What gave Alexandria its importance in the ancient world?

its place as a meeting point between Africa, Asia, and Europe

its founding and naming by Alexander

its place as the capital of Egypt under the Ptolemy kings

its ability to attract brilliant Greek writers and thinkers

What is the most probable reason why Alexandria attracted great scientists and mathematicians?

The Great Library made it a center of learning.

The wealth of Egypt funded their work.

Its location on the Mediterranean made it easy to reach.

Egyptians led the ancient world in math and science.

What was the most important lasting impact of Alexander’s conquests?

the spread of Greek ideas around the ancient world

the division of the empire among his generals

Macedonian domination of Greece

Why was the Great Library of Alexandria important?

It attracted brilliant scholars from around the ancient world.

It allowed residents of the city to borrow books for free.

It demonstrated the wealth of Egypt under the Ptolemies.

It reflected the dominance of Hellenistic culture.

Greek historians changed the way history was written by

recording not just events but the reasons for those events.

checking multiple sources to record events accurately.

writing about recent events such as the Peloponnesian War.

drawing on the philosophical ideas of Plato and Aristotle.

The most important long-term impact of Socrates was

his promotion of critical thinking and reason.

his training of the philosopher Plato.

the criminal activity that led to his death sentence.

his encouragement of good citizenship.

What is the main promise of the Hippocratic oath?

to work for less fortunate people

to rely on scientific principles

to treat people regardless of their status

What most shows Aristotle’s Athenian background?

his argument that citizens need to participate in politics to be happy

his careful classification of government and politics in ancient Greece

his careful attention to natural science

his establishment of a school called the Lyceum

Ancient Greek sculpture and architecture

still serve as models for artists and architects.

no longer have much appeal today.

showed the imperfections of gods and people.

were dazzling white as a sign of purity.

People still read Greek myths today mainly because

they still worship ancient Greek gods.

they are more entertaining than modern literature.

they want to know how people lived in ancient Greece.

The main purpose of the ancient Olympic games was to

resolve conflicts between city-states.

The most likely reason why an ancient Greek might worship more than one god is that

each god offered help in different areas of life.

he or she wasn’t sure which of the gods was real.

the popularity of different gods changed over time.

he or she became bored with one god and moved on to another.

What is the most important connection between ancient Greek drama and modern theater?

Playwrights today still find inspiration in Greek tragedies.

Modern plays often involve Greek gods and goddesses.

Playwrights today often use choruses to comment on the action.

Modern comedies often draw on ancient Greek themes.

Besides the defeat of Persia, what was the most important effect of the Second Persian War?

Persia’s dominance despite its defeat

The allies of Athens in the Delian League began to resent Athens mainly because of its

frequent conflicts with Sparta.

The most important long-term effect of the Peloponnesian War was

the eventual conquest of Greece by Macedonia.

the collapse of the Delian League.

The most important reason for the formation of the Peloponnesian League was

the threat posed by the power of Athens.

the threat posed by democracy in Athens.

a desire to compete with Athens for control of trade.

a desire to conquer Athens and seize its riches.

The victory of Athens over Persia at Marathon was surprising because

Persia was a much larger power than Athens.

Athens did not value military strength.

Sparta had recently defeated Athens.

the people of Marathon sided with the Persians.

As a result of Greek expansion around the Mediterranean and Black Seas,

new ideas spread to and from Greece.

Greeks built a powerful empire.

trade became less important to Greece.

Greece grew rich from looting foreign cities.

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Greek military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit

direct democracy

lecturer

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Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta

barracks

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Greek victory over the Persian navy during the Second Persian War

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hereditary class of rulers, Greek for “rule by the best people”

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Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta

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Greek victory over the Persian navy during the Second Persian War

in ancient Greek drama, a group of people who commented on the action of a play and advised the characters

logical guess

span of time

the civilization of the ancient Greeks and Romans

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