The Peloponnesian War was a result of

ongoing disputes between Athens and Sparta

Why, according to legend, did Archimedes run through town yelling "Eureka!"

He had a breakthrough about gravity while taking a bath

Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first

real history in western civilization

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was

ruled by a small number of people

According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war

either carrying his shield or being carried on it

Why did large numbers of Greeks establish colonies in distant lands between 750 B.C. & 550 B.C.

They were seeking a home that was less populated w/ farmland

The reforms of Cleisthenes

laid the foundations of democracy

Which four kingdoms emerged following Alexander the Great's Death?

Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum and Egypt

The Greek sculptor Polyclitus believed that

proportions and ratios, creates the ideal human form

The tyrants of ancient Greece were

rulers who seized power by force

The Athenian dramatist Euripides wrote

realistic tragedies that portrayed war as barbaric

According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person

lives in a just and rational state

According to the philosophy of Epicurus

happiness is the goal & achieved by the pursuit of pleasure

What factors caused Athens to establish itself as a leading trade center?

large population, not enough food, forced imports

The teachings of Homer promoted

the values of courage, honor, and excellence

How did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?

a man named Pheidippides ran all the way to athens

The Ancient Greeks considered religion

necessary to the well being of the state

Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in Ancient Greece?

The mountains isolated them, communities not coming together

Why did the Athenians stay within their walled city during the Peloponnesian Wars?

pericles knew they could not defeat Sparta

Scholars continue to debate whether homer's account of __ is based on historical fact.

the sacking of troy under the leadership of Agememnon

The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that

earth was round, calculated its circumference

What was the result of Alexander the Great's conquests?

