Classical Greece

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

Which art form deals largely with ancient Greek gods and goddesses?

• myths

• philosophies

• fables

• histories

What advantage did Sparta have in the Peloponnesian War?

• better ships

• fewer people to feed

• greater land power

• more money

How did Sparta respond to Athens’ attack on Syracuse?

• turned its attention to other city-states

• surrendered and retreated to Sparta

• made peace and joined the attack

• destroyed most of the Athenian navy

What land did Philip II of Macedonia most want to

conquer?

• Anatolia

• North Africa

• Persia

• Spain

What leader greatly expanded the Macedonian Empire?

• Philip II

• Pericles

• Darius I

• Alexander the Great

What does Hellas mean in Greek?

• Philip

• Alexander

• Greece

• Macedonia

Who were Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon?

• sculptors

• playwrights

• historians

• gods

Who were Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates?

• warriors

• political leaders

• poets

• philosophers