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Chapter 8 and 9 World History
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1
Cyrus the Great's treatment of conquered people helped him successfully rule a large empire.
True
False
2
The Minoans and the_________ helped shape later Greek cultures.
Cretans
Mycenaeans
3
Which of the following events took place before Darius ruled Persia?
Cyrus's son died in a rebellion on Persia.
The capital city of Persepolis was built.
Persians invaded southeastern Europe.
Roads were built throughout the empire.
4
Hera is the king of the gods.
True
False
5
The greatest Greek doctor
Xerxes
Thucydides
Sophocles
Hippocrates
6
One improvement that Darius made to the Persian Empire was the creation of
roads.
cavalries.
7
Which is the best prediction of what might have happened if Spartan armies became weak?
Soldiers would have lost their self-confidence.
Slaves would have staged a rebellion.
Spartan women would have joined the army.
Boys would have lost their courage and strength.
8
Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks
learned how to climb mountains.
gave up training to travel.
took up farming.
became expert shipbuilders.
9
Make an inference: As ruler of Persia, what do you think Darius was most interested in doing?
defeating the Greeks in battle
making Persia’s empire strong
developing a powerful army
building many roads in Persia
10
The_______ tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War.
Odyssey
Iliad
11
What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great?
Philip was Alexander’s uncle.
Philip was Alexander’s son.
Philip was Alexander’s cousin.
Philip was Alexander’s father.
12
Brillant elected leader who led the Athens government from about 460BC until 429BC
Homer
Pericles
Hera
Aesop
13
The spread of _____culture brought Greek customs to new parts of the world.
Spartan
Hellenistic
14
What can you infer about the ancient Greeks based upon their achievements?
The ancient Greeks felt that literature was pointless.
The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art.
The ancient Greeks were most interested in farming.
The ancient Greeks most valued warfare and battle.
15
Which of the following activities did
not
take place in the agora?
Greeks held political meetings.
Greeks had religious gatherings.
Greeks bought and sold goods.
Greeks hid from invading armies.
16
Because people were upset by his ideas, _____was arrested and sentenced to death.
Plato
Socrates
17
What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?
Athens quit the Peloponnesian League.
Sparta refused to join Athens in Delian League.
Athens joined forces with the Persians
Greek cities feared Athens would control Greece.
18
Which of the following does not describe the first democracy in Athens?
All citizens had the right to participate in the assembly.
Every citizen had the right to speak.
Aristocrats had more power than citizens.
Citizens could serve on smaller councils.
19
Alexander worked to spread Greek culture through his empire. What conclusion can be drawn?
Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.
Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks.
Alexander thought that all other cultures were weak.
Alexander was trying to make the Persian Empire angry.
20
Greek statues of people were usually not very realistic
True
False
21
The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities.
False
True
22
In Athens, most boys from poor families
studied warfare and were placed in the army.
learned how to sing and play musical instruments.
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy.
23
Because they lived on an island, the Mycenaeans spent much of their time at sea.
True
False
24
All of the following cities began as Greek colonies
except
Alexandria, Egypt.
Naples, Italy.
Istanbul, Turkey.
Marseille, France.
25
The following Greek leaders probably have approved of the democracy found in the US except
Draco.
Pericles.
Solon.
Cleisthenes.
26
What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India?
His exhausted troops refused to fight anymore.
The people of the area crowned Alexander the king.
The Greeks agreed to not rebel against Alexander.
Alexander defeated the Persian army for the last time.
27
After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city-state.
False
True
28
In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?
The Mycenaeans were not traders.
The Mycenaeans lived on Greek islands.
The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland.
The Mycenaeans did not speak Greek.
29
Athenian domination of the____ League caused Sparta to declare war on Athens.
Delian
Peloponnesian
30
Apollo was the god of the_______ .
sun
moon
31
Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influences our language?
Many English words and expression come from Greek mythology.
English words are spelled using Greek rules of spelling.
English is based on the letters of the Greek alphabet.
English was first spoken in ancient Greece.
32
The__________ Sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland.
Ionian
Aegean
33
Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important than anything. What was it?
understanding how the human body works
using the human mind to think and understand
encouraging people to worship the gods
helping others to be happy and comfortable
34
Many of the geometry rules from the writings of ______are still used today.
Hippocrates
Euclid
35
Hellenistic culture influenced the world’s largest library in Alexandria, Egypt.
True
False
36
Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?
to see the birthplace of Aphrodite
to ask the god Apollo questions
to see where Hercules battled the hydra
to worship Zeus and the other gods .
37
The citizens in the early democracy of Athens voted by writing on paper.
False
True
38
Governors of Persian provinces
cavalry
phalanx
satraps
allainces
39
Everyone who lived in a city-state lived inside the city walls
False
True
40
The ancient Greeks believed that their_____ caused events like thunder and earthquakes.
gods
actions