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McClain Greece Unit Test Review
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1
Ancient Greek culture continues to influence modern
architecture, literature, and drama
warfare
computer technology
music
2
What was the result of the rivalry between Athens and Sparta for supreme power in ancient Greece?
The 1st Persian War
The Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian League
The 2nd Persian War
3
The origins of Hellenistic culture can be traced to
Egypt
Macedonia
Greece
Asia
4
This is a picture of the parthenon.
False
True
5
#godsquad is a connection word or synonym for monotheistic.
True
False
6
What made Athens so powerful & why did Sparta want to weaken Athens’ power?
Sparta feared Athens' democratic form of government
Sparta resented the power of the Delian League
Sparta resented Athens' fame for art and learning
Sparta feared Athens' control over the Delian League
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What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?
Athens entered a "golden age" of art and culture
The Greeks defeated an invading Persian army
Athens was forced to give up its democratic government
City-states were weak from fighting and were conquered
8
During the Persian War a Spartan 300 held off the Persian army for 2 days at a place called
Marathon
Thermopylae
Plataea
Salamis
9
Archimedes invented the catapult, ship cranes, & sun laser beams as war weapons
True
False
10
The city of Alexandria contained a Great Library and became an important center for
economics
shipbuilding
weapons and warfare
medicine and mathematics
11
The name of the weapon that helped Alexander the Great to defeat his enemies is called the spear.
True
False
12
The Parthenon is considered to be the finest example of classical Greek architecture.
False
True
13
Who was the most powerful and important of the Greek gods and goddesses?
Hercules
Apollo
Athena
Zeus
14
How did Alexander keep control of Greece after his father, King Philip, died?
He united the Greeks in a war against Persia
He allowed city-states to have their own government
He introduced Hellenistic culture to the city-states.
He destroyed a rebellious city-state as a warning
15
Assistance from __________ helped Athens defeat the mighty Persian empire in 480 B.C.
Ionia
The Egyptian army
Sparta
The Delian League
16
What was Pheidippides (Phil) known for?
he killed over 300 Persian soldiers by himself
ran for 2 days and 2 nights to get help from Sparta
he negotiated a peace treaty with the Persians
he was a spy to determine the Persian plans
17
This is an example of Greek architecture. What building is this in Xenia?
The police department
The library
The pavilion
The post office
18
Much of the territory conquered by Alexander the Great was previously part of the Persian Empire.
True
False
19
What is the best known legacy from Greece in government?
Stadium Seating
Olympics
Democracy
Hippocratic Oath
20
This is a good example of Greek architecture found in Xenia today.
False
True
21
Who's the Persian King that sat on his gold throne & then ran away when his soldiers lost?
Themosticles
Leonidas
Darius
Xerxes
22
Hellenistic is the oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way.
False
True
23
In the Battle of Salamis, how was the Athenian navy able to defeat the Persians?
tricked Persians, rammed the ships and sunk them
shot arrows twice as far at the Persians in the mountains
Special sounds that communicated with whales
they fired cannonballs and sunk the ships
24
An example of a math legacy from Greece is naming the stars.
True
False