The Ancient Greeks Review

Which group promised to pass on their fatherland in a better condition?

• Spartan soldiers

• Delian soldiers

• Minoan soldiers

• Athenian Soldiers

The History of the Persian Wars was written by

• Herodotus

• Pericles

• Agamemnon

• Aspasia

The Mycenaeans came to Greece from where?

• Western Europe

• India

• Central Asia

• China

In a direct democracy, who decides government matters?

• all the people

• women

• elected representatives

• the king

When the Spartans needed room for expansion, they did what?

• conquered neighboring land

• set up colonies in Asia Minor

• bought land from the neighbors

• all of the choices

The Minoans made their living as what?

• soldiers

• traders

• weavers

• farmers

Xerxes was king of where?

• Athens

• Persia

• Delos

• Crete

The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis because their ships __________.

• could move around quickly

• outnumbered their enemies

• came from the Spartan Navy

• sank

Mycenaeans could pay their taxes in what?

• Athenian coins

• paper money

• wheat, livestock, or honey

• salt

The Delian League began as an alliance to do what?

• protect the Greeks from the Persians

• make Athens rich

• make trade more profitable

• build faster ships