Part I Quiz: Persians and Greeks

Which society was the first to practice direct democracy?

• city-state of Athens
• empire of Alexander the Great
• city-state of Sparta
• Persian Empire

One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of -

• absolute monarchies
• extensive trade
• separate, independent city-states
• belief in one God

This religion was founded in the Persian empire and held that there was one god Ahura Mazda.

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Zoroastrianism

• Hinduism

Athenian women were -

• allowed to vote and participate in direct democracy.
• not considered citizens and limited to their homes and raising children.
• encouraged in their education and to be physically fit.
• allowed to own property and make wills leaving their property to whomever they chose.

One way in which the actions of Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great were similar was that each -

• conquered neighboring peoples to build vast empires
• issued written constitutions that defined the rights of citizens
• refused to grant religious freedom to their subjects
• introduced important legal changes to protect basic human rights

_______________ refers to the fusion of Greek culture with cultures of the Middle East and India. Spread by Alexander the Great.

• Hellenistic Culture

• Melting Pot

• West meets East

• Helots

"__________ rule the universe" according to Pythagoras.

• Numbers

• Smart people

• Oxen

• Stars

THE WORD DEMOCRACY MEANS

• THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE

• THE RULE OF POWER

• PEOPLE WITH POWER

• BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Which is not a main philosopher from Ancient Greece?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Laozi

• Aristotle

What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• underwater
• rolling

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