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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Socrates executed?He was poisonedHe was blamed for corrupting the youth of AthensHe used the Socratic MethodHe was old
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich philosopher was a tutor for Alexander the Great when he was a boy?AristotlePlatoSocratesSappho
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe city-state of Sparta took this form of government in which a small group had the power to make decisions for the entire societyOligarchyDemocracyMonarchyTyranny
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSemi legendary figure who created social and political institutions that turned Sparta into a powerful city-stateLeonidasLycurgusPericlesCleisthenes
- 5. Multiple ChoicePowerful city state located in the south of the Peloponnesus whose citizens valued strength and believed that society was more important than the individualAthensDelphiCorinthSparta
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAge when Spartan boys began military trainingThirtySixtySevenEighteen
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAthens main rival was the city-state ofAnatoliaMarathonSpartaThermopylae
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Spartans conquered a neighboring area and forced its residents to becomecolonistsslavessoldierstyrants
- 9. Multiple Choice
Ten years after the first battle in the Persian Wars, Darius' son Xerxes tried to conquer Greece once more.
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?MycenaeCreteSpartaTroy - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the first Persian War start?Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia. - 11. Multiple Choice
At the Battle of Marathon, ________________.
the Persian Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.
Athens was defeated by Persian Empire.
Sparta was defeated by Athens.
the Persian Empire was defeated by Athens.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation in which he fought?Hoplite, phalanxHoplite, triremeSpartan, greavesCuirass, hoplite
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 2nd Persian War a Spartan force of 300 held off the Persian army for 2 days at a place called __________.MarathonSalamisThermopylaeIonia
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich city-state had a Democracy and voted?SpartaAthensBothNeither
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakerscitizens voted directly on all issuescitizens gave their leaders total powercitizens elected representatives to make laws
- 16. Multiple Choice______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.Athensa peace keeping SpartaPersiaMacedonia
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich foreign power came to Sparta's aid to fight the Athenians?RomeMacedoniaPersiaEgypt
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of the Peloponnesian War . .all Greek city-states became weaker.Athens remained dominant.Sparta was stronger than before.the Persians conquered Greece.
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