CTHS WH Unit 2 Review

Persia is known for what:

• Building thousands of roads (The Royal Road)
• Inventing Gunpowder
• City-States
• Having pharoahs

The ancient Hebrews practiced a ________________ religion

• Christian
• monotheistic
• Islamic
• polytheistic 

___________________ was a Greek philosopher known for teaching through a question-and-answer method. 

• Socrates
• Aristotle
• Plato
• Archimedes

A major characteristic of Greek religion was____________

• child sacrifice
• reincarnation
• meditation
• polytheism 

The Peloponnesian war was fought between Sparta and ____________

• Persia
• Macedonia
• Athens
• Israel 

Which of the following is a contribution to western civilization that originated in Greece?

• Christianity
• Democracy
• Systematic Argriculture
• Writing

What was the result of Alexander the Great’s conquests?

• Alexander ruled Greece and all conquered lands for over 20 years.
• Greek language, art, architecture, and literature spread throughout Southeast Asia.
• After hundreds of years, Persia finally conquered Greece and took control of Greek lands.
• The progress of Greek scholars was halted.

According to Greek religion, the chief gods lived

• in natural objects such as rocks, trees, and streams.
• on Olympus.
• within the hearts of the people who worshiped them.
• on the moon.

According to Plato, individuals could not achieve a good life unless

• they were ruled by a good king.
• they lived a moral and pious life.
• they lived in a just and rational state.
• they observed religious rituals.

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was

• ruled by few
• ruled by religious leaders
• controlled by popular vote
• ruled by a king