Gr 7 ch 7 Lessons 1-3

Match the following

•  religion that developed in early Persia and stressed the fight          between the forces of good

• Satrapy

• one of the 20 provinces into which Darius divided the Persian Empire

• Ephor

• a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders

• Zoroastrianism

• A governor of a province in ancient Persia

• Satrap

• Spartan slaves

• Helots

Match the following

• people living in a new territory who have close ties to

  their homeland; the new territory

• Oligarchy

• an absolute ruler unrestrained by law

• Colony

• government by the people

• Tyrant

• a government in which a small group has control

• Democracy

• Greek city-state

• Polis

Where was Knossos located?

• Sparta

• Persia

• Athens

• Crete

Why did Greek colonies spread throughout the Mediterranean region?

• Tyrants created many of them.

• Population pressures caused them to develop.

• Persia attacked mainland Greece.

• Pericles founded them

What is the rule of a few wealthy people called?

• tyranny

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

• representative democracy

The officials who enforced the law and collected taxes in ancient Sparta were called:

• kings

• gernerals

• ephors

• helots

A governor who controlled a province and collected taxes for the Persia king was called:

• kings

• satrap

• ephors

• helots

Which of the following was a Persian king?

• Xerxes

• Alexander the Great

• Pericles

• Leonidas

About how long did the Peloponnesian War last?

• 10 years

• 17 years

• 27 years

• 50 years

Spartans were trained and educated to be

• lawyers

• politicians

• soldiers

• doctors