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Ch.9 The Greek World
Ch.9 The Greek World
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7th Grade World Geography
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king of Macedonia who built the largest empire the world had ever seen
Alexander the Great
Darius I
Cyrus the Great
Philip of Macedonia
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A series of wars between Persia and Greece beginning in 490 BC
Persian Wars
Battle of Thermopoly
Peloponnesian Wars
Battle of Marathon
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Hellenistic culture influenced the building of the world's largest library in Alexandria, Egypt.
True
False
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Persian emperor who organized and expanded the empire
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes I
Alexander the Great
Darius I
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philosopher who taught that people should live lives of moderation based on reason
Plato
Aristotle
Euclid
Socrates
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Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important than anything else in life. What was it?
encouraging people to worship the gods
helping others to be happy and comfortable
understanding how the human body works
using the human mind to think and understand
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Hippocrates was a great Greek doctor that understood what caused illnesses.
False
True
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The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities.
False
True
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Reason is considered to be unclear and disordered thinking.
False
True
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Cyrus the Great's treatment of conquered people helped him successfully rule a large empire.
True
False
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Greek statues of people were usually not very realistic.
False
True
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founder of the Persian Empire
Darius I
Cyrus the Great
Alexander the Great
Xerxes I
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Persian emperor who led the second invasion of Greece in 480 BC
Darius I
Alexander the Great
Xerxes I
Cyrus the Great
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What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?
Athens quit the Peloponnesian League.
Greek cities feared Athens would control Greece.
Athens joined forces with the Persians.
Sparta refused to join Athens in the Delian League.
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The first of the great Greek thinkers and teachers
Plato
Euclid
Socrates
Aristotle
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After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.
False
True
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Make an inference: As ruler of Persia, what do you think Darius was most interested in doing?
making Persia's empire strong
developing a powerful army
defeating the Greeks in battle
building many roads in Persia
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a war between the two great Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC
Battle of Marathon
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian Wars
Battle of Thermopoly
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Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened in Sparta if its army had become weak?
Spartan women would have joined the army.
Boys would have lost their courage and strength.
Soldiers would have lost their self-confidence.
Slaves would have staged a rebellion.
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What can you infer about the ancient Greeks based upon their achievements?
The ancient Greeks felt that literature was pointless.
The ancient Greeks most valued warfare and battle.
The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art.
The ancient Greeks were most interested in farming.
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Hellenistic is the name for the blended culture that developed in Alexander’s empire
True
False
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Philip II was a powerful king of Sparta
True
False
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Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?
Alexander thought that all other cultures were weak.
Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks.
Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.
Alexander was trying to make the Persian Empire angry.
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Euclid was a great and influential mathematician.
False
True
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What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India?
Alexander defeated the Persian army for the last time.
The Greeks agreed to not rebel against Alexander.
The people of the area crowned Alexander king.
His exhausted troops refused to fight anymore.
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a unit of soldiers mounted on horses
cavalry
infantry
knights
archers
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teacher and thinker, student of Socrates, and founder of the Academy
Euclid
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
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In Athens, most of the boys from poor families
studied warfare and were placed in the army.
learned how to sing and play musical instruments.
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy.
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An alliance is an agreement to work together
True
False
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What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great?
Philip was Alexander's uncle.
Philip was Alexander's father.
Philip was Alexander's cousin.
Philip was Alexander's son.
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Which of the following events took place before Darius ruled Persia?
The capital city of Persepolis was built.
Persians invaded southeastern Europe.
Roads were built throughout the empire.
Cyrus's son died in a rebellion in Persia.
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a group of warriors who stood close together in a square
infantry
knights
phalanx
cavalry
