Ancient Greece part 1

Mainland Greece is a __________, or a body of land with water surrounding three sides.

• city-state
• peninsula
• polis
• agora

Greeks were the first people to develop the concept of __________.

• citizenship
• religion
• civilization
• city-states

The population shift that took place during the Dark Ages was good because it expanded the reach of ___________ culture.

• Minoan
• Greek
• Turkish
• Roman

__________ united the Persians and built the world's largest empire.

• Zoroaster
• Cyrus the Great
• Xerxes
• Themistocles

Which of the following contributed to the fall of the Persian Empire?

• high taxes
• corrupt rulers
• plots to take over the throne
• all of the above

A young Greek conqueror named __________ defeated the Persians in 330 B.C.

• Cyrus the Great
• Darius
• Alexander the Great
• Themistocles

The Battle of Plataea was a turning point in the war because it convinced the Persians __________.

• To advance to Athens
• To retreat to Asia Minor
• To rebel against their Government
• That the Greeks were tired and could be defeated

The __________ promised to defend its members against the Persians and freed almost all Greeks under Persia's control.

• Delian League
• Aspasia
• League of Nations
• Delos

In a __________ each citizen can vote firsthand on laws and policies.

• Representative Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Direct Democracy

In his famous speech, known as the __________, Pericles outlined the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a democracy.

• Gettysburg Address
• Funeral Oration
• Peloponnesian Address
• Delian League