Ancient Civilizations Quiz: 3rd 9 Weeks Test

The ________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.

• Minoan
• Darius

• Persian

• Delian

Which Persian ruler did the Greeks defeat at Marathon?

• Darius I
• Cyrus

• Homer

What type of government did Sparta have?

• Oligarchy
• Monarchy

• Democracy

________ democracy worked well in Athens because there were a small number of citizens.

• Direct
• Indirect

Who founded the Persian Empire?

• Cyrus
• Delian

• Homer

Beginning in 478 B.C.E. which league served as a protective group and a defensive league?

• Delian
• Homer

• Artisans

Sparta was finally able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War by destroying their ________ and ________ the city.

• destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city

• destroying their army and invading the city

• destroying their naval fleet and owning the city

The Delian League was originally formed to protect member city-states from another ________ invasion.

• Persian
• Greek

• Spartan

The Huang He and the Chang Jiang provided the people of China ________ for ________.

• rich soil for farming

• currency for money

• artesian wells for water

Four great inventions by the Chinese civilization include ________, ________, ________, and ________.

• compass, gunpowder, paper, and printing

• compass, bow and arrows, paper, and mulch

• gunpowder, paper, printing, and calculators