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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

• cyclops from the Odyssey

• Polyphemus

• wife of Zeus

• Athena

• ruler of the gods

• Hera

• goddess of wisdom

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

• Pheidippides

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

• Darius the Great

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

• Xerxes

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

• Xenophon

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

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