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Discovering Our Past: A History of the World (content and test info for Chapter 7 and 8)
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a type of landform
phalanx
colony
peninsula
agora
2
Sparta's economy was based on trade.
False
True
3
a system of government in which a few people hold power
democracy
oligarchy
tyrant
monarchy
4
a Greek city-state
agora
polis
colony
peninsula
5
Sparta finally was able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War
by destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city.
by burning the city.
because they killed the leaders of the Athenian army.
when they received assistance from Macedonia.
6
After he compared 158 governments to find the best one, who wrote the book Politics?
Herodotus
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
7
The word
philosophy
means
"love of science."
"love of mathematics."
"love of history."
"love of wisdom."
8
Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was
writing.
drama.
philosophy
giving lectures.
9
What did Sparta use to control its citizens?
the military
forced physical fitness
the helots
the government
10
a traveling professional teacher
Sophist
Socrates
philosopher
Plato
11
Pericles was a major figure in the politics of Sparta.
False
True
12
a new settlement that keeps close ties to its home land
agora
phalanx
polis
colony
13
Who wrote the
History of the Persian Wars
?
Themistocles
Cyrus
Xerxes
Herodotus
14
a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
Hellenistic Era
Renaissance
Medieval Era
Alexandria
15
In a representative democracy, a small group makes government decisions on behalf of many.
True
False
16
student of Socrates who wrote the
Republic
Alexander the Great
Thucydides
Plato
Aristotle
17
The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.
False
True
18
a long poem about heroic deeds
myth
epic
fable
history
19
a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today
debate
Socratic seminar
group discussion
philosophy
20
a system of government in which all citizens share in running the government
oligarchy
ephor
monarchy
democracy
21
This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the
Iliad
.
Odysseus
Homer
Aesop
Croesus
22
Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their
religious beliefs.
love of poetry.
love of sport.
political beliefs.
23
The type of leader in power in Greece around 600B.C. due to growing political unrest was a(n)
tyrant.
democrat.
ephor.
oligarch.
24
In 431 B.C., Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the
Persian War.
Peloponnesian War.
Greek Civil War.
Spartan War.
25
a priest or priestess who could tell the future
epic
helot
psychic
oracle
26
The _______ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Minoan
Phoenician
Dorian
Mycenaean
27
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
myth
epic
fable
literature
28
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Herodotus
Philip II
Socrates
Alexander the Great
29
Greek city-states were run by their
politicians
citizens
soldiers
kings
30
The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians.
False
True
31
Who is considered to be the "father of history"?
Plato
Herodotus
Aristotle
Thucydides
32
Under the Greek definition of
citizen
, who qualified for citizenship?
free, native-born men who owned land
any man, whether he owned land or not
wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
foreign-born/native born men, who may/may not be landowners
33
the custom of passing along stories by speech
epic
myth
oral tradition
fable
34
thinkers who made new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, & logic
Plato
Socratic method
Sophists
philosophers
35
founded by Alexander in Egypt
Alexandria
Athens
Cairo
Thebes
36
a short tale that teaches a lesson
myth
fable
oral tradition
epic
37
Direct democracy worked well in Athens because
every resident of Athens could participate in government.
elections were held to help select representatives.
there was a small number of citizens.
women were allowed to participate in government.
38
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
myth
rhetoric
tragedy
legacy
39
In what way did a boy's life in Athens differ from a boy's life in Sparta?
Athenians lived in barracks; Spartans lived at home
Athenians were citizens at 30; Spartans were citizens at 19
Athenians studied combat; Spartans played sports
Athenians went to school; Spartans served in the military
40
What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?
comedy and myth
epic and tragedy
myth and fable
comedy and tragedy
