Key Ancient Greece Test Review

The Persian War was between ______________ & _______________

• Persia and the Greek city-states

• Rome and Carthage

• Egypt and Mesopotamia

• India and China

Greek city-states ____________

• won the war

• lost the war

• remained neutral

• formed an empire

As a result of the war, the city of Athens was _______________.

• destroyed/burned

• enlarged

• untouched

• rebuilt

The Delian League was:

• an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens

• a Roman military unit

• a Persian trade route

• an Egyptian religious order

Which city-state was in charge of collecting the money and soon became very rich?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Thebes

Which side had a much bigger army and lost the war?

• The North

• The South

• The East

• The West

Athens’ Golden Age is defined as:

• A period of great cultural and political achievement in Athens.

• The time when Athens was first founded.

• A time of war and decline in Athens.

• The era when Athens was ruled by Rome.

Name three Greek philosophers.

• Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

• Newton, Darwin and Einstein

• Confucius, Laozi and Sun Tzu

• Julius Caesar, Augustus and Nero

Who was the philosopher who encouraged his students to learn about the world around them by asking questions?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

Plato: ____________ (teacher) credited for writing the book called, The Republic, in which he thought the government should be run by a few smart and wealthy men.

• Philosopher

• Mathematician

• Artist

• Scientist