The Greek World

Who was Cyrus the Great?

• He was the Greek king who conquered huge territories all the way to India.
• His rule marked the beginning of the Persian Empire.
• He was a great philosopher.
• He was a king of Sparta who helped the Greeks win the war with Persia.

What is a unit of soldiers on horseback called?

• phalanx
• alliance
• parthenon
• cavalry

Who reigned in Persia from 585-529 BC and was a successful emperor of the great Persian empire. He didn't force people to adopt Persian customs or gods.

• Alexander the Great
• Cyrus the Great
• Darius the Great
• Socrates the Great

What skills did rich Athenian boys learn in school that were stressed?

• How to fight.
• How to do math.
• how to read, speak, and think properly.
• How to govern their city.

What famous teacher did Alexander the Great have as his tutor?

• Socrates
• Plato
• Aristotle
• Darius III

What is a phalanx?

• a Greek tutor or teacher
• a Greek method of teaching where the students ask about the meaning of life.
• A type of mosaic that depicts Alexander the Great.
• A group of warriors who stood close together to protect each other.

What word means Greek like?

• parthenon
• alexandria
• hellenistic
• philosophy

Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

• three early kings of ancient Greece
• three noblemen who influenced Greek culture
• teachers of Alexander the Great
• great thinkers and philosophers of Athens who have influenced our Western world.

Hellenistic culture developed as a result of the activities of which person?

• Darius I
• Phillip II
• Cyrus the Great
• Alexander the Great

Which war was fought between Sparta and Athens?

• Persian War
• Sparta and Athens War
• Peloponnesian War
• World War I