What is the Parthenon?

A temple to celebrate goddess Athena.

Government that is ruled by a few people

Persian emperor who conquered Ionia in 546BC

Spartan leader in battle of Thermopolae

The function of the Athenian Agora was to

Create laws and conduct business

What was the Delian League?

A league to protect Athens from Persia

What is an acropolis?

highly protective place in Greece which housed the Parthenon

philosopher who insisted that morality be a part of philosophy

was a group of warriors who stood close together in a square

3rd King of Persia, Father of Xerxes

What was the Delian League

reaction to Persian War, Greek states come together

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1
When did Thucydides write?
500-440 BC
431-400 BC
200-220BC
120-150 AD
2
What is the name of the city-state that defeated Athens in 404 BC during the Peloponnesian War?
Macedonia
Thebes
Crete
Sparta
3
Marathon
City of Persian defeat against Athenians
City of Athenian defeat against Sparta
City of Spartan defeat against Athens
City of Greek defeat against Persians
4
Who was the general that took Syria
Antipater
Ptolemy
Thucydides
Laomedon
5
What king of Macedonia was the father of Alexander the Great?
Hypocrisies
Philip the Second
Thycydides
Darius the Third
6
what is an Solon
was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet.
hairstyle
7
Who was the Macedonian King who conquered most of Greece?
Solon
Alexander the Great
Antipater
King Philip II
8
an agora is a market/trading place
True
False
9
Pericles
Finding a great leader who will rule and take care without full power.
A great leader who developed Athens’s culture, democracy, and power.
A great nation joining to make a truce against others.
Building up a great colony to make against others.
10
Where was Philip II from?
Macedonia
Sparta
Thebes
Persia
11
Helots were treated...
Kindly
Like citizens
With respect
Very harshly
12
What is the Parthenon?
A temple to celebrate goddess Athena.
Where Greek men discuss politics.
The marketplace for Spartans.
A place for god and goddesses to meet.
13
who is Solon
a noble
a king who freed slaves
santa
a noble who freed slaves
14
The Battle of Salamis was fought on
sea
land
15
Alexander the Great was from...
Macedonia
Egypt
Rome
Greece
16
Who is Ja Beeb
Lilia
Fat daddy
Dante
Anna
17
polis
the rule of many
the rule of few
Greek fort
greek city ctate
18
Who was the king of Knossos
Menalaus
Minos
Agamemnon
Midas
19
When was the Delian League formed?
510 BC
500 BC
478 BC
468 BC
20
Herodotus and Thucydides were...
Scientist
Poets
Historians
Playwrights
21
Who Was The Parthenon For?
Zeus
Hestia
Athena
Apollo
22
Knossos
Mycenaean city
Ionian city
Minoan city
Persian city
23
Oligarchy means
A judgement
Government that is ruled by a few people
All power lies within
A fair and balanced ruling
24
Why was the Delian League created?
To make Athens strong.
To protect against Persia.
To meet on the island of Delos.
To ally against Sparta.
25
Cyrus the great
Blind Poet
Greek warrior om the Iliiad
Brave leader of Sparta
Persian emperor who conquered Ionia in 546BC
26
sparta was an oligarchy
True
False
27
Pericles was
a famous student
a famous teacher
a famous God, one of Zeus' many sons
a famous leader
28
Leonidas
Lead Greeks to victory at Salamis
Athenian who introduced democratic ideas
Spartan leader in battle of Thermopolae
Blind poet
29
the phalanx is
Oprah
Running formation
fighting formation
Dance routine
30
Who did Solon open the assembly to?
All citizens
All male citizens
Anyone who wanted to go
All male landowners
31
The Agora contained all of the following buildings EXCEPT
Bouleuterion
Baths
Tholos
Stoa
32
The function of the Athenian Agora was to
Hold a Council with all the gods
Defend the city against invaders
Create laws and conduct business
Give athletes space to exercise
33
What was the Delian League?
The Justice League
A league to protect Athens from Persia
A roman League
Batman and Wonder Woman united
34
What is an acropolis?
highly protective place in Rome which housed the Colosseum
