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Ancient Greece
Test Description: World History
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1) By 750 B.C. the ____________ or city-state, became the central focus of Greek life
A
polis
B
pantheon
C
agora
D
hoplite
2) What was the first greek state?
A
Crete
B
Mycenae
C
Tarsus
D
Ionia
3) The gov't of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was
A
ruled by a few
B
ruled by a king
C
contolled by a popular vote
D
ruled by a tyrant
4) What happened at Thermopylae?
A
An outnumbered Greek fleet defeated the Persian fleet
B
the Athenians built a fleet of 200 ships
C
An outnumbered Athenian army attacked and defeated the Egyptians decisively
D
A Greek force of 7,000 held off the Persian army of 180,000 for two days
5) Herodotus wrote ______________, which is commonly regarded as the first real history in western civilization
A
History of the Persian Wars
B
The republic
C
Oedipus Rex
D
Orestreia
6) According to Plato, individuals could not achieve a good life unless:
A
they were ruled by a good queen
B
they lived in a just and rational state
C
they lived a moral and pious life
D
they strictly followed a vegetarian diet
7) The conquests of Alexander the Great created the
A
Hellenistic era, an age that saw the expansion of the Greek language and Greek ideas to the non-Greek world
B
the Dark ages, a time of great sadness for the Greek people
C
Macedonian Age, a period of advancement in art
D
Age of lawlessness, a period of extreme cruelty and anarchy
8) The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that
A
the moon controlled the cyclic rise and fall of the tides
B
Pluto is part of out solar system
C
the earth was round and calculated its circumference to be 24, 675 miles relatively close to the actual figure
D
the earth is the center of the universe while the Sun rotates around it
9) Homers Illiad and Odyssey were
A
statues of the Gods
B
two immense ships
C
epic poems
D
immense paintings
10) The gov't of Athens after Cleisthenes became:
A
an early advocate of communism
B
a tyranny of men with new wealth
C
chaotic and disorganized
D
the foundation for Athenian democracy
11) Who said the unexamined life is not worth living
A
Zenos
B
Socrates
C
Aristotle
D
Euripedes
12) According to Greek religion, the Gods lived
A
In natural objects like rocks, trees, and streams
B
within the hearts of the people who worshipped him
C
on Mount Olympus
D
on the moon
13) Euclid wrote the elements, which was a
A
revolutionary exploration of art, including the value of painting
B
treatise on the geometry of spheres and cylinders
C
textbook on plane geometry that has been used up to modern times
D
discussion of specific gravity, which he discovered while in his bath
14) Formation in which Greek soldiers fought, in which they marched shoulder to shoulder
A
arete
B
hoplite
C
phalanx
D
tyrant
15) The western shores of Asia where many Greeks settled during the Dark ages, present day Turkey
A
Macedonia
B
Mesopotamia
C
Persia
D
Ionia
16) Greek rulers who seized power from the aristocracy through the use of paid soldiers
A
Hoplites
B
Phalanx
C
Tyrants
D
Ephors
17) Five elected officials in Sparta, who were responsible for the education of the youth and conduct of all citizens
A
Ephors
B
Tyrants
C
Arete
D
Hoplites
18) Knossos was the central city of the Mycenaen civilization
A
False
B
True
19) Sophocles was a Greek playwright who wrote Oedipus Rex
A
False
B
True
20) The acropolis was a fortified place and also served as the religious center of the Greek Polis
A
True
B
False
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