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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAt the heart of the Hellenistic world stood the city of _______________________ located in EgyptCairoAlexandriaGizaAswan
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were advances or innovations made during the Hellenistic Age EXCEPT....Heliocentric solar systemFormula to calculate a right triangleArchimedean ScrewPrinting press
- 3. Multiple Choice
Alexander the Great is fromGreeceMacedoniaSpartaPersia - 4. Multiple ChoiceAlexander the Great is fromGreeceMacedoniaSpartaPersia
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Alexander do to cities that resisted being conquered?He recruited the people into his armyHe let the people goHe burned the city to the ground and sold the people into slaveryHis soldiers adopted the children of the conquered people
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat new weapon invented by Alexander is pictured?catapultsiege towercavalrycannon
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHellenistic culture was a blend of all of the following EXCEPTChinesePersianEgyptianGreek
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following terms was Alexander called by the people of the conquered territories of Greeks?GreatKingLiberatorInvader
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Alexandria, Egypt, important to the Hellenistic period?As a center of scholarship, Alexandria became second only to Sparta.While working in Alexandria, Ptolemy correctly placed earth at the center of the solar system.It became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture.It became the foremost center of the Greek army and weapons production.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat do historians call the person who expanded the Macedonian empire?Philip the ConquerorPhilip II the ConquerirAlexander the GreatAlexander the Emperor
- 11. Multiple ChoiceEuclidean _______________ is named for the Greek man who perfected this branch of mathematics. It was combined with Aristotle and Pythagoras' contributions.AlgebraGeometryCalculusStatistics
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the period between 460 and 429 B.C.E. called Athens's "Golden Age?"Coins and weapons were made from goldAt that time, most Athenians worshipped golden statues of godsArt, science, and philosophy flourished during that timeBecause King Midas was in charge of Greece
- 13. Multiple Choicea massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiersacropolispolisphalanxcitizen
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich idea was first suggested by the Hellenists?The earth was the center of the universe.The sun was actually a nearby star.The moon was made of cheese.All planets (including Earth) revolved around the sun.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich Empire did Alexander conquer during his lifetime?The Roman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireThe Persian EmpireThe Austrian Empire
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for Earth being in the center?geocentricheliocentricsun centeredGalileo
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the SUN.HeliocentricGeocentric
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe ancient Greek who proposed a geocentric model of the universe isPtolomyGalileoCopernicusKepler
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