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What was the result of Alexander the Great’s conquests?
Greek language, art, architecture, and literature spread throughout SE Asia
After 100's of years, Persia finally seized control of Greek lands.
The progress of Greek scholars and scientists was halted.
Democracy quickly spread from Greece to a great many lands.
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During the Age of Pericles, every male citizen
was eligible to vote on all major issues
was in the military
was lower class
rooted for the Cowboys
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Why did different cities develop independent ways of life from each other?
Greeks naturally hated each other.
People who settled the cities had their own traditions.
Philosophers taught them to protect their cultures.
Mountains isolated each city-state from one another.
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Eratosthenes determined that...
the moon controlled the tides on Earth
the Earth was round & figured the size of it within 185 mile
sun was at the center of the universe
the Earth was at the center of the universe
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During the 2nd battle with the Persians, the Greek forces held them back for 2 days at...
Pantheon
Marathon
Salamis
Thermopylae
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The philosophy of Epicurus was...
happiness is achieved through study of poetry
Friday night football rules the world
public service will bring happiness
happiness can be achieved through pursuit of pleasure
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What was the first Greek state?
Isthmus of Corinth
Crete
Athens
Mycenae
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What was the result of Alexander the Great's conquests?
Democracy was spread from Greece.
Greek language, art, architecture and literature was spread.
Persia finally seized Greece.
Philosophy and science was haulted
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Who said that the "unexamined life is not worth living"?
Socrates
Euripides
Aristotle
Plato
10
Where were the Persians defeated in their first battle against the Greeks in 490 BC..?
Salamis
Delphi
Marathon
Thermopylae
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Sparta was an oligarchy, which means it was...
ruled by Athens
ruled by a king
ruled by a tyrant
ruled by a small number of people
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The Peloponnesian War was the direct result of...
ongoing disputes between the Athenians and the Spartans.
an attack by the Persian navy.
disruptive influences of the Delian League.
slaves standing up to their masters.
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The conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the...
Dark Age, a time when little is known.
Age of Pericles, when Greek ideals reached their height.
Hellenistic era, during which Greek culture was spread.
Age of Lawlessness, a time of cruelty and anarchy.
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Cleisthenes reforms were responsible for...
women to be able to rule
becoming a militaristic state
laid the foundations of democarcy
supporting tyranny
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heavily armed foot soldiers
polis
hoplites
helots
ephors
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Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first
comedy
tragedy
novel
real history in Western civilization
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The poet who wrote the Iliad was named
Herodutus
Socrates
Thucydides
Homer
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fortified area on a hilltop
acropolis
hoplite
helot
polis
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Which of the following was the first Greek state?
Ionia
the Isthmus of Corinth
Crete
Mycenae
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Why did Archimedes run through town shouting "Eureka!"
He discovered global warming
He calculated the circumference of the Earth
He discovered a breakthrough in gravity while taking a bath
The Dallas Cowboys finally got Tony Romo back from injuries
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Greece's history was influenced mostly by...
glaciers and forests
rivers and deltas
deserts and plains
mountains and seas
22
The teaching of Homer promoted...
agriculture and trade
Phoenician alphabet
democracy
the values of courage, honor, and excellence
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According to legend, how did people find out the Persian were defeated at Marathon?
A man named Pheidippides ran from the battlefield to Athens.
They heard about it in the Athens Chronicle News.
People went to the battlefield to see for themselves.
They heard about it when soldiers returned from the war.
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people captured by the Spartans and forced to work as serfs
hoplites
helots
ephors
polis
25
The ___, or city-state, had become the central focus of Greek life by 750 B.C.
polis
agora
hoplite
pantheon
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Why did the Athenians stay within their walled city during the Peloponnesian Wars?
Pericles knew they were not strong enough to defeat Sparta.
Assembly members were still debating how they should respond
The Athenians intended to ignore the Spartans’ challenge.
They had devised special weaponry that could be deployed.
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According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war
with lots of black broth.
either carrying his shield or being carried on it.
before he turned twenty.
in order to serve on the council of elders.
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Athenian reformer who came to power in 594 B.C.
Socrates
Solon
Ephors
Plato
29
During the Dark Ages, some Greeks settled where?
Mycenae
Crete
in Ionia, part of Asia Minor
With the Phoenicians
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The conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the
Age of Pericles, when classical Greek ideals were formulated
Age of Lawlessness, a period of extreme cruelty and anarchy
Dark Age, a time when little is known of what happened.
Hellenistic era, during which the Greek language and ideas were spread
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What does the word
spartan
come to mean?
oligarchial
scared individual
highly self-disciplined
lover of literature
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According to the philosophy of Epicurus,
enlightenment is achieved by long periods of meditation.
happiness is the goal of life by the pursuit of pleasure.
public service will bring about happiness.
happiness can be found only through the study of poetry.
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Tyrants of ancient Greece were...
oppressive and wicked
wanted to form a democratic government
rulers who seized by force
aristocratic supporters
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After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the Athenians...
fled to Italy
gave a festival to Zeus
abandoned their city
bowed down to Xerxes
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elected members of Sparta’s oligarchy
ephors
helots
hoplites
polis
