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Ancient Greece
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1What led to the differences in Greek city-states?
- AThey developed in different places, and the mountains did not allow for communication, and each city-state had to adapt to it's environment.
- BThey were just designed to be different
2The military innovation of Sparta was the [blank_start]phalanx[blank_end], designed for [blank_start]land[blank_end], while Athens developed the [blank_start]trireme[blank_end], designed for [blank_start]sea[blank_end].
- Aphalanx
- Btrireme
- Cland
- Dsea
- Ephalanx
- Ftrireme
- Gsea
- Hland
3The Persian war was between Persia and Athens.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4The first two civilizations in Greece were?
- AMinoan and Mycenaean
- BAthens and Sparta
- CThebes and Alexandria
- DMacedonia and Egypt
5Select all of the Greek mathematicians.
- AArchimedes
- BAlbert Einstein
- CEratosthenes
- DBuddha
- EAlexander the Great
- FEuclid
- GThales
- HPythagoras
6Archimedes was most famous for [blank_start]approximating the value of pi[blank_end], and discovering the [blank_start]law of the lever[blank_end].
- Aapproximating the value of pi
- BFinding out that the Earth is round
- CFiguring out the circumference of Earth
- Dthat 1+1=2
- Elaw of the lever
7Where was Sparta located?
- AThe Peloponnesus Peninsula
- BMainland Greece
- CAnatolia
- DCrete
8Where was Athens located?
- ACrete
- BMainland Greece
- CPeloponnesus peninsula
9What did Athens rely on to survive?
- AConquering
- BFarming
- CTrade
10What did Sparta rely on to survive?
- AFarming and conquering
- BTrading and exploring
11Sophists believed in absolute truth.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Check all of Plato's contributions.
- ARejected democracy as a form of government
- BCreated the Academy
- CBelieved philosophical king should rule
- DBelieved monarchy
- EBelieved in a mixed government (democracy, monarchy, etc.)
- FInfluence: Government fair and just
- GInfluence: Government is a communist
- HWanted more rights for women
13What school did Aristotle create?
- AHarvard
- BLyceum
- CYale
- DAcademy
14What was Aristotle's "Golden Mean"?
- APeace is the best!
- BDo to others what you wish to be done to you.
- CTreat others with respect.
- DPeople should live moderately.
15What was Socrates influence today?
- AFormally schooling children.
- BAsking questions to find answers.
- CSocratic seminars and socratic teaching methods
- DSocrative
16Select all the forms of government in Greece and their definition.
- AMonarchy-A single noble led the government.
- BAristocracy-Noble landowners and a selected middle class members led the government.
- CTyranny-A leader who seizes control leads the government
- DCommunism-Everything owned by the government
- EDemocracy-Led by a president
- FMonarchy-A monarch butterfly leads the government
- GDemocracy-Power is in the hands of the citizens
- HOligarchy-Ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders
- IBuddhism-government led by the Buddha
- JOligarchy-Someone by the name Oli leads the government
17Who was the Peloponnesian War fought between?
- AEgypt and Alexander the Great
- BSparta and Athens
- CEgypt and China
- DMesopotamia and Egypt
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- Test for Ancient Greece
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- Hal Marther
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- Created on 25 Jan 2016 · updated on 21 Jul 2016
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