Unit 8 - Ancient Greece

What is a settlement built on elevated ground known as?

• acropolis
• polis
• metropolis
• temple

What is the name of the king of Macedonia & one of the most successful commanders of ancient times?

• Alexander the Great
• Xerxes
• Philip II
• Leonidas 

What city-state created democracy, valued education, and had a strong navy?

• Athens
• Sparta
• Crete
• Olympia

Who is called the "Father of Athenian Democracy"?

• Cleisthenes
• Plato
• Darius I
• Euclid

Greek architecture is known for having what?

• columns
• arches
• height
• size

What is the name of the Persian Emperor who did not disrupt peoples daily lives?

• Cyrus the Great
• Xerxes
• Philip I
• Alexander the Great

In what type of democracy do citizens vote, the votes are counted, and the majority rules? This is the kind that Athens had.

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Phalanx
• Indirect Democracy

What continent is Greece located on?

• Europe
• Asia
• Africa
• Australia 

What type of culture, meaning "Greek-like", was developed from the blending/spreading of cultures throughout Alexander's empire?

• Hellenistic
• Persian
• Egyptian
• Spartan

What were 10,000 of the best soldiers in the Persian army known as?

• The Immortals
• The Mortals
• The Defenders
• The Philosophers