Classical Greece and Persia Quiz

All Greeks had the following elements in common EXCEPT

Greek cultural achievements included all EXCEPT

An effect of the Persian War was that city-states formed a(n) ___ called the Delian League

After their defeat in the Pelopponesian War, this city-state declined, leaving a power vacuum

This is the type of economy that Persia instituted in its empire, allowing for easier trade

This politician helped write a more democratic constitution for Athens, died of plague in war

This is a government where a hereditary ruler holds power; early Greek system

This place in a Greek polis (city-state) was located on a hill; contained important buildings

Persian religion which was one of the world's first monotheistic faiths; god was Ahura Mazda

This man is "the father of Greece" to some, as his epic poems were the basis of Greek identity

Myths were stories were created by the Greeks in order to do all EXCEPT

This kind of economy means that goods are exchanged for other goods.  

Philosopher who wrote on Physics and Metaphysics and influenced scholars for thousands of years

In the Persian War, the result was that

This connected the Persian empire and allowed trade and military to move quickly

These were smaller divisions of the Persian Empire which paid tribute to the king; efficient

The building blocks of Greek culture came from the early civilizations of:

One way Athens instituted democracy was to pay politicians a ____ to make sure they would focus

This is a government by a hereditary land-owning elite; the wealthy won power from the king

This practice also strengthened Athenian democracy (?) - statesmen were voted out for 10 years

Causes of this war include formation of the Delian League; Athens dominated, Sparta resented

This philosopher wrote The Republic and distrusted democracy, was a student of Socrates

All of the following are characteristics of the Persian Empire EXCEPT

Eventually, reforms by Solon, Cleisthenes, and Pericles led Athens to a government called

Athens was considered democratic because 

This philosopher posited that the best way to seek knowledge was to ask questions to find truth

One way the Greeks instituted democracy was deciding cases with ___, panels made up of citizens

This kind of play, written by Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles, had a disastrous end

All of the following describe Athens EXCEPT

This war was caused by the Persian demand for tribute from Ionian Greece

In this work, the main character has a 10 year journey back home, and learns lessons on the way

All of the following are characteristics of the Persian Empire EXCEPT

This type of play, written mainly by Aristophanes, mocked society with humor

This man was "father of history" - traveled, collected firsthand accounts, maybe exaggerated

This was a government by a wealthy elite made up of middle class merchants, farmers, & traders

All of the following describe Sparta EXCEPT

Darius I was known for all of the following EXCEPT

The Persian Empire was founded by the tolerant king _______, who freed Jews from captivity.

This was Athens' temple in the acropolis, commissioned by Pericles and dedicated to Athena

Greece's geography meant all of the following were true EXCEPT