Ancient Greece Test

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What were Spartan boys trained to be from childhood?

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Soldiers

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Why did Persia go to war with Athens in 490 BCE? Options: Athenian traders attacked Persian ships., Athens interfered in Persian affairs., Persia wanted to expand its empire., Persia tried to regain stolen land.

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Athens interfered in Persian affairs.

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Located on the Attica peninsula, which Greek city-state or polis established a democracy and embraced new ideas and education?

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Athens

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Which Greek city-state or polis, located on the Peloponnesus, evolved into a purely military society?

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Sparta

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What is the Greek play that mocks people or social customs called?

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Comedy

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What was a major factor in Greece's victories during the Persian Wars?

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The cooperation of the independent city-states

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How did the geography of Ancient Greece affect its early development?

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The mountains led to the creation of independent city-states.

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Socrates, a famous Greek philosopher, was imprisoned for corrupting the minds of young children. What is most likely the reason the government disapproved of Socrates sharing his ideas with young minds?

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They did not want a lot of citizens questioning governmental decisions. They would lose control.

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Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India?

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Alexander

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During the Peloponnesian War, Sparta and its allies were called the...?

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Peloponnesian League