City- States
What was the most powerful Greek city-state known for its military culture?
A) Athens
B) Corinth
C) Sparta
D) Delphi
C) Sparta
What type of government did Athens develop that allowed citizens to vote directly on laws?
A) Oligarchy
B) Monarchy
C) Direct Democracy
D) Theocracy
C) Direct Democracy
What were the two main rivals in the Peloponnesian War?
A) Athens and Persia
B) Sparta and Corinth
C) Athens and Sparta
D) Sparta and Macedonia
C) Athens and Sparta
What was the main cause of the Persian Wars?
A) Greek invasion of Persia
B) Persian desire to expand into Europe
C) Greek city-states' support of revolts in Ionia
D) Disputes over trade routes
C) Greek city-states' support of revolts in Ionia
Who is considered the "father of Western philosophy"?
A) Aristotle
B) Socrates
C) Plato
D) Pythagoras
B) Socrates
Which Greek city-state is often credited as the birthplace of democracy?
A) Thebes
B) Athens
C) Rhodes
D) Argos
B) Athens
What type of government is ruled by a small group of powerful individuals, often from the aristocracy?
A) Tyranny
B) Democracy
C) Oligarchy
D) Monarchy
C) Oligarchy
Which league was led by Sparta?
A) Delian League
B) Ionian League
C) Achaean League
D) Peloponnesian League
D) Peloponnesian League
Which empire fought against the Greek city-states in the Persian Wars?
A) Roman Empire
B) Egyptian Empire
C) Persian Empire
D) Macedonian Empire
C) Persian Empire
What method did Socrates use to teach and challenge people’s thinking?
A) Lecture method
B) Dialectical materialism
C) The Socratic Method (question and answer)
D) Empirical observation
C) The Socratic Method (question and answer)
What term describes a self-governing city and its surrounding territory in ancient Greece?
A) Polis
B) Acropolis
C) Agora
D) Oikos
A) Polis
What was a tyrant in the context of ancient Greek government?
A) A brutal dictator
B) A legally elected king
C) A leader who seized power unconstitutionally
D) A religious ruler
C) A leader who seized power unconstitutionally
4. What was one major cause of the Peloponnesian War?
A) Disputes over religion
B) Sparta's desire to control the seas
C) Athens' growing power and influence
D) The assassination of a Spartan king
C) Athens' growing power and influence
Who was the Persian king who led the first invasion of Greece?
A) Xerxes I
B) Darius I
C) Cyrus the Great
D) Artaxerxes
B) Darius I
Who was Socrates' most famous student?
A) Epicurus
B) Aristotle
C) Pythagoras
D) Plato
D) Plato
After the Persian Wars, Athens emerged as the most powerful city-state because it created the...
A) Peloponessian League
B) Ephesian League
C) Corinthian League
D) Delian League
D) Delian League
Which class of people in Athens had the right to vote in the assembly?
A) All citizens, men and women
B) Free men born in Athens
C) All residents, including slaves
D) Foreigners and citizens
B) Free men born in Athens
6. What natural disaster devastated Athens during the war and killed Pericles?
A) Earthquake
B) Tsunami
C) Plague
D) Famine
C) Plague
Which battle involved a famous last stand by 300 Spartans?
A) Battle of Marathon
B) Battle of Salamis
C) Battle of Thermopylae
D) Battle of Plataea
C) Battle of Thermopylae
What book did Plato write that outlines his vision of a just society?
A) The Nicomachean Ethics
B) The Republic
C) The Politics
D) The Symposium
B) The Republic
What geographical feature contributed to the independence of Greek city-states?
A) Dense forests
B) Fertile river valleys
C) Mountainous terrain
D) Flat plains
C) Mountainous Terrain
What institution in Athens allowed citizens to participate in the creation of laws?
A) Senate
B) Assembly (Ekklesia)
C) Council of Elders
D) Agora
B) Assembly (Ekklesia)
8. What was the outcome of the Peloponnesian War?
A) Athens defeated Sparta and became an empire
B) Sparta defeated Athens and ended its Golden Age
C) Both city-states were destroyed
D) Persia took over all of Greece
B) Sparta defeated Athens and ended its Golden Age
. What was the first major battle of the Persian Wars, fought in 490 BCE?
A) Battle of Thermopylae
B) Battle of Salamis
C) Battle of Marathon
D) Battle of Plataea
C) Battle of Marathon
Which Greek philosopher was a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great?
A) Parmenides
B) Zeno
C) Socrates
D) Aristotle
D) Aristotle