Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece

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1.) What is the Greek word for city state? A.)
arête B.) polis C.) acropolis D.) agora 2.)
What is the Greek word for market place? A.)
arête B.) polis C.) acropolis D.) agora 3.)
What is the Greek word for an elevated part of
the city that often had temples? A.) arête B.)
polis C.) acropolis D.) agora 4.) What is the
Greek word that meant to strive for excellence
and win honor? A.) arête B.) polis C.)
acropolis D.) agora
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5.) Which of these is the correct order of the
political development of most Greek
city-states? A.) democracy, monarchy, oligarchy,
tyranny B.) tyranny, monarchy, oligarchy,
democracy C.) monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny,
democracy D.) democracy, tyranny, oligarchy,
monarchy 6.) Which of the following was marked
by rule by a king? A.) democracy B.)
oligarchy C.) tyranny D.) monarchy 7.) Which
of the following was marked by rule of the
people? A.) democracy B.) oligarchy C.)
tyranny D.) monarchy 8.) Which of the following
was marked by the rule of a group of nobles? A.)
democracy B.) oligarchy C.) tyranny D.)
monarchy
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9.) Which of the following was marked by the rule
of a single noble with the support of the
people? A.) democracy B.) oligarchy C.)
tyranny D.) monarchy 10.) All of the following
are part of the economic reforms of Solon with
the exception of one. Which one? A.) cancelled
all debts B.) lowered interest rates C.) made
farming profitable D.) encouraged growth of
industry 11.) Who would have been considered a
citizen of Ancient Athens? A.) all adults B.)
all adult males C.) all males D.) all free,
native-born adult males 12.) How many kings did
Sparta have at any given time? A.) 1 B.) 2 C.)
3 D.) 4
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13.) How many ephors did Sparta have at any given
time? A.) 5 B.) 6 C.) 7 D.) 8 14.) What did
you have to complete to become a Spartan
citizen? A.) military training B.) college C.)
high school D.) citizenship test 15.) In
Ancient Sparta the helots were what? A.)
warriors B.) state slaves C.) senators D.)
traders 16.) What happened to babies born in
Sparta that did not meet the physical criteria
for a Spartan? A.) adoption B.) they were
drowned C.) abandoned on a hillside D.) sent to
Athens
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17.) How old was a Spartan boy when he began
military training? A.) 6 B.) 7 C.) 8 D.)
9 18.) How old was a Spartan male when he fully
entered the army? A.) 18 B.) 19 C.) 20 D.)
21 19.) What was the alliance of 140 Greek
city-states that was led by Athens? A.) Delian
League B.) Athens Alliance C.) NATO D.) Greek
League 20.) Who was the leader of Athens through
a great part of the Golden Age? A.) Plato B.)
Themistocles C.) Leonidas D.) Pericles
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21.) Which of the following was not one of the
goals of Pericles? A.) Strengthen Athenian
Democracy B.) Defeat Sparta C.) Glorify
Athens D.) Build an Athenian commercial
Empire 22.) Which of the famous Ancient Greek
philosophers left no writings? A.)
Aristotle B.) Marcus Aurelius C.) Socrates D.)
Plato 23.) Which of the famous Ancient Greek
philosophers believed that people should be ruled
by philosophers? A.) Aristotle B.) Marcus
Aurelius C.) Socrates D.) Plato 24.) Which of
the Ancient Greek philosophers developed
syllogisms? A.) Aristotle B.) Marcus
Aurelius C.) Socrates D.) Plato
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25.) What is the name of the first civilization
to develop on the Greek mainland? A.) Bronze
Age B.) Minoan C.) Mycenaean D.) Greek 26.)
What was the nationality of the people that first
inhabited the Greek mainland during the Bronze
Age? A.) Lycean B.) Ionian C.) Dorian D.)
