unit 3 test

Question 1

blend of Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures

Answer 1

Hellenistic

Question 2

foremost center of commerce in Egypt

Answer 2

Alexandria

Question 3

highly regarded mathematician that taught in Alexandria

Answer 3

Euclid

Question 4

highly regarded scientist that estimated the value of pi

Answer 4

Archimedes

Question 5

largest statue in hellenistic culture. this statue is more than one hundred feet tall and made of bronze

Answer 5

Colossus of Rhodes

Question 6

two philosophers that founded different schools and tried to tell people how to live

Answer 6

Zeno (stoicism) and Epicurus (epicureanism)

Question 7

War between Sparta and Athens

Answer 7

Peloponesian

Question 8

Alexander the Great invaded which region first

Answer 8

Persia

Question 9

who won the peloponesian war

Answer 9

Sparta

Question 10

how did the Spartans beat Athens

Answer 10

they blocked all of the incoming shipments and then made them destroy themselves

Question 11

What else came with the shipments of grain of Athens

Answer 11

plague

Question 12

What did some Greeks do when they found the astronomical knowledge of Babylon

Answer 12

They replaced the gods with reason

Question 13

how did Pericles plan to defeat Sparta

Answer 13

He wanted their backs to the harbor so they could beat them with their navy or defend against the siege

Question 14

How did Themistocles beat the Persian fleet

Answer 14

He fought them in a narrow body of water so that the size was a disadvantage

Question 15

Who declared vengeance of Athens

Answer 15

King Xerxes of Persia

Question 16

How many miles did Pheidippides run during the battle of Marathon

Answer 16

26

Question 17

How many Athenians faced the Persian army of 20,000 during the battle of Marathon

Answer 17

10,000

Question 18

Who won the battle of Marathon

Answer 18

Athens

Question 19

what happened to Athens in 508 BC

Answer 19

The people revolted so they would have freedom

Question 20

who did Athens use as a scapegoat

Answer 20

Pericles

Question 21

What did Egypt do when Alexander the Great came

Answer 21

They let him in the city then gave it to him

Question 22

what was the last place Alexander the Great invaded

Answer 22

India

Question 23

what did Alexander the Great’s army do after 13 years

Answer 23

They wanted to go home