highly protective place in Greece which housed the Parthenon
A place which housed the Greek city-states
Government building located in Athens
35
Knossos is the capital of Anatolia
False
True
36
Who killed Achilles
hector
paris
billy bob
patroclus
37
Who is Solon?
He helped the poor
All of the above
He created democracy
He limited the aristocracy's powers
38
Cyrus the Great was the king of... 2.2
Israel
Jordan
Judah
Persia
39
The Olympics games were organized in Greece, the city of Olympia in 776 BC. Hr.
False
True
40
Where was the Palace of Knossos?
Olympia
Sparta
Athens
Crete
41
Achilles fought with the Trojans
True
False
42
When did the Delian League dissolve?
401 BC
403 BC
402 BC
404 BC
43
Socrates
Philosopher who write more than 30 dialogues
Introduced democratic principles to Athens
aristocrat who believed in democracy
philosopher who insisted that morality be a part of philosophy
44
This is the parthenon.
False
True
45
What was a phalanx?
Religious food
cultural dance
was a group of warriors who stood close together in a square
A cake
46
Ptolemy
Military Leader
Playwright/Poet
Political Leader
Philosopher
47
Who was Darius I?
3rd King of Persia, Father of Xerxes
Some loser with a Diary full of history
1st King of Rome, son of Damascus
3rd King of Persia, son of Xerxes I
48
Minoans lived
on mainland Greece
In Ionia
Italy
on Crete
49
What was the Delian League
Athen's leaders
Sparta's leaders
reaction to Persian War, Greek states come together
A group of people against democracy
50
The first Olympic games were held in 776 BC
False
True
51
What was the only event held at the first Olympics in 776 BC?
Wrestling
Running Race
Swimming Race
Discus Throw
52
Darius I tried to conquer Athens because...
They convinced Ionia to rebel against Cyrus the Great
King Leonidas killed Cyrus the Great
Athens killed Xerxes at the Battle of Marathon
Xerxes killed Cyrus the Great
53
Who were the architect(s) of Acropolis?
Iktinos and Kallikrates
Kallimachos and Iktinos
Polykleitos
Artemis
54
which city-state was NOT an oligarchy?
olympia
sparta
Crete
athens
55
Who won the battle of Salamis?
The Salamisnions
The Persians
The Athenians
The Trojans
56
Oligarchy meant....
a small group of wealthy aristocrats
sole leaders who rule by force
Rule by the people
Kings and Queens
57
Cyrus the Great sought to accomplish which goal?
To unite the Persian Empire
To establish trade with India and China
To divide the Greek city-states
To conquer new lands & expand the empire
58
Who were the Helots?
Slaves of Sparta
Warriors of Sparta
High Class of Sparta
Middle class of Sparta
59
What was unique about Thucydides writing?
It was neutral.
It was written to teach a moral, or lesson.
It described the anatomy of the human body.
It was written in Greek.
60
What happens in the Agora?
Voting & decision making
The Olympics
Birthday parties
61
Hellespont
Where Homer was from
City of
narrow passage between Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara
where the Greek gods lived
62
acropolis
temenos
market place
temple
high point of city
63
General that took over Egypt after Alexander the Great died
Pericles
Ptolemy
Solon
Philip II
64
What did thucydides write
the history of the persian war
the history of the pelopponisian war
about the gods and monsters
65
Alexander the Great is a significant historical figure because he
wrote works of philosophy that have influenced scholarstoday
presided over the golden age in Athens
wrote two of the greatest epics in all of literature
spread Greek culture and Greek language throughout the world
66
How did Philip II of Macedonia die?
Suice
Poisoning
In battle
Assassination
67
When was the Battle of Salamis?
280 BC
380 BC
180 BC
480 BC
68
What was the Delian League for
Where the government goes to makes laws
To save up for v-bucks
To save money to find a cure for malaria
To save money for wars
69
Who won the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC?
Athens
Sparta
It was a draw

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