Greek language, art, architecture spread to Southeast Asia

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1
Who said that "the unexamined life is not worth living"?
Euripides
Zeno
Aristotle
Socrates
2
By 750 BC, the ___ became the central focus of Greek life
pantheon
agora
polis
hoplite
3
The Peloponnesian War was a result of
the disruptive influences of the Delian League
an attack by the Persian navy
the uprising of Athenian slaves
ongoing disputes between Athens and Sparta
4
In Athens, during the Age of Pericles, every male citizen
was in the military
was eligible to vote
was lower class
owned slaves
5
Why, according to legend, did Archimedes run through town yelling "Eureka!"
He discovered the secret to achieving true happiness.
He had a breakthrough about gravity while taking a bath
He calculated the circumference of the earth
He established mathematical constant pi
6
Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first
tragedy
comedy
novel
real history in western civilization
7
The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was
ruled by a king
ruled by a tyrant
ruled by a small number of people
controlled by a popular vote
8
According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war
either carrying his shield or being carried on it
with lots of black broth
before he turned 20
in order to serve on the council of elders
9
Why did large numbers of Greeks establish colonies in distant lands between 750 B.C. & 550 B.C.
driven out by tyrants, seized control of many city states.
they were afraid they would be taken into slavery from debt
the teaching of Aristotle encouraged people to leave home
They were seeking a home that was less populated w/ farmland
10
Greek history was influenced by Greece's
deserts and plains
mountains ans seacoast
glaciers and forests
rivers and deltas
11
The reforms of Cleisthenes
supported tyranny
laid the foundations of democracy
allowed women to rule
freed all the slaves in Athens
12
Which four kingdoms emerged following Alexander the Great's Death?
Thermopylae, marathon, aegospotami, platea
Sparta, Rome, Mycenae and Thebes
Persia, Syria, Palestine and Spain
Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum and Egypt
13
In 479 BC, a large unified Greek army
defeated the Persians
fled when they saw Xerxes's troops
maintained control of the main road into central Greece
voted on who would lead them into battle.
14
The Greek sculptor Polyclitus believed that
proportions and ratios, creates the ideal human form
all sculpture should depict the gods
the goal in sculpture was to produce realistic image
only female artists should sculpt figures of woman
15
The tyrants of ancient Greece were
rulers who seized power by force
wanted to establish a democratic government.
all oppressive and wicked
supporters of aristocrats
16
Which of the following was the first Greek state?
the Isthmus of Corinth
Crete
Mycenae
Ionia
17
The Athenian dramatist Euripides wrote
comedies filled with puns and satire
realistic tragedies that portrayed war as barbaric
a trilogy of tragedies called The Oresteia
comedies intended to criticize public figures
18
According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person
lives a moral and pious life
strictly follows a vegetarian diet
lives in a just and rational state
is ruled by a kind and fair monarch
19
According to the philosophy of Epicurus
happiness is the goal & achieved by the pursuit of pleasure
happiness can be found though study of poetry
public service=happiness, selfish pursuits=sadness
enlightenment can be achieved by long periods of meditation
20
What factors caused Athens to establish itself as a leading trade center?
The Persians forced the Athenians to bring in goods by sea
it was a popular place to live, many merchants settled there
large population, not enough food, forced imports
so much excess was produced the Athenians needed to export
21
The teachings of Homer promoted
sailing and warfare
agriculture and trade
the Phoenician alphabet
the values of courage, honor, and excellence
22
How did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?
A messenger on horseback rode to athens with the news
They heard when the soldiers returned home from battle
a man named Pheidippides ran all the way to athens
they went out to the battlefield to watch for themselves
23
Which Greek playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
24
At its height, Alexander's empire extended as far east as
thebes
pakistan
japan
babylon
25
Two major groups that settled within Greece itself were the
Agamemnons and Homers
Spartans and Trojans
Aeolians and Dorians
Mycenaeans and Minoans
26
The Ancient Greeks considered religion
important only for men
necessary to the well being of the state
unnecessary
a luxury for women
27
Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in Ancient Greece?
The mountains isolated them, communities not coming together
Greeks were independent minded & settled with similar people
people came to Greece from different lands & brought customs
greek communities were influenced by local pilosophers
28
the conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the
Age of Lawlessness
Age of Pericles
Dark age
Hellenistic era
29
After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the Athenians
pledged loyalty to Xerxes
colonized Ionia
fled to Italy
abandoned the city
30
The word Spartan has come to mean
highly self disciplined
democratic
a lover of literature
oligarchical
31
Why did the Athenians stay within their walled city during the Peloponnesian Wars?
they had weaponry that could be deployed from city walls
pericles knew they could not defeat Sparta
The Athenians intended to ignore the Spartan's Challenge
The Athenian army was never ordered to march
32
Scholars continue to debate whether homer's account of __ is based on historical fact.
the sacking of troy under the leadership of Agememnon
an earthquake that destroyed the Mycenaean civilization
the death of the Athenian runner/ messenger Pheidippides
king Croesus's encounter with the oracle at Delphi
33
During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled
in Crete
on the Indian subcontinent
in Mycenae
in Ionia, part of Asia Minor
34
The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that
earth was round, calculated its circumference
the moon controlled the cyclic rise and fall of the tides
the earth was at center of the universe, sun rotates around
the sun at center of universe, earth rotates around
35
What was the result of Alexander the Great's conquests?
Greek scholars and scientists were halted
Persians finally seized control of Greek lands
Democracy quickly spread from Greece to a great many lands
Greek language, art, architecture spread to Southeast Asia

