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1
Alexander was proclaimed
All answers are correct
Pharaoh of Egypt
Leader of Greece
Lord of Asia
2
Which division of Athens' government is similar to our Judicial Branch
The Council of 500
The Assembly
The Courts
3
Cyrus's Charter of Human Rights was similar to our...
White House
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
4
Which City-State is the birthplace of democracy?
Thebes
Sparta
Syracuse
Athens
5
This group is threatening the security of Syria, Iraq, and the Turkish border:
Hamas
Al Qaeda
Boko Haram
ISIS/ISIL
6
True/False: Ancient Greece was united with a strong central government
False
True
7
The Egyptians were conquered by
The Persians
The Greeks
Both the Greek and Persians
The Phonecians
8
What national holiday is observed this week?
Veteran's Day
Columbus Day
Peace Day
Election Day
9
This country voted AGAINST independence in a September referendum
Scotland
Ireland
North Korea
Iran
10
He was so jealous of Alexander's accomplishments he cried on his bday bc he was not as great
Napoleon
George Bush
Julius Caesar
George Washington
11
The people of this place were shown mercy by Alexander, even though they did not submit to him
India
Egypt
Guagamela
Tyre
12
True/False: The Spartans were known for their navy.
False
True
13
Xerxes was defeated by 300
Spartans
Thebians
Athenians
Syracusians
14
Ancient Persia is in the geographic area known today as
Turkey
Azerbaijan
Iran
Iraq
15
When Darius attacked Naxos in Ionia, which city-state came to their aid?
Sparta
Syracuse
Thebes
Athens
16
True/False: Spartans boys were removed from their family at age 7 for military training.
False
True
17
True/False: All Egyptians were mummified.
True
False
18
True/False: A mummy's brain was removed through its nose.
False
True
19
Control of the Mediterranean meant control of:
All answers are correct
Travel
Trade
Power
20
True/False: The boundaries/borders of empires were constantly changing.
False
True
21
True/False: The Pharaoh represented the Gods on earth.
False
True
22
This country sent a rover to Mars for about 10% of the US's costs
China
England
Brazil
India
23
A citizen in ancient ATHENS DID NOT have to be
Military Service
Male
Born in the city-state
Over the age of 25
24
Which of the following is NOT one of the three countries currently experience an Ebola epidemic
Guinea
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso
25
The process of treating a body with chemicals for preservation is known as
Wrapping
Dehydrating
Burial
Embalming
26
The religion of the Persians was
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
27
Pennsylvania's governor-elect is
Tom Corbett
Cory Booker
Rick Scott
Tom Wolff
28
True/False: Alexander was grateful for his father's guidance and accomplishments.
True
False
29
Ancient Greece included most of the following EXCEPT
Mesopotamia
Macedonia
The Balkan Penninsula
Turkey
30
He is the founding father of medicine
Pythagoras
Herodotus
Archimedes
Hippocrates
31
True/False: There was little exploration around the Mediterranean Sea.
True
False
32
True/False: Canopic Jars housed a mummy's organs for the afterlife
True
False
33
Who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
Kailash Satyarthi
Malala Yousafszai
President Barack Obama
Both Kailash and Malala
34
The process of gaining new info/traditions through trade, travel, and war is known as:
Tradition Sharing
Economy
Cultural Diffusion
Transference
35
Which of the following is NOT the name of a Persian leader?
Darius
Cyrus
Xerxes
Alexander
36
True/False: Lower Egypt is north of Upper Egypt.
False
True
37
Alexander defeated Darius at the battle of
Athens
Guagamela
Naxos
Tyre
38
The Egyptian Empire surrounds which river
Tigris
Euphrates
Amazon
Nile
39
The father of history is...
Hippocrates
Heredotus
Pythagoras
Archimedes
40
These lasted from 500-448 BC
Sino-Persian Wars
Egyptian-Persian Wars
Greco-Persian Wars
Babylonian-Persian Wars
41
A city-state includes
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Temples
Meeting Places/Markets
Citizens' Dwellings
42
True/False: Geographic challenges like mountains and monsoons hindered Alexander's progress
True
False
43
This country, on the brink of a civil war, has complained about Russian troops invading
Ukraine
Turkey
Iraq
Afghanistan
44
The Persian Empire started when Cyrus conquered ancient
Sumer
Egypt
Babylon
Greece
45
The Ancient Egyptians had which type of religion
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
46
Egyptian writing was in the form of
Papyrus
Scribes
Scripts
Hieroglypics
47
Darius did all of the following EXCEPT
Maintain a standing army
Use SATRAPs or Governers
Enhance the use of the Royal Road
Conquer Babylon
48
The largest, most well known pyramids are found in
Memphis
Sumer
Cairo
Giza
49
The religion of ancient Greece was
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
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Alexander the Great
Claimed to be a God
United the Greek City States
All answers are correct
Spread Greek Culture from Egypt to Asia
