Ancient Greece Part Two

Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?

• The Persian Empire
• The Ottoman Empire
• The American Empire
• The Galactic Empire

Under Cyrus the Great, how were conquered peoples in the Persian Empire treated?

• They were treated very poorly.

• They were treated fairly and could keep their own language and religion.

• They were taken as slaves.

• They were forced to learn a new language and religion.

One major difference between the Persians and most Greek city-states was that.......

• the Greeks had full-time, paid armies while the Persians had small armies of citizens.

• the Persians had full-time, paid armies while the Greeks had small armies of citizens.

• The Greeks treated people fairly and the Persians treated people harshly.

• The Greeks had technologically superior weapons to those of the persians.

Even though the Greeks were defeated, the bravery of the 300 Spartans at ___________________ was much celebrated.

• Thermopylae

• Marathon

• Salamis

• Anatolia

During the war between Greece and Persia, the Greek naval forces were directed by ___________ of Athens.

• Leonidas

• Alexander

• Xerxes

• Themistocles

The Greeks were able to defeat the Persian fleet at Salamis in part because ____________________________.

• they had more ships and more soldiers.

• their ships were smaller and faster.

• their ships were much larger and well built.

• the Persian's navy was weak.

What were the responsibilities of citizens in ancient Greece?

• to own land and pay taxes

• to pay taxes and be a soldier

• to serve in government and fight as a soldier

• to have slaves and serve in government

The geography of Greece was dominated by _______________.

• rivers and valleys.

• rich, fertile valleys.

• mountains and seas.

• vast desert plateaus.

Many city-states developed into this type of government, where a few wealthy people held power over the larger group of citizens:

• democracy

• republic

• kingdom

• oligarchy

Spartans differed from the rest of the Greeks in that ____________.

• they built up major trading businesses.

• they gave up agriculture to focus on weapons production.

• they discouraged trade, leading to isolation.

• they focused on art, architecture, philosophy, and the sciences.