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Questions 35

Answers

1
Who said that "the unexamined life is not worth living"?
Euripides
Zeno
Aristotle
Socrates
2
By 750 BC, the ___ became the central focus of Greek life
pantheon
agora
polis
hoplite
3
The Peloponnesian War was a result of
the disruptive influences of the Delian League
an attack by the Persian navy
the uprising of Athenian slaves
ongoing disputes between Athens and Sparta
4
In Athens, during the Age of Pericles, every male citizen
was in the military
was eligible to vote
was lower class
owned slaves
5
Why, according to legend, did Archimedes run through town yelling "Eureka!"
He discovered the secret to achieving true happiness.
He had a breakthrough about gravity while taking a bath
He calculated the circumference of the earth
He established mathematical constant pi
6
Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first
tragedy
comedy
novel
real history in western civilization
7
The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was
ruled by a king
ruled by a tyrant
ruled by a small number of people
controlled by a popular vote
8
According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war
either carrying his shield or being carried on it
with lots of black broth
before he turned 20
in order to serve on the council of elders
9
Why did large numbers of Greeks establish colonies in distant lands between 750 B.C. & 550 B.C.
driven out by tyrants, seized control of many city states.
they were afraid they would be taken into slavery from debt
the teaching of Aristotle encouraged people to leave home
They were seeking a home that was less populated w/ farmland
10
Greek history was influenced by Greece's
deserts and plains
mountains ans seacoast
glaciers and forests
rivers and deltas
11
The reforms of Cleisthenes
supported tyranny
laid the foundations of democracy
allowed women to rule
freed all the slaves in Athens
12
Which four kingdoms emerged following Alexander the Great's Death?
Thermopylae, marathon, aegospotami, platea
Sparta, Rome, Mycenae and Thebes
Persia, Syria, Palestine and Spain
Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum and Egypt
13
In 479 BC, a large unified Greek army
defeated the Persians
fled when they saw Xerxes's troops
maintained control of the main road into central Greece
voted on who would lead them into battle.
14
The Greek sculptor Polyclitus believed that
proportions and ratios, creates the ideal human form
all sculpture should depict the gods
the goal in sculpture was to produce realistic image
only female artists should sculpt figures of woman
15
The tyrants of ancient Greece were
rulers who seized power by force
wanted to establish a democratic government.
all oppressive and wicked
supporters of aristocrats
16
Which of the following was the first Greek state?
the Isthmus of Corinth
Crete
Mycenae
Ionia
17
The Athenian dramatist Euripides wrote
comedies filled with puns and satire
realistic tragedies that portrayed war as barbaric
a trilogy of tragedies called The Oresteia
comedies intended to criticize public figures
18
According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person
lives a moral and pious life
strictly follows a vegetarian diet
lives in a just and rational state
is ruled by a kind and fair monarch
19
According to the philosophy of Epicurus
happiness is the goal & achieved by the pursuit of pleasure
happiness can be found though study of poetry
public service=happiness, selfish pursuits=sadness
enlightenment can be achieved by long periods of meditation
20
What factors caused Athens to establish itself as a leading trade center?
The Persians forced the Athenians to bring in goods by sea
it was a popular place to live, many merchants settled there
large population, not enough food, forced imports
so much excess was produced the Athenians needed to export
21
The teachings of Homer promoted
sailing and warfare
agriculture and trade
the Phoenician alphabet
the values of courage, honor, and excellence
22
How did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?
A messenger on horseback rode to athens with the news
They heard when the soldiers returned home from battle
a man named Pheidippides ran all the way to athens
they went out to the battlefield to watch for themselves
23
Which Greek playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
24
At its height, Alexander's empire extended as far east as
thebes
pakistan
japan
babylon
25
Two major groups that settled within Greece itself were the
Agamemnons and Homers
Spartans and Trojans
Aeolians and Dorians
Mycenaeans and Minoans
26
The Ancient Greeks considered religion
important only for men
necessary to the well being of the state
unnecessary
a luxury for women
27
Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in Ancient Greece?
The mountains isolated them, communities not coming together
Greeks were independent minded & settled with similar people
people came to Greece from different lands & brought customs
greek communities were influenced by local pilosophers
28
the conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the
Age of Lawlessness
Age of Pericles
Dark age
Hellenistic era
29
After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the Athenians
pledged loyalty to Xerxes
colonized Ionia
fled to Italy
abandoned the city
30
The word Spartan has come to mean
highly self disciplined
democratic
a lover of literature
oligarchical
31
Why did the Athenians stay within their walled city during the Peloponnesian Wars?
they had weaponry that could be deployed from city walls
pericles knew they could not defeat Sparta
The Athenians intended to ignore the Spartan's Challenge
The Athenian army was never ordered to march
32
Scholars continue to debate whether homer's account of __ is based on historical fact.
the sacking of troy under the leadership of Agememnon
an earthquake that destroyed the Mycenaean civilization
the death of the Athenian runner/ messenger Pheidippides
king Croesus's encounter with the oracle at Delphi
33
During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled
in Crete
on the Indian subcontinent
in Mycenae
in Ionia, part of Asia Minor
34
The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that
earth was round, calculated its circumference
the moon controlled the cyclic rise and fall of the tides
the earth was at center of the universe, sun rotates around
the sun at center of universe, earth rotates around
35
What was the result of Alexander the Great's conquests?
Greek scholars and scientists were halted
Persians finally seized control of Greek lands
Democracy quickly spread from Greece to a great many lands
Greek language, art, architecture spread to Southeast Asia