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- 1. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the conquests of King Cyrus, Persia had control of Athens.truefalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn a representative democracy, all citizens meet to debate and vote on government matters.truefalse
- 3. Multiple ChoiceColonies were first established by Greece around 700 B.C. because they could not grow enough food to feed their growing populationtruefalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDorian warriors introduced the Greeks to the art of making tools and weapons from bronze.truefalse
- 5. Multiple ChoiceGreek civilization began in an area filled with fertile valleys and rich soil.truefalse
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.truefalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceSparta’s economy was based on tradetruefalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMinoans built ships using oak and cedar wood from forests in Crete.truefalse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceZoroastrians believed that there was only one god and no evil in the world.truefalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Mycenaeans worshipped the Earth Mother, who was the chief god of the Minoans.truefalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn a representative democracy, a small group makes governmental decisions on behalf of many.truefalse
- 12. Multiple ChoicePericles was a dominant figure in the politics of Sparta.truefalse
- 13. Multiple ChoicePlutarch was one of the first strong military leaders to emerge in Sparta.truefalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe reforms of Cleisthenes made the government of Athens more democratic.truefalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn Athenian society, even educated women were not seen as equals to mentruefalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians.truefalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceColonies were first established by Greece because they could not grow enough food to feed their growingtruefalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe Delian League was named for the Greek philosopher Delos.truefalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe creation of the Delian League was an example of cooperation among Greek city-statestruefalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe Minoans made their living as sea traders.truefalse
- 21. Multiple ChoiceCyrus the Great divided the Persian Empire into provinces called satrapytruefalse
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAfter their defeat at the Strait of Salamis,Xerxes planned an attack on Spartathe Persians returned home to rebuild their fleethe Persian army surrendered to the GreeksPersian foot soldiers set fire to the city of Athens.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceSparta finally was able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian Warby burning the city.because they killed the leaders of the Athenian army.when they received assistance from Macedoniaby destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceUpper class women in Athens. had the freedom to travel about the citycould not marry until they were at least 20 years oldcould only leave home accompanied by a man. attended school and studied politics.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat help did Sparta receive from Persia in exchange for some Greek territory?Persia sent soldiers to help Sparta fight Athens.Persia gave Sparta a fleet of ships.Persia agreed to attack Athens and its supporting city-states.. Persia gave Sparta gold so they could build their own navy
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich Greek tyrant became popular by giving land to landless farmers?CleisthenesSolonPeisistratusCyrus
- 27. Multiple ChoiceA 300-year period of time in Greece is called the Dark Age becausePersians conquered Greece and ruled with absolute power. trade and farming failed, and many stopped reading and writing.there were natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, plagues, and famines.the Greek city-states fought one another so much that the economy failed completely.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceSparta’s economy was based ontradeagriculturefishingmining
- 29. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?free, native-born men who owned landany man, whether he owned land or notwealthy men or women who owned slaves and landforeign-born or native born men, who may or may not have been landowners
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe Age of Pericles was known as a golden age offarming and trade.prosperity, culture, and achievement.military conquest and rebuilding.politics and religion.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe type of leader who came to power in Greece around 600 B.C. due to growing political and economic unrest among city-states was a(n)democratephoroligarchtyrant.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Peloponnesian WarPersia took control of the Greek city-states.Sparta emerged as the new leader and reunited the Greek city-states.the Greek city-states were divided and weak.Athens regained its role as the economic leader of Greece.
- 33. Multiple ChoicePersia was located in what would be considered present-dayIranSyriaIsraelTurkey
- 34. Multiple ChoiceDuring the war between Greece and Persia, the Greek naval forces were directed by ________________________ of Athens.LeonidasAlexanderThemistoclesXerxes
- 35. Multiple ChoiceMycenaeans could pay their taxes inAthenian coins.paper money.wheat, livestock, or honey.salt
- 36. Multiple ChoiceSpartans differed from the rest of the Greeks in thatthey built up major trading businesses.they gave up agriculture to focus on weapons productionthey discouraged trade, leading to isolation.they focused on art, architecture, philosophy, and the sciences.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceSince Spartan men lived away from home, Spartan womenwere allowed to have more than one husband.could join the army and serve with their husbands.became the government leaderscould own property and travel.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceOne major difference between the Persians and most Greek states was thatthe Greeks had full-time, paid armies while the Persians had small armies of citizen fighters.the Persians had full-time, paid armies while the Greeks had small armies of citizen fightersthe Spartans had full-time, paid armies while the Persians had small armies of citizen fighters.the Greeks had technologically superior weapons to those of the Persians.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceDirect democracy worked well in Athens becausewomen were allowed to participate in governmentelections were held to help select representativesevery resident of Athens could participate in government.there was a relatively small number of citizens.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe Minoans made their living astraderssoldiersfarmersweavers
- 41. Multiple Choice
The Athenian economy was supported by
merchants and artisans
government intervention.
