6th Grade Unit 3 Test 2021

The Persian Wars affected the Greek civilization by buildings being destroyed, Athens being burned, and the economy and the military being weakened.

• true
• false

Sparta and other city-states formed the Peloponnesian League.

• true
• false

The island of Crete is part of Greece.

• true
• false

Who spread Greek culture after he succeeded to the throne in Macedonia?

• Alexander the Great
• Darius the Great
• Cyrus the Great
• Pericles the Great

How did the Persian empire deal with conquered people?

• allowed to keep some self-rule and religious beliefs
• forced all people to follow Zoroastrianism
• replaced all local government with Persian satraps

What as the name given to the Persian Empire under Cyrus?

• Achaemenid Empire
• Babylonian Empire
• Seleucid Empire

Homer contributed to literature in that

• his epics give glimpses into life and culture during the dark age of Greece.
• his works include the epic poems The Illusion and The Odd Ones
• his epics emphasize the values villains should have.

Greek myths

• tell stories about Greek gods and goddesses or human heroes.
• were written down by those who wrote them.
• remained unchanged from the original versions.

Greek plays

• were mostly about the gods and heroes.
• were performed as part of the Olympics.
• included the action and the romance.

Greek fables

• usually contain a moral in a closing statement.
• were stories that were written down.
• often had humans as main characters.