Trojan 27.) What are narrative poems,
celebrating heroic deeds called? A.) epics B.)
myths C.) lyrics D.) writings 28.) What are
traditional stories about the Greek gods
called? A.) epics B.) myths C.) lyrics D.)
writings
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29.) Which of the following was not a type of
ancient light infantry? A.) Slinger B.)
Harpoonist C.) Peltast D.) Archer 30.) An
ancient Greek soldier dressed in armor and
carrying a thrusting spear was known as
what? A.) Hoplite B.) Companion C.)
Legionnaire D.) Soldier 31.) Ancient Greek
soldiers fought in what formation? A.)
Legion B.) Square C.) File D.) Phalanx 32.)
What was the name of the only battle of the first
Persian invasion of Greece? A.) Salamis B.)
Marathon C.) Thermopylae D.) Plataea
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33.) What was the name of the only major sea
battle of the second Persian invasion of
Greece? A.) Salamis B.) Marathon C.)
Thermopylae D.) Plataea 34.) What was the name
of the last battle of the second invasion of
Greece in which a Spartan led Greek army crushed
the Persian army? A.) Salamis B.) Marathon C.)
Thermopylae D.) Plataea 35.) What was the name
of the battle that could be translated as gates
of fire? A.) Salamis B.) Marathon C.)
Thermopylae D.) Plataea 36.) Who led the Greek
army at the Battle of Thermopylae? A.)
Aristotle B.) Pericles C.) Leonidas D.) Plato
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37.) What was the name of the famous Greek temple
set on the Acropolis? A.) Parthenon B.)
Pantheon C.) Temple of Zeus D.) Lyceum 38.)
What is a word that means lover of wisdom? A.)
philosopher B.) teacher C.) ninth grade history
student D.) principal 39.) What was the name of
the Greek Temple on the Acropolis that celebrated
the Greek victory over the Persians? A.)
Pantheon B.) Parthenon C.) Madeleine D.)
Athena Nike 40.) How many men were in the
bodyguard of Leonidas? A.) 100 B.) 200 C.)
300 D.) 400
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1.) What is the Greek word for city state? A.)
arête B.) polis C.) acropolis D.) agora 2.)
What is the Greek word for market place? A.)
arête B.) polis C.) acropolis D.) agora 3.)
What is the Greek word for an elevated part of
the city that often had temples? A.) arête B.)
polis C.) acropolis D.) agora 4.) What is the
Greek word that meant to strive for excellence
and win honor? A.) arête B.) polis C.)
acropolis D.) agora
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5.) Which of these is the correct order of the
political development of most Greek
city-states? A.) democracy, monarchy, oligarchy,
tyranny B.) tyranny, monarchy, oligarchy,
democracy C.) monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny,
democracy D.) democracy, tyranny, oligarchy,
monarchy 6.) Which of the following was marked
by rule by a king? A.) democracy B.)
oligarchy C.) tyranny D.) monarchy 7.) Which
of the following was marked by rule of the
people? A.) democracy B.) oligarchy C.)
tyranny D.) monarchy 8.) Which of the following
was marked by the rule of a group of nobles? A.)
democracy B.) oligarchy C.) tyranny D.)
monarchy
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9.) Which of the following was marked by the rule
of a single noble with the support of the
people? A.) democracy B.) oligarchy C.)
tyranny D.) monarchy 10.) All of the following
are part of the economic reforms of Solon with
the exception of one. Which one? A.) cancelled
all debts B.) lowered interest rates C.) made
farming profitable D.) encouraged growth of
industry 11.) Who would have been considered a
citizen of Ancient Athens? A.) all adults B.)
all adult males C.) all males D.) all free,
native-born adult males 12.) How many kings did
Sparta have at any given time? A.) 1 B.) 2 C.)
