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On which peninsula is Greece located?

• Balkan

• Iberian

• Jutland

• Scandinavian

According to legend, who killed Hector during the Trojan War?

• Zeus

• ruler of the gods

• Athena

• cyclops from the Odyssey

• Polyphemus

• goddess of wisdom

• Hera

• wife of Zeus

Which of the following practices did the Athenian reformer Solon outlaw?

• debt slavery

• capital punishment

• arranged marriages

• enslavement of foreigners

According to legend, who killed Hector during the Trojan War?

Responses

• Achilles

• Helen

• Hesiod

• Homer

Who usually received a formal education in ancient Athenian society?

• sons of wealthy families

• children of military leaders

• daughters of noble families

• children who passed a special exam

Drag the name of the individual into the box next to his description

• Darius the Great

• Persian king who was defeated by the Athenians at the Battles of Plataea and Salamis

• Xenophon

• Greek messenger who ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to bring news of the Athenian victory

• Xerxes

• Greek historian who described the status of women in Athenian society

• Pheidippides

• Persian king who was defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon

Which of the following democratic principles are shared

by BOTH ancient Athens and the United States?

• The executive branch ensures laws are executed properly

• The president is randomly chosen.

• The judicial branch conducts trials.

• There are two branches of government

• Political power resides with the citizens of the country.

Which of the following is Pericles’ greatest political legacy?

• the abolition of slavery in Athens

• the introduction of direct democracy to Athens

• the separation of the three branches of Athenian government

• the creation of representative democracy for Athenian government

How was Macedonia able to easily conquer Greece during the 340s BC?

• Macedonia captured the Greek navy early in its campaign.

• Macedonia allied with Persia to overwhelm the Greek states.

• The Greek states were weakened by fighting among themselves.

• The Greek states were weakened by a plague that killed many of their people.

Which subject matter did classical Greek painters typically use for their artwork?

• heroes from the Iliad

• heroes from the Hebrew Bible

• technological achievements, such as a catapult

• fierce animals, such as the Minotaur

• mythological gods and goddesses