pottery and jewelry
farming and trade.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceMany tyrants came to power in Greece after 650 B.C. becausethere was growing unrest among merchants, artisans, and farmers.the nobles were no longer interested in ruling.citizens did not want to become involved in government.the oligarchies failed when wealthy landowners gave up their property.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceKing Darius’s power depended on the success of hisnoblestax collectors.satrapsreligious leaders
- 44. Multiple ChoiceIn what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the militaryAthenian boys studied combat; Spartan boys played sportsAthenian boys lived in barracks; Spartan boys lived at homeAthenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartan boys became citizens at 18
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe Persian Empire finally ended whenit was invaded by a young and powerful ruler named Alexanderthe Greeks claimed victory at Plataea.Persians were forced to free Anatolia.Persians could no longer collect taxes
- 46. Multiple ChoiceGreece’s mainland could best be described as a(n)peninsulaarchipelagoislanddelta
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?the Trojan Wareconomic collapse and lack of written languageearthquakes and civil warmigration
- 48. Multiple ChoiceSparta’s government could best be described asan oligarchy.a democracya monarchya dictatorship
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?navigating by the sun and starsadvances in philosophy and the artsmaking iron toolspottery making
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe geography of Greece was dominated byrugged ocean coastsrich, fertile valleys.mountains and seasvast desert plateaus
- 51. Multiple ChoiceAt age 18, boys in Athens were expected tojoin the army.take an active role in public affairsattend the universityget married and start a family
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Sparta use to control its citizens?the helotthe militarythe governmentforced physical fitness
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhy were colonies first established by the Greeks around 700 BThey were seeking religious freedomThey needed more space for their growing population to liveThey could not grow enough food to feed the increasing populationThey were looking to expand their power and build their armies
- 54. Multiple ChoiceEven though his troops were surrounded, the Spartan leader Leonidas dismissed most of his army at Thermopylaeand remained to fight to the deathand called for reinforcements from Athensbecause he knew he would be victorious when the Persians grew tiredsince he planned to surrender to the Persians
- 55. Multiple ChoiceSpartan women were trained incooking, cleaning, and combat.art, music, and poetry.sewing, sword-fighting, and traderunning, wrestling, and javelin throwing.
- 56. Multiple ChoiceGirls in Athenswere educated at home by their mothershelped to run the family businessesattended school with the boyswere allowed to join the military at age 18
- 57. Multiple ChoiceSpartan men could return to their homes after completing military training when they were______ years old20304060
- 58. Multiple ChoiceUnder whose rule were the people encouraged to worship the goddess AthenaSolonPlutarchCleisthenesPeisistratus
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Sparta’s leaders favor a military societyThey lived in fear of an invasionThey needed soldiers to protect their coloniesThey thought it created obedient and loyal citizensThey no longer wanted to be an agricultural society
- 60. Multiple ChoiceThe Spartans were descended from theMinoansMycenaeansDoriansMesopotamians
- 61. Multiple ChoiceGreek city-states were run by theirsoldierscitizenspoliticianskings
- 62. Multiple ChoiceSparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight thePeloponnesian WarSpartan WarPersian WarGreek Civil War