3 D.) 4
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13.) How many ephors did Sparta have at any given
time? A.) 5 B.) 6 C.) 7 D.) 8 14.) What did
you have to complete to become a Spartan
citizen? A.) military training B.) college C.)
high school D.) citizenship test 15.) In
Ancient Sparta the helots were what? A.)
warriors B.) state slaves C.) senators D.)
traders 16.) What happened to babies born in
Sparta that did not meet the physical criteria
for a Spartan? A.) adoption B.) they were
drowned C.) abandoned on a hillside D.) sent to
Athens
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17.) How old was a Spartan boy when he began
military training? A.) 6 B.) 7 C.) 8 D.)
9 18.) How old was a Spartan male when he fully
entered the army? A.) 18 B.) 19 C.) 20 D.)
21 19.) What was the alliance of 140 Greek
city-states that was led by Athens? A.) Delian
League B.) Athens Alliance C.) NATO D.) Greek
League 20.) Who was the leader of Athens through
a great part of the Golden Age? A.) Plato B.)
Themistocles C.) Leonidas D.) Pericles
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21.) Which of the following was not one of the
goals of Pericles? A.) Strengthen Athenian
Democracy B.) Defeat Sparta C.) Glorify
Athens D.) Build an Athenian commercial
Empire 22.) Which of the famous Ancient Greek
philosophers left no writings? A.)
Aristotle B.) Marcus Aurelius C.) Socrates D.)
Plato 23.) Which of the famous Ancient Greek
philosophers believed that people should be ruled
by philosophers? A.) Aristotle B.) Marcus
Aurelius C.) Socrates D.) Plato 24.) Which of
the Ancient Greek philosophers developed
syllogisms? A.) Aristotle B.) Marcus
Aurelius C.) Socrates D.) Plato
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25.) What is the name of the first civilization
to develop on the Greek mainland? A.) Bronze
Age B.) Minoan C.) Mycenaean D.) Greek 26.)
What was the nationality of the people that first
inhabited the Greek mainland during the Bronze
Age? A.) Lycean B.) Ionian C.) Dorian D.)
Trojan 27.) What are narrative poems,
celebrating heroic deeds called? A.) epics B.)
myths C.) lyrics D.) writings 28.) What are
traditional stories about the Greek gods
called? A.) epics B.) myths C.) lyrics D.)
writings
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29.) Which of the following was not a type of
ancient light infantry? A.) Slinger B.)
Harpoonist C.) Peltast D.) Archer 30.) An
ancient Greek soldier dressed in armor and
carrying a thrusting spear was known as
what? A.) Hoplite B.) Companion C.)
Legionnaire D.) Soldier 31.) Ancient Greek
soldiers fought in what formation? A.)
Legion B.) Square C.) File D.) Phalanx 32.)
What was the name of the only battle of the first
Persian invasion of Greece? A.) Salamis B.)
Marathon C.) Thermopylae D.) Plataea
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33.) What was the name of the only major sea
battle of the second Persian invasion of
Greece? A.) Salamis B.) Marathon C.)
Thermopylae D.) Plataea 34.) What was the name
of the last battle of the second invasion of
Greece in which a Spartan led Greek army crushed
the Persian army? A.) Salamis B.) Marathon C.)
Thermopylae D.) Plataea 35.) What was the name
of the battle that could be translated as gates
of fire? A.) Salamis B.) Marathon C.)
Thermopylae D.) Plataea 36.) Who led the Greek
army at the Battle of Thermopylae? A.)
Aristotle B.) Pericles C.) Leonidas D.) Plato
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37.) What was the name of the famous Greek temple
set on the Acropolis? A.) Parthenon B.)
Pantheon C.) Temple of Zeus D.) Lyceum 38.)
What is a word that means lover of wisdom? A.)
philosopher B.) teacher C.) ninth grade history
student D.) principal 39.) What was the name of
the Greek Temple on the Acropolis that celebrated
the Greek victory over the Persians? A.)
Pantheon B.) Parthenon C.) Madeleine D.)
Athena Nike 40.) How many men were in the
bodyguard of Leonidas? A.) 100 B.) 200 C.)
300 D.) 400