Ch 7 - The Ancient Greeks - Study Guide

Persian king who invaded Greece at Marathon

• Pericles

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Leonidas

• Xerxes

The Minoans made their living as __________.

• warriors

• farmers

• fishermen

• traders

Because of the conquests of ________________, Persia had control of Athens.

• Alexander the Great
• Xerxes

• Darius

• Cyrus

Sparta's economy was based on _________.

• mining
• fishing & trading

• agriculture & military conquests

• manufacturing

Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis

• Pericles

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Leonidas

• Xerxes

According to the passage, why were many corpses found near the city's fountains?

• The plague was spread by water

• Sick people wated to bathe

• Sick people longed for water

• There was no where else to put them.

King who built a strong Persian army and expanded the Persian Empire.

• Pericles

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Leonidas

• Xerxes

The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient ____________.

• Egyptians

• Phoenicians

• Israelites

• Mesopotamians

Colonies were first established by Greece around ___________. to supply food.

• 300 B.C.

• 200 A.D.

• 700 B.C

• 2000 B.C.

Leader who made Athens more democratic

• Pericles

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Leonidas

• Xerxes