Classic Greek Test Prep

Pericles' goals for Athens included all of the following except

• protecting the city from invaders

• doing away with slavery

• dividing power more evenly between rich and poor

• making the city beautiful

Athens contributed to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War by

• treating the Delian League as its empire

• giving too much freedom to its allies

• engaging in trade with the Peloponnesian League

• forming an alliance with Sparta

____ had the most leisure time.

During the Peloponnesian War, the Persians gave money to Sparta because they wanted

• Sparta to build an empire

• Persia to become a financial center

• Sparta to be their ally

• Sparta and Athens to destroy each other

The nonmilitary factors that weakened Athens and brought about its defeat are disease and

• people giving up

• lack of money

• starvation

• bad weather

King Philip of Macedonia built his empire in all of the following ways except

• defeating the Persians

• developing new weapons

• saving Athens from destruction

• ruling Greece

Alexander ruled the conquered lands in his empire by

• maintaining control himself

• giving control to Greek governors

• allowing the existing governments to stay in power

• having military leaders rule in his place

The Greek historian Herodotus is known as the "father of history" for his factual account of the Persian War.

• true

• false

The Greek historian Aristphanes established the practice of carefully evaluating historical evidence.

• true

• false

Hippocrates, a pioneer in the field of medicine, established a code of duty for members of his profession.

• true

• false