Ancient Greek Figures

What process is described in the excerpt?

For the Athenians were exacting and oppressive, using coercive measures toward men who were neither willing nor accustomed to work hard. And for various reasons they soon began to prove less agreeable leaders than at first. They no longer fought upon an equality with the rest of the confederates, and they had no difficulty in reducing them when they revolted. Now the allies brought all this upon themselves; for the majority of them disliked military service and absence from home, and so they agreed to contribute a regular sum of money instead of ships. Whereby the Athenian navy was proportionately increased, while they themselves were always untrained and unprepared for war when they revolted.

—from Thucydides Translated Into English with Introduction, Marginal Analysis, and Index, Andrew Preston Peabody, 1883

• the strengthening of the Athenian empire

• the rebuilding of the Athenian army

• the hiring of Athenian workers

• the training of Athenian sailors

Use the information below to answer the question. The ancient Olympic Games first occurred in Greece nearly twenty-eight hundred years ago. They were held at a religious festival. A “sacred truce” between warring city-states was put into place so that people could travel safely to and from the Games.

This information suggests that ancient Greek placed great importance on...

• languages

• ceremonies

• luxury items

• holiday feasts

I was a great poet in ancient Greece and authored the Iliad and the Odyssey. What was my name?

• Plato

• Euclid

• Homer

• Socrates

A report about ancient Greek contributions to mathematics would most likely discuss the people listed in which column of the table?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A report about ancient Greek contributions to philosophy would most likely discuss the people listed in which column of the table?

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

• Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes

• Archimedes, Euclid, Pythagoras

• Aesop, Homer, Sappho

Based on the images, architecture in both the United States and Britain has been influenced by the architecture of ancient:

• China

• Egypt

• Greece

• India

Three main types of columns—Corinthian, Ionic, and Doric—were used in ancient Greece. The pictures give the most information about ancient Greek achievements in:

• architecture

• religion

• painting

• theater

How did Alexander the Great come to power in Macedonia in 336 BCE?

• He defeated the armies of his enemy Darius III.

• He inherited the throne of his father Philip II.

• He overthrew a military government.

• He was elected into office by citizens

The Peloponnesian War was fought between Sparta and what other civilization?

• Athens

• Israel

• Persia

• Rome

In what way was Greek mythology unique from other early religions?

• Greek mythology had a pantheon of gods with human-like traits.

• Greek mythology was monotheistic.

• Greek mythology focused solely on the afterlife.

• Greek mythology had no creation myths.