The Golden Age

Which of these BEST describes the immediate outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

• increased faith in democratic principles under Pericles
• Sparta replaced Athens as the most powerful Greek polis
• an economic boom from the reopening of Mediterranean trade routes
• an abundance of military resources such as the strong Athenian navy

Born in Macedonia, 356 BC
Defeated Achaemenid Empire
Invaded India
Conquered most of the known world
Died in 323 BC
This is a description of

• Genghis Khan
• Julius Caesar
• Cyrus the Great
• Alexander the Great

Which of these was a major result of geographic conditions in early Greek civilization?

• unified political organization
• a reliance on sea-based commerce
• a society centered around plantations
• withdrawal from international contact

Pericles is most known for

• being a firm but fair tyrant of Ancient Greece
• overseeing democratic government in Ancient Athens
• his instruction of famous philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
• leading Sparta to victory over Persian invaders in 5th century Greece

Athens defended Greece against attacks of Darius and the Persians, winning what they perceived as their greatest triumph as the

• Battle of Sardis
• Battle of Athens
• Battle of Olympia
• Battle of Marathon

Which Macedonian king conquered much of the ancient civilized world and created an empire that blended Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian influences?

• Philip VI
• Antigonus II
• Ptolemy of Athens
• Alexander the Great

Who was denied participation in the Athenian direct democracy?

• citizens
• foreigners
• landholding men
• public officials

In ancient times, every citizen of Athens, Greece, had an equal voice and the right to participate in the city's government.  What type of government did Athens have?

• republic
• dictatorship
• direct democracy
• constitutional monarchy

Which of these would be the BEST definition of the word "democracy"?

• defeated by the government
• government by the people
• government is not needed
• controlled by the government

Which event is considered to be the sart of the "Hellenistic Era"?

• the founding of the Roman Empire
• the death of Alexander the Great
• the end of the Peloponnesian Wars
• the founding of the Roman Rebuplic