Ancient Greece*

Question 1

1. Troy is located in which ancient geographical location?

Answer 1

Anatolia

Question 2

2. The Trojan War, depicted above, was most famously depicted in which of the following?

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The Iliad

Question 3

3. The Trojan War was most likely fought between which of the following combatants?

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Greece and Troy

Question 4

4. Alexander the Great successfully invaded all of the following EXCEPT

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Mongolia

Question 5

5. One of the reasons why the Macedonians were able to gain control of Ancient Greece was because

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The city-states were weakened by the Peloponnesian War

Question 6

6. Pericles was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

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Defeating the Spartans

Question 7

7. The Delian League was

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An alliance of Greek city-states

Question 8

8. The Persian Wars were important because they

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United the Greek city-states

Question 9

9. The Peloponnesian War was fought between

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Athens and Sparta

Question 9

11. Solon was an Athenian

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Leader who pushed for democracy

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10. Pericles was an important leader of Athens because he

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Established a democratic system for all adult male citizens

Question 11

12. Compared to Athens, Sparta was more well-known for its

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Discipline

Question 12

13. The term polis refers to

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Greek city-states

Question 13

14. The early death of Alexander the Great had what effect on the Macedonian Empire?

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It fragmented into three successor states

Question 14

15. Under Alexander the Great, Greek culture

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Extended to the Indus Valley

Question 15

18. How did the Peloponnesian War impact the Greek city-states?

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It left them vulnerable to invasion from neighboring civilizations

Question 15

16. Characteristics of the Hellenistic Golden Age was most similar to which of the following in China?

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The Han’s emergence around 206BC

Question 16

17. Why was the Hellenistic Golden Age a time of widespread cultural diffusion?

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During this period, the Greco-Macedonian kingdom extended from the Greek mainland to the Indus river Valley

Question 17

20. Which of these was a significant political difference between Athens and Sparta?

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Sparta had a rigid oligarchy

Question 18

19. As in most other civilizations, women in the Greek polis of Athens

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Were excluded from politics

Question 19

21. How did Greece’s geography lead to the growth of independent city-states?

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Its mountainous geography had an isolating effect on the different regions

Question 20

22. What aspect of Greece’s geography was particularly important in its development of a civilization?

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It was a mountainous peninsula

Question 21

25. Greek philosophy and science fostered which of the following?

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An emphasis on rational thought an experimentation

Question 22

23. Why was Athens able to adopt imperialistic policies under the leadership of Pericles?

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It enlarged its navy by combining the forces of the Delian League

Question 23

24. Which of the following best describes the political structure of the Mycenaean civilization?

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A loose grouping of independent states

Question 24

26. All of the following were philosophical contributions of the Greeks EXCEPT:

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The belief that the ruler had divine power

Question 25

27. Which of the following would have been written by Herodotus?

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The Histories

Question 25

29. How was the Parthenon, pictured below, similar to the ziggurats of Sumerian city-states?

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Both were intended to be the center of spiritual life an the most sacred temple

Question 25

30. Theater in western civilization originated in

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Greece

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28. The territorial expansion under Alexander’s Empire was important for the advancement of Greek science because

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It exposed Greek scholars to the older Egyptian and Babylonian texts

Question 26

31. Choose ONE of the following people and explain their achievements: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Pericles, Phillip II, Alexander the Great.

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Alexander the Great was one of the greatest leaders in the ancient world. While Alexander was in power he went on a expedition successfully conquering the Persian Empire and Babylon. Alexander’s journey was cut short after 11 long years when he caught a fever and died. Alexander’s expeditions brought advances in geography and natural sciences and helped shift the major centers of civilization eastward. His greatest contribution was spreading Hellenistic culture from Gibraltar to the Punjab.

Question 27

32. Choose ONE of the following people and explain their achievements: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Pericles, Phillip II, Alexander the Great.

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Homer was a blind story-teller. Homer started many of the oral traditions in ancient Greece. Some of Homers famous works are the Odyssey and the iliad. Homer had many admirers that later wrote down his stories.