Two quizes

Question 1

Who were the mountain people who lived north of Mesopotamia and worshipped light and the sun?

Answer 1

the Persians,

Question 2

Who was the ruler of the Persians who led his band of horsemen to conquer Babylon?

Answer 2

Answer not listed

Question 3

What was the first act of Cyrus after he became lord of Babylon?

Answer 3

Free the peoples held in captivity

Question 4

But __________’s son, __________ succeeded him after he died on his way to conquer Egypt.

Answer 4

Cyrus, Cambyses

Question 5

What was the significance of the Persian conquest of Egypt?

Answer 5

Answer not listed

Question 6

What did Darius build to carry his orders to the farthest parts of his kingdom?

Answer 6

roads

Question 7

What were the “satraps”?

Answer 7

The king’s highest officials

Question 8

What was the reason for the rebellion of the Greek colonies against the Persian king?

Answer 8

Answer not listed

Question 9

Darius was a great king who governed the vast Persian empire in such a way that nothing happened anywhere that he himself had not decreed. His highest officials … were spied on by informers known as __________.

Answer 9

The King’s Eyes and Ears

Question 10

Why did the Athenians support the Ionian Greeks in their rebellion against the Persian king?

Answer 10

They were afraid of Persian invasion of their own city.

Question 11

How did the Persian king react to the rebellion of the Ionian Greeks?

Answer 11

He became angry and immediately dealt with the Ionian cities.

Question 12

Why did the Persian king want to destroy Athens and conquer Greece?

Answer 12

He believed the Athenians were responsible for the rebellion of the Ionian Greeks.

Question 13

Which of the following is not an accurate description of Miltiades?

Answer 13

He was a highly respected Ionian military general

Question 14

Why did the Persian ships turn towards Athens after the defeat at Marathon?

Answer 14

Answer not listed

Question 15

What is the Marathon Run?

Answer 15

A messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message

Question 16

Who succeeded Darius as King of Kings of Persia?

Answer 16

Xerxes

Question 17

Who led the Athenians to victory at the Battle of Marathon?

Answer 17

Miltiades

Question 18

How did Xerxes respond to the destruction of the bridge made of boats?

Answer 18

He lashed the waves with chains in his fury.

Question 19

Which pass did the Spartans try to block the Persian advance in?

Answer 19

Thermopylae

Question 20

How many Spartans and their allies were killed in the battle at Thermopylae?

Answer 20

1000

Question 21

What did the Spartans reply when the Persians ordered them to throw down their weapons and threatened them with their arrows at Thermopylae?

Answer 21

Answer not listed

Question 22

Who warned his fellow citizens that Athens needed a fleet?

Answer 22

Themistocles

Question 23

Where did the Athenians evacuate to when Themistocles had them evacuated?

Answer 23

Salamis

Question 24

What was Themistocles’ plan to ensure victory against Xerxes’ fleet?

Answer 24

He tricked Xerxes into attacking with a secret message

Question 25

What ultimately can be said that made the Athenians succeed over the Persians?

Answer 25

The Athenians were successful because of their ability to adapt and innovate.

Question 26

What were the most important tribes in Greece?

Answer 26

Aeolians, Ionians, and Dorians

Question 27

What united the Greeks despite their differences?

Answer 27

Religion and sport

Question 28

The same free people of Athens who defeated the Persians later treated __________ and __________ with just such ingratitude."

Answer 28

Answer not listed

Question 29

"Great __________ were held every four years in his __________ at Olympia ..."

Answer 29

Sporting events, sanctuary

Question 30

Who was awarded a "garland made from sprigs of wild olive"?

Answer 30

Answer not listed

Question 31

What was the Delphic Oracle known for?

Answer 31

Babbling predictions of the future as interpreted by other priests

Question 32

Which two cities were the most important in ancient Greece?

Answer 32

Sparta and Athens

Question 33

Whose main focus in life was "to be fighting fit"?

Answer 33

Answer not listed

Question 34

What was the name of the Athenian lawgiver who introduced democracy?

Answer 34

Solon

Question 35

What does the word "democracy" mean in Greek?

Answer 35

The rule of the people

Question 36

What were the politicians who curried favor with the people and seized power called?

Answer 36

Answer not listed

Question 37

Which Athenian politician was able to avoid the fate of being banished due to his wisdom and intelligence?

Answer 37

Pericles

Question 38

What does the term "Draconian" refer to?

Answer 38

The severity of Draco's laws

Question 39

Who was the Athenian politician who became the city's sole ruler around 444 BC?

Answer 39

Answer not listed

Question 40

What were the two things that interested the Athenians the most?

Answer 40

Answer not listed

Question 41

What is philosophy?

Answer 41

Reflection and reasoned argument

Question 42

Who was the most famous sculptor of Greek gods?

Answer 42

Answer not listed

Question 43

What was the purpose of the Greek columns in the Acropolis?

Answer 43

To support the roof with elegance

Question 44

What did the Greeks excel in that has continued to influence modern society?

Answer 44

Art, architecture, and philosophy

Question 45

Polis is Greek for __________, politics, the _________ of it.

Answer 45

Answer not listed