1.Which civilization was located between the Aegean and Mediterranean ?

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1.Which civilization was located between the
Aegean and Mediterranean ?

1. Ancient Greece
2. Ancient Rome
3. Ancient Egypt

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• 2. The Trojan War was fought over control of this
  strait which links the Aegean and Black Seas

1. Dardanelles
2. Bosporus
3. Gibralter

Troy
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• 3. Who composed the epics The Illiad and The
  Odyssey?

1. Euripides
2. Homer
3. Virgil

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4. What geographic factors lead to the
development of city-states in Greece?

1. expansive deserts and jungles
2. mountainous terrain and many islands
3. cold, windy climate

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5. A Greek city-state was called a

1. polis
2. citadel
3. acropolis

• Model of Athens

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6. Why was Greece dependant on trade and colonies?

1. They couldnt grow grapes or olives
2. limited arable land and overpopulation
3. poor education

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• 7. What led to the switch from barter to a money
  economy?

• a vast supply of gold and silver
• few goods to barter
• increased trade

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8. How did the ancient Greeks explain natural
phenomena, life events and human qualities?

1. geology
2. mythology
3. psychology

Hera
Zeus
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9. Greek mythology was a _____ religion

1. atheistic
2. monothistic
3. polytheistic

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10. Which of the following names some of the
other Greek gods?

• Venus, Diana, Minerva, and Mars
• Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
• Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, and Apollo

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• 11. Which city-state developed the worlds
  first democracy?

1. Sparta
2. Thebes
3. Athens

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Match stages of government to definitions
a)democracy b)monarchy c)aristocracy,
d)tyranny
Rule by one person, a king or queen
12. monarchy
Rule by a small group of wealthy land owners
13. aristocracy
Rule by one person, a tyrant, who seizes power
14. tyranny
15. democracy
Rule by the people
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16. Which of the following were tyrants who made
laws and reforms which led to democracy?

• A. Socrates and Plato
• B. Aeschylus and Sophocles
• C. Draco and Solon

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Who is being described above?

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• He wrote the first Greek legal code. It had
  harsh laws including debt slavery.
• Most crimes were punishable by death
• He began the jury system

1. Solon
2. Draco
3. Pericles

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18. Who allowed all citizens to debate in the
assembly, gave all citizens access to the court
system and outlawed debt slavery?

1. Solon
2. Phidias
3. Augustus

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19. How was democracy in Athens limited?

1. Only large landowners could be citizens
2. Women, foreigners, and slaves had no political
   rights
3. Only those of noble birth could run for office

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20. How was direct democracy different than
representative democracy?

1. Citizens were able to vote on all laws
2. Citizens could vote for representatives who made
   the laws
3. Women were given the right to vote

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21. Sparta was located on

1. Peloponnesus
2. Crete
3. Salamis

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22. What type of government did Sparta have?

1. democracy
2. oligarchy
3. republic

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23. What is an oligarchy?

• rule by a few powerful people (business people as
  well as landowners).
• rule by an emperor and his family
• rule by bicameral legislature

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24. Spartan society could be described as

• Creative and artistic
• Educated and well-rounded
• C. Militaristic and aggressive

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25 26 Which civilization is pictured in
green? in pink?

1. Greece
2. Persian Empire
3. Roman Empire

• A. Greece
• Persian Empire
• Roman Empire

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27. Which wars united Athens and Sparta against a
mighty empire?

• A. The Persian Wars
• B. Peloponnesian Wars
• C. Punic Wars

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28. The Greeks were victorious against the
Persians in the following battles

1. Thermoplyae and Eretria
2. Marathon and Salamis
3. Tours and Aachen

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29. Which of the following was NOT an effect of
the Persian Wars?

• The Persians took over Greece
• Greece won and preserved its independence
• C. Athens experienced a Golden Age and continued
  innovations in government and culture

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30. Who is considered the father of democracy and
was the leader of Athens during its golden age?

1. Pericles
2. Plato
3. Phidias

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What is being described?
31.

• Pericles had it rebuilt after it was destroyed in
  the Persian Wars
• It is a temple to the goddess Athena
• It conveys a sense of perfect balance
• It has Doric columns

1. Pantheon
2. Parthenon
3. Hagia Sophia

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Match columns to their names
A. B. C.

• 32. Doric
• Ionic
• Corinthian

A. B. C.
Dorky, I , Crown
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35. The most famous Greek sculptor was

1. Phillip
2. Phidias
3. Pythagorus

His work was not hideous
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Who is described above?
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• His work forms the basis for the scientific
  method
• He was a student of Plato
• He tutored Alexander the Great

1. Aeschylus
2. Aristotle
3. Socrates

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37. Which philosopher was put to death for
corrupting the citys youth and neglecting the
gods?

1. Plato
2. Aristotle
3. Socrates

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38. Which philosopher wrote The Republic, his
idea of a perfect society?

1. Plato
2. Aeschylus
3. Sophocles

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39. Who wrote Greek tragedies?

1. Herodotus and Thucydides
2. Aeschylus and Sophocles
3. Pythagoras and Euclid

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40. Who were Greek historians?

1. Herodotus and Thucydides
2. Hippocrates and Archimedes
3. Pythagoras and Euclid

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41. Who were the opponents in the Peloponnesian
War?

• Greece and Persia
• Troy and Athens
• Athens and Sparta

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42. The alliance of city-states that sided with
Athens was called the

1. Peloponnesian League
2. League of Nations
3. Delian League

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43. Who won the Peloponnesian War?

• Persia
• Sparta
• Athens

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44. Who conquered Greece after its defenses had
been weakened by the Peloponnesian War?

1. Phillip II of Macedonia
2. Hannibal of Carthage
3. Darius of Persia

Macedonia
Greece
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45. Who conquered the Persians and established an
empire extending from Egypt to India?

1. Pericles
2. Alexander the Great
3. Charlemagne

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46. Alexanders empire included all of the
Persian Empire plus

1. the Italian Peninsula and Spain
2. Arabia and Madagascar
3. Greece, Macedonia and more of India

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47. The Years of Greek influence following
Alexanders death and ending with the Roman
conquest is called the

1. Renaissance
2. Hellenistic Age
3. Middle Ages

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48. Hellenistic Culture blended all of the
following elements EXCEPT

1. Greek
2. Egyptian
3. Persian
4. Spanish
5. Indian

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49. Who wrote the formula used to calculate the
relationship between the sides of a right
triangle?

• Ptolemy
• Pythagorus
• Phidias

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50. Who wrote The Elements, a text used as the
basis for modern courses in geometry?

• Ptolemy
• Archimedes
• Euclid

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51. Who wrote an oath that is still used by
doctors today?

1. Ptolemy
2. Archimedes
3. Hippocrates

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52. Who invented many practical devices including
the lever and pulley, the screw, and the catapult?

1. Ptolemy
2. Archimedes
3. Plutarch

Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand
and I will move the earth."