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What is the name for a type of government with one ruler who often gains power by birth?
a) Monarchy
b) Oligarchy
c) Tyranny
d) Democracy
What was the names for the group of men over 30 who were chosen the run the daily government and suggest new laws for the city-state of Athens?
a) Council of 500
b) Council of Elders
c) Athenian Council
d) Pericles' Disciples
What was the name of the war in which the Greek city-states united to fight against Persia?
a) Peloponnesian War
b) Persian War
c) Trojan War
d) The Great War
What is the name for a type of government run by a small group of typically wealthy aristocrats?
a) Democracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Tyranny
d) Monarchy
What was the name for the war between Athens and Sparta?
a) Persian War
b) Peloponnesian War
c) Alexander the Great's War
d) Greek War
Why was education important in Athens?
a) They wanted young men to educated so they could become good citizens
b) They wanted young men to trained to be become strong soldiers
c) They wanted young men and women to be educated to be able to continue a strong democracy
d) They wanted all Greeks to be able to read and count to engage in trade
Which of the following is NOT true about Alexander the Great?
a) He created the trading center of Alexandria in Egypt
b) His death caused the fall of his empire and the cities to divide
c) He worshipped the Gods of many different cultures
d) All answers are true
In which city-state did democracy begin?
a) Sparta
b) Delphi
c) Syracuse
d) Athens
What is the name for a type of government where a popular leader takes control by force?
a) Oligarchy
b) Monarchy
c) Democracy
d) Tyranny
In what order did the different types of government occur in Ancient Greece?
a) Monarchy, Tyranny, Oligarchy, Democracy
b) Democracy, Tyranny, Oligarchy, Monarchy
c) Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy
d) Monarchy, Democracy, Tyranny, Oligarchy
Why were the Persian Wars fought?
a) Over land/power
b) Over religion
c) over slaves' rights
d) Over money
What was the main purpose of education in Sparta?
a) To train boys and girls in military strategy
b) They wanted young men to trained to be become strong soldiers
c) To train boys and girls in writing, reading, and math
d) They wanted all Greeks to be able to read and count to engage in trade
How Alexander the Great spread culture and ideas throughout his empire?
a) He outlawed other languages
b) He traveled to all the continents of the world
c) He set up Greek style cities all around the empire and sent people to live there
d) All answers are true
What is the name for the group of men who had to approve all laws in Sparta?
a) Council of 500
b) Council of Elders
c) Spartan Society
d) Assembly of Sparta
Who conquered the Minoans?
a) The Dorians
b) The Persians
c) The Mycenaeans
d) The Spartans
Who conquered the Mycenaeans?
a) The Ionians
b) The Dorians
c) The Macedonians
d) The Romans
On what island did the Minoans live?
a) Crete
b) Sicily
c) Madagascar
d) Manhattan
Who led Athens between 460BCE and 429BCE?
a) Pericles
b) Alexander the Great
c) Philip of Macedon
d) Socrates
What was the primary reason for the Peloponnesian War?
a) Over land/resources/jealousy
b) Over religion
c) Over slaves' rights
d) Over money
Who brought the Greek city-states under his control after the Peloponnesian War?
a) Darius
b) Xerxes
c) Alexander the Great
d) Philip of Macedon
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