- 63. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote History of the Persian Wars?XerxesHerodotusThemistoclesCyrus
- 64. Multiple ChoiceWhich league served as a protective group and a defensive league against PersiaPersianAthenianDelianArtisan
- 65. Multiple ChoiceEven though the Greeks were defeated, the bravery of the Spartans at which location was much celebrated?ThermopylaeMarathonSalamisAnatolia
- 66. Multiple ChoiceWhat positive development occurred in Greece when Dorian warriors invaded the mainland?They discovered new shipping routesNew methods of farming were introducedA new alphabet was accepted into useThey learned how to make iron weapons and tools
- 67. Multiple ChoiceThe ancient Olympic Games, which occurred every four years in Greece, were held in honor ofHerculesOlympiaPericlesZeus
- 68. Multiple ChoiceThe Greeks were able to defeat the Persian fleet at the Strait of Salamis in part becausethey had more ships and more soldierstheir ships were smaller and fastertheir ships were much larger and well builtthe Persian’s navy was weak
- 69. Multiple ChoiceName the 594 B.C. Athenian ruler whose reforms were popular among both nobles and the common peoplePeisistratusCleisthenesPlutarchSolon
- 70. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Persian Wars ended, Athenssought to build new colonies on the northern coast of Africabecame the economic and cultural center of Greecebuilt up their military strength to rival that of Spartawas moved to a new location since it had been burned by the Persians
- 71. Multiple ChoiceThe reason the Delian League failed was thatthe Persians attacked GreeceAthens had become so powerful that it took control over itit ran out of money and resources because Athens had grown too weak to help support itthe protection it provided was no longer needed because the Persians had been defeated
- 72. Multiple ChoiceUnder King Cyrus, the Persian Empire conquered the lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, andAthensSpartaCreteMesopotamia
- 73. Multiple ChoiceSparta’s strict governmentencouraged foreign visitorsdiscouraged free thinking and new ideasled to instabilityforced its citizens to pursue higher education
- 74. Multiple ChoiceSlavery in Athenswas very commonwas not tolerated by the democratic governmentcould only be found in wealthy homeswas rare among the common people
- 75. Multiple ChoiceThe Greek alphabet was based on which of these alphabets?EgyptianPhoenicianMesopotamianSyrian
- 76. Multiple ChoiceThe Athenian assembly appointed ten generals, whowere educational leadersled armies into battlecarried out the assembly’s lawstried to increase trade
- 77. Multiple ChoiceThe Mycenaeans came to Greece fromWestern EuropeIndiaCentral AsiaChina
- 78. Multiple ChoiceThe ________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient GreecePhoenicianDorianMycenaeanMinoan
- 79. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the conquests made by Cyrus, the Persians already controlled ___________ before their wars with GreeceCreteAthensSpartaAnatolia
- 80. Multiple ChoiceWhich Athenian leader was responsible for creating a new council of 500 citizens to help the assembly?SolonPlutarchCleisthenesPeisistratus
- 81. Multiple ChoiceMany city-states developed into this type of government, where a few wealthy people held power over the larger group of citizens.democraciesrepublicskingdomsoligarchies
- 82. Multiple ChoiceWhich factors led to the decline of the Persian Empire?The army was weakened after losses to Greece, and rulers disagreed about who should have powerThe people began to rebel against the Persian kings, causing a long series of civil wars.A series of natural disasters (droughts and earthquakes) devastated the Persian homeland.The king’s sons plotted to take over the throne, causing a civil war
- 83. Multiple ChoicePersian King Darius Icentralized the government by doing away with separate governors in each provincesent the Zoroastrians into exileestablished a citizen army to serve during times of warreorganized the Persian government to make it more efficient.
