Ch. 9 Classical Greece

During the Peloponnesian War, what other disaster did Athens face, besides attacks from Sparta?

• drought

• famine

• internal revolt

• plague

Who is considered the father of history?

• Thucydides

• Plato

• Socrates

• Herodotus

Which of the following statements describes a cause of the Peloponnesian War?

• Sparta resented Athens’s misuse of money from the Delian League.

• Athens blamed Sparta for an outbreak of typhoid fever, a highly infectious disease.

• The Spartans grew progressively more frustrated as the Athenians stayed behind city walls.

• Athens was enraged with Sparta for executing its male citizens and enslaving its women and children.

What event happened before the Peloponnesian War?

• The Delian League was formed.

• Macedonia conquered and united Greece.

• Plague wiped out a third of Athens’ population.

• Sparta defeated Athens at the Battle of Syracuse.

Why did Alexander’s empire stop when and where it did?

• He could not cross the mountains of Asia.

• His had conquered all of the lands that he wanted.

• His forces had run out of food and other supplies.

• His soldiers were homesick and wanted to go home.

Which Greek philosopher became known for his question-and-answer teaching style?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates

• Xenophon

Under Cleisthenes’ reforms, who could participate in Athenian government?

• all male and female citizens of Athens

• all male citizens born in Athens

• only male property owners born in Athens

• only wealthy male citizens in Athens

Who accomplished Philip II’s military goal?

• Alexander

• Aristotle

• Pericles

• Sophocles

Under Pericles’ reforms, who could participate in Athenian government?

• all male and female citizens of Athens

• all male citizens born in Athens

• only male property owners born in Athens

• only wealthy male citizens of Athens

Which building in Alexandria drew scholars and scientists from around the world?

• Alexander’s tomb

• the Great Library

• the Temple of Athena Nike

• the Sanctuary of Zeus