Honors World Studies Midterm Review

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What caused the major difficulties in uniting ancient Greeks under a single government? Options: the size of the region, the geography of the region, the independent nature of the people, all of the above

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the geography of the region

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Why was Alexandria, Egypt, important during the Hellenistic period?

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It became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture.

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After conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquered which regions? Options: Persian Empire, the Indus Valley, and China; Anatolia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China; Macedonia and Egypt; Persian Empire, Egypt, and the Indus Valley.

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Persian Empire, Egypt, and the Indus Valley

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What was the direct cause of Athens' gradual move toward democracy? Options: dangers posed by the Persians, the code of laws written by Draco, fears of major political upheavals, the teachings of Socrates and Aristotle

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fears of major political upheavals

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What caused the decline of Athens' golden age and the end of democracy?

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military defeat

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The Peloponnesian War was won by

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Sparta.

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Which philosopher was condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens" and "neglecting the city's gods"?

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Socrates

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The Persian army that invaded Greece in 480 B.C. and was defeated at sea near Salamis was led by

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Xerxes.

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In ancient Greece, a tyrant differed from other leaders in that he

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seized power illegally.

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The triumvirate of Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey ruled Rome for 10 years before ___.

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Caesar and Pompey clashed and went to war.