Ancient Greece Review

How did Alexander bring about the Hellenistic era?

• He encouraged foreign people to visit Greece

• His armies spread the Greek language and culture to all the places they conquered

• He provided the people of Greece with gold and other riches obtained during military victories

• His example inspired many Greek writers to create epics about him

Who found the value of pi, which is used to measure the area of circles?

• Archimedes

• Aristarchus

• Euclid

• Eratosthenes

What were citizens in Athens expected to do?

• Enter mandatory military service

• train women in both physical and mental education

• clean the streets

• participate in rhetoric in the Agora

Which is NOT a Stoic belief?

• People should avoid pain and worry

• People guided by emotions live unhappily

• People should live by their reasoning and sound thinking

• People had a duty to serve the community

Which is NOT true about Alexander the Great?

• He defeated the Persians in Asia Minor

• He built a new city in Egypt named Phillip

• He invaded Mesopotamia and defeated the Persian Empire

• He marched his army to northwest India before turning back

Which city-state expected men to devote their lives to military service?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Persia

Who brought about the Golden Age of Athens?

• Pericles

• King Cyrus

• Leonidas

• Aegon

What is true about BOTH Sparta and Athens?

• Citizens belonged to an assembly

• Men had to serve in the military

• They depended on trade for most of their economy

• Women could vote

Aristotle taught his students ________________-

• the golden rule

• the golden way

• the Golden Fleece

• the golden mean

Who write the History of the Persian Wars?

• Herodotus

• Xerxes

• Cyrus

• Leonidas