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Who fought each other in the Persian Wars?
a) Sparta and Athens
b) The Greeks and the Persians
c) Macedonia and the Assyrians
d)

True or False: The Persian Empire was the largest empire in the world and their forces greatly outnumbered the Greeks.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What was a hoplite?
a) Greek soldiers who used swords and spears
b) Special forces in the Persian army
c)
d)

What were triremes?
a) Soldiers who used long bows to attack from a distance
b) Fast ships used by the Athenian fleet
c)
d)

Who were the Immortals
a) Greek Gods
b) Special forces in the Persian army
c)
d)

Why did the First Persian War start?
a) Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt
b) Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state
c)
d)

What were the main two Greek city-states that were fighting during the Peloponnesian War?
a) Corinth and Thebes
b) Athens and Sparta
c)
d)

What happened that weakened Athens during the Peloponnesian War?
a) There was a plague in the city that killed many people including their leader
b) Many of their soldiers deserted to go to the Olympic Games
c)
d)

______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.
a) Athens
b) Sparta
c)
d)

_____________ controlled and dominated the Peloponnesian League
a) Athens
b) Sparta
c)
d)

What great civilization did Alexander the Great come from?
a) Greeks
b) Chinese
c) Macedonia
d)

What was Alexander the Great most known for?
a) Being a great poet and playwright
b) Being a military genius and commander
c)
d)

Which of the following statements best describes Alexander`s childhood?
a) He was a sickly child and stayed home in bed most of the time
b) His father was the King of Greece and he was tutored by the best minds in Greece
c)
d)

Who was Bucephalus to Alexander?
a) His teacher of the arts, math, and science
b) A general who he later made Pharaoh of Egypt
c) His horse which he had since he was a kid
d)

True or False: Alexander the Great died of old age after being king of Greece for nearly 60 years.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Why did they call Alexander Alexander the Great?
a) He wore expensive clothes and had beautiful castles.
b) He was very handsome like Mr. Micarelli
c) He controlled and conquered large areas of land
d)

Which problem did Alexander figure out that told him he would rule the world
a) Taming Bucephalus
b) Gordian Knot
c) Siege of Tyre
d)

How many battles did Alexander lose?
a) 7
b) 19
c) 0
d) 1

How old was Alexander the Great when he became king?
a) 45
b) 20
c) 15
d) 32

What is the name of the city Alexander founded in Egypt?
a) Alexandria
b) Egyptania
c) Bratslavia
d) Freedonia

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