Chapter 9 Ancient Greece

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Under Darius 1, the Persian Empire ( what significant event happened?)

Was defeated by the Greeks at the battle of Marathon.

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Cyrus the great conquered Greek colonies in which territory?

Turkey

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The conquests of the Cyrus the Great directly affected the Greek  city-states by...

ending Greek control over colonies in Turkey.

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What was the cause of the second Persian War?

Persian invasion

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Which of these cities was the earliest to be founded in Greece?

Mycenae

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Which word best describes the relationship between the ancient Greek city-states and the Persian Empire?

Hostile

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Who founded the Persian Empire?

Cyrus

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Which of these empires was the main enemy of Ancient Greek city-states during the fifth century BCE?

Persian

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During the age of democracy, Athenian society was centered around?

Trade and the arts.

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Which form of political power did women in ancient Sparta possess?

The right to be citizens

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In ancient Athens, in order to be a citizen, residents were required to be...?

natives of the city stae

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Which of these groups were at the bottom of the social hierarchy in ancient Athens?

Slaves

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Which statement describes a difference between the Greek city-states Athens and Sparta?

In Sparta, women could become citizens; in Athens they could not.

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During the 400s and 500s BCE, Spartan society was centered around what?

Military preparedness

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In ancient Athens, a woman who was married to a wealthy land-owner would most likely have been

a homemaker

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Which factor contributed most to the decline in democracy in ancient Greece?

Warfare between city-states

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Which people's religion was most directly influenced by ancient Greek mythology?

Roman

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The influence of Greek culture in Asia was largely a result of 

The Conquests of Alexander the great

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Which factor contributed most to the start of the Hellinistic age?

Alexander the great's  defeat of all Persian empires

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Sophocles wrote plays that focused on...

tragedy

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Which ancient Greek would approve of a constitutional monarchy as it exists today?

Aristotle

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Socrates-Plato-?

Who best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

Aristotle

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Which is the most likely reason  that the Romans renamed the Greek gods instead of keeping the same names?

The Romans used a language and alphabet that was significantly  different from  the language and alphabet used by the Greeks.

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Greek plays used which genre that still exists today?

Comedy

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Which activity was central to Socrates' approach to philosophy?

Asking questions