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