Why was Socrates arrested?

asking questions that dishonored the gods

Why did Athens start to rebuild after the Persian War?

The city-state had been destroyed

What was the purpose of the chorus in a Greek play?

to help people understand the play

Why did Athens need to start new construction after the Persian War?

most of Athens was destroyed in the war

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TCI Lessons 27/29

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Athens/Sparta, Golden Age of Greece

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1
Why was Socrates arrested?
asking questions that dishonored the gods
Refusing to do his job
Stealing
Telling military secrets to Sparta
2
The oracle of Delphi was a priestess whose words were said to come from:
Zeus
Apollo
Athena
Aphrodite
3
Which Greek column is most simple?
Corinthian
Ionic
Doric
4
Why did Athens start to rebuild after the Persian War?
Most of the soldiers were killed
They learned new building techniques from the war
The war made the wealthy
The city-state had been destroyed
5
Sparta was somewhat isolated by
major rivers
mountains
the desert
the seas
6
Which city-state is located on the Peloponnesus?
Athens
Sparta
Delphi
Thebes
7
True or False: Spartan women could own property
True
False
8
Athens is only four miles from what sea?
Aegean Sea
Red Sea
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
9
Where did Athenian girls go for their education?
in another city-state
public school with the boys
at home from mother
private school for girls
10
What was the purpose of the chorus in a Greek play?
train the children to sing
to help people understand the play
satisfy the gods
keep the workers moving
11
Who was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age?
Pericles
Athena
Socrates
Zeus
12
The Greek gods were thought to live at:
Delphi
Melos
Athens
Mt. Olympus
13
Athens was a good place for a harbor, because:
It was on a peninsula
It was flat land
It was surrounded by mountains
It was near the sea
14
How did Athens get enough grain to feed the people that lived there?
Designed new farming techniques to grow more
They used wild grasses that grew nearby
Stole from neighboring villages
Traded for it
15
Why did Athens need to start new construction after the Persian War?
Most of the soldiers were killed
They were conquered by the Spartans
most of Athens was destroyed in the war
The war made them wealthy
16
The agora is similar to a
office building
farm
mall
school
17
Oligarchy is government in which:
all citizens vote
the military makes the decisions
one king is in control
a small group hold the power
18
What sporting event from today started in ancient Greece?
The Superbowl
The Olympics
Kentucky Derby
The World Series
19
The Parthenon was built to honor:
Mt. Olympus
Pericles
Athena
Delphi
20
The word philosophy comes from Greek words meaning...
"the gods know all"
"love of wisdom"
"question beliefs"
"see from afar"
21
A Spartan education focused on
cooking and cleaning
military training
reading and writing
sculpture and painting

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