Classical Greece

Who introduced direct democracy in Athens?

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Alexander

• Pericles

Who is the ancient Greek king of the gods?

• Apollo

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Hermes

What different plans did Athens and Sparta develop to win the Peloponnesian War?

• Athens used more warriors; Sparta used better technology.

• Athens had more food; Sparta had more weapons.

• Athens relied on siege tactics; Sparta relied on alliances.

• Athens used sea power; Sparta used land power.

What did Phillip II of Macedonia want to do?

• ally with Thebes

• colonize Egypt

• conquer Persia

• destroy Sparta

Who accomplished Philip II's military goal?

• Alexander

• Aristotle

• Pericles

• Sophocles

How far did the Macedonian Empire stretch by 323 B.C.?

• from Egypt to Spain

• from Greece to India

• from Italy to Mesopotamia

• from Macedonia to Persia

Which Greek historians recorded events in ancient Greece?

• Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles

• Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates

• Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon

• Homer, Aesop, and Aristophanes

Who left a lasting legacy in philosophical thinking?

• Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles

• Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates

• Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon

• Homer, Aesop, and Aristophanes

What kind of government did Pericles introduce?

• oligarchy

• aristocracy

• limited democracy

• direct democracy

What did Athens use money from the Delian League for?

• to build a powerful navy

• to conquer other city-states

• to expand Mediterranean colonies

• to pay military and political leaders