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1
Athenian boys probably were more well-rounded (knowledgeable) citizens than Spartan boys.
True
False
2
Who wasn't a Greek philosopher?
Aristotle
Socrates
Alexander
Plato
3
This city is credited with being the first to develop democracy.
Olympia
Thebes
Sparta
Athens
4
Greek citizens had rights and responsibilities such as
citizens had no rights and responsibilities
both B and C
participate in the government
fight as citizen soldiers and vote
5
Father of Medicine?
Hippocrates
Aristarchus
Hypatia
6
A mother in Athens would most likely teach
her slaves
her 12-year-old daughter
her sons
no one
7
At the end of the Persian Wars
the Greeks invented new gods
the Greeks prevented Persia from conquering Greece.
Greece independence ended
the city of Sparta was destroyed
8
Spartan men stopped serving in the army at what age?
50
60
70
21
9
What does democracy mean?
“rule by a few people”
“rule by the powerful”
“rule by the leaders”
“rule by the people”
10
Alexander the Great was Philip of Macedonia's
father
son
uncle
grandfather
11
The
Iliad
and the
Odyssey
were epics written about which war?
the Trojan War
the Persian War
the Greek War
the Peloponnesian War
12
Greece's geography consisted of
rocky, mountainous land
cold, barren land
flat fertile land
small hills and dense forest
13
Which group built temples for their gods?
India
Egypt
all of the above
Greece
14
The ancient city of Alexandria was a major attraction for
scholars
farmers
soldiers
athletes
15
Who qualified for citizenship under the Greek definition?
any man or women who lived in that city-state
Foreign-born men or women who owned slaves and land
male or female slaves
Free men, born in that city-state, who owned land
16
Ancient Greece did not have enough fertile land so they
did nothing
traded with other groups
stole from their neighbors
had a strict diet
17
This was a part of Greece called the Peloponnese
island
rivers valley
peninsula
mountain
18
Every four years the Greeks would stop fighting for a brief period so that
athletes could attend the Olympics
their soldiers could rest
they could pull a ship through each city
they could hold a religious festival for all their gods
19
What was the purpose of the first Olympics?
to choose military leaders
to honor a Greek god
to reach the top of Mount Olympus
to decide who would be king
20
Many Greek scientist made most of their important discoveries by
getting their citizens to vote
translating Egyptian text
building complicated machines
observing and asking questions
21
Which one of these lists of items would Pythagoras most
likely have written about?
actors, costumes, and stages
skin, blood, and bones
rocks, stones, and dirt
lines, circles, and squares
22
Greek scientist discovered that the sun was thecenterofthesolarsystemEarthrevolves aroundtheSun
Epicurus
Euclid
Aristarchus
Eratosthenes
23
This philosopher opposed democracy and thought society should be governed by philosopher-kings.
Plato
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Socrates
24
What happened to Alexander the Great’s empire after he died?
it was divided among his generals
the capital moved to Babylon
It was defeated by the Greeks
his son became ruler
25
Boys in Athens were taught
philosophy
astronomy, geometry, and science
all of the above
how to sing and play musical instruments like the lyre
26
We use these architectural features from ancient Greece in our buildings today.
arches
stone staircases
columns
high ceilings
27
What was the major result of the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta merged their cultures into one
Athens and Sparta agreed to a truce
Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece
Athens became the most powerful city-state in Greece
28
This piece of literature is most similar to the Iliad and the Odyssey. Hint: think of the theme
The Vedas
The Analects
Book of the dead
Epic of Gilgamesh
29
This person created a system to classify animal and plant life.
Socrates
Aristarchus
Aristotle
Herodotus
30
Democracy in ancient Greece is different from democracy in the US today because
citizens elected representatives to make laws
citizens gave their leaders total power
citizens voted directly on all issues
citizens listened to the ideas of powerful leaders
31
This philosopher wrote the book called "The Republic" and did not like democracy.
Aristotle
Erastothenes
Plato
Socrates
32
Which battle of the Persian Wars is remembered for the bravery of the "300"?
battle of Marathon
battle of Thermopylae
battle of Salamis
battle of Plataea
33
Athens was a center for literature, art, and philosophy. Sparta focused on
their military
running their oligarchy
the same
fishing and trading
34
He was sentenced to death for teaching his students to question everything, even the government
Plato
Euclid
Aristophanes
Socrates