- 84. Multiple ChoiceAthenian men often spent their afternoonsworking on their farms or at their businessesconducting government businessexercising at the gymnasiumtraining for warfare
- 85. Multiple ChoiceXerxes was king ofAthensPersiaDelosMesopotamia
- 86. Multiple ChoiceCyrus the Great held his growing empire together byestablishing harsh military rulelimiting travel between provincestreating conquered people fairlybuilding strong fortresses in each conquered land
- 87. Multiple ChoiceMany communities in ancient Greece were separated by mountains and valleys which resulted inthe development of many different languagesthe development of fiercely independent statesthe construction of an advanced system of roadsalliances formed for group protection
- 88. Multiple ChoiceBattled the Greeks at ThermopylaeThemistoclesCyrusDariusLeonidasXerxes
- 89. Multiple ChoicePersian king who invaded Greece at MarathonThemistoclesCyrusDariusLeonidasXerxes
- 90. Multiple ChoiceLeader of the Greek naval forces during the Persian Wars (from Athens).ThemistoclesCyrusDariusLeonidasXerxes
- 91. Multiple ChoiceKing from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at ThermopylaeThemistoclesCyrusDariusLeonidasXerxes
- 92. Multiple ChoicePersian King who established the Persian EmpireThemistoclesCyrusDariusLeonidasXerxes
- 93. Multiple ChoiceThe “first citizen” of Athens who encouraged the arts and learningAspasiaAthenian womenPericlesPersiansphilosophers
- 94. Multiple ChoiceThinkers who reflected on the meaning of lifeAspasiaAthenian womenPericlesPersiansphilosophers
- 95. Multiple ChoiceProvided Sparta with gold to build shipsAspasiaAthenian womenPericlesPersiansphilosophers
- 96. Multiple ChoiceEncouraged women to participate in governmentAspasiaAthenian womenPericlesPersiansphilosophers
- 97. Multiple ChoiceWere always under the care of a male family memberAspasiaAthenian womenPericlesPersiansphilosophers
- 98. Multiple ChoiceA form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalfoligarchyrepresentative democracydirect democracytyrantdemocracy
- 99. Multiple ChoiceA form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decisionoligarchyrepresentative democracydirect democracytyrantdemocracy
- 100. Multiple ChoiceA person who takes power by force and rules with total authorityoligarchyrepresentative democracydirect democracytyrantdemocracy
- 101. Multiple ChoiceA system of government in which a few people hold poweroligarchyrepresentative democracydirect democracytyrantdemocracy
- 102. Multiple ChoiceA system of government in which "citizens" hold poweroligarchyrepresentative democracydirect democracytyrantdemocracy
- 103. Multiple ChoicePersian provincetyrantstraitsatrapyhelotsephors
- 104. Multiple ChoiceHigh-ranking Spartan government officialstyrantstraitsatrapyhelotsephors
- 105. Multiple ChoiceAbsolute rulertyrantstraitsatrapyhelotsephors
- 106. Multiple ChoiceNarrow channel of watertyrantstraitsatrapyhelotsephors
- 107. Multiple ChoiceEnslaved peopletyrantstraitsatrapyhelotsephors
- 108. Multiple ChoiceCitizens participating in governmentDelian Leaguedirect democracyFuneral OrationMacedoniarepresentative democracy
- 109. Multiple ChoiceFormed to defend its members from the PersiansDelian Leaguedirect democracyFuneral OrationMacedoniarepresentative democracy
- 110. Multiple ChoiceSpeech that reinforced the benefits of democracyDelian Leaguedirect democracyFuneral OrationMacedoniarepresentative democracy
- 111. Multiple ChoiceCitizens electing officials to govern on their behalfDelian Leaguedirect democracyFuneral OrationMacedoniarepresentative democracy
- 112. Multiple ChoiceThreatened Greece after the Peloponnesian WarsDelian Leaguedirect democracyFuneral OrationMacedoniarepresentative democracy
- 113. Multiple ChoiceGathering place, marketplacepeninsulapoliscolonyagorahoplites
- 114. Multiple ChoiceA Greek city-statepeninsulapoliscolonyagorahoplites
- 115. Multiple ChoiceOrdinary citizens in the armypeninsulapoliscolonyagorahoplites
- 116. Multiple ChoiceA body of land with water on three sidespeninsulapoliscolonyagorahoplites
- 117. Multiple ChoiceNew territory with ties to the homelandpeninsulapoliscolonyagorahoplites
- 118. Multiple ChoiceEnslaved people in ancient Spartaagoracolonyhelotpolisphalanx
- 119. Multiple ChoiceA new settlement that keeps close ties to its homelandagoracolonyhelotpolisphalanx
- 120. Multiple ChoiceA group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rowsagoracolonyhelotpolisphalanx
- 121. Multiple ChoiceA market and a place where people meet and debateagoracolonyhelotpolisphalanx
- 122. Multiple ChoiceA Greek city-stateagoracolonyhelotpolisphalanx
- 123. Multiple ChoiceDefeated the Greeks at ThermopylaeZoroasterCyrusDarius IXerxesLeonidas
- 124. Multiple ChoiceReligious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religionZoroasterCyrusDarius IXerxesLeonidas
- 125. Multiple ChoiceReorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapiesZoroasterCyrusDarius IXerxesLeonidas
- 126. Multiple ChoiceKing from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at ThermopylaeZoroasterCyrusDarius IXerxesLeonidas
- 127. Multiple ChoiceExpanded the Persian Empire with his strong armyZoroasterCyrusDarius IXerxesLeonidas
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