.
political beliefs.
31
This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the
Iliad
.
Aesop
Homer
Croesus
Odysseus
32
a short tale that teaches a lesson
epic
oral tradition
myth
fable
33
a type of landform
phalanx
agora
colony
peninsula
34
Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was
writing.
philosophy
drama.
giving lectures.
35
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
literature
epic
fable
myth
36
What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?
comedy and myth
epic and tragedy
comedy and tragedy
myth and fable
37
Under the Greek definition of
citizen
, who qualified for citizenship?
any man, whether he owned land or not
wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
foreign-born/native born men, who may/may not be landowners
free, native-born men who owned land
38
a system of government in which a few people hold power
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
tyrant
39
a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
Hellenistic Era
Medieval Era
Alexandria
Renaissance
40
Who wrote the
History of the Persian Wars
?
Themistocles
Cyrus
Xerxes
Herodotus
