Unit 2: Greek World Assessment

Which label BEST matches the area highlighted in blue on this map?

• Aegean Sea
• Crete
• Ionia
• Peloponnesian Peninsula
• Ionian Sea

Which label BEST matches the area highlighted in blue on this map?

• Macedonia
• Aegean Sea
• Crete
• Ionia
• Peloponnesian Peninsula

The area highlighted in blue on this map is best labeled as (a)   .

• Ionia
• Aegean Sea
• Crete
• Peloponnesian Peninsula
• Ionian Sea

What geographic feature most influenced the development of independent city-states in Greece?

• Fertile river valleys
• Deserts and jungles
• Mountains and islands
• Vast plains

The Ionian Revolt in 499 BCE was caused because (a)   .

• Persians outlawed religion
• Persian rule became too strict
• Greek city-states in Ionia upset wi
• The Persians banned Ionian trade wi

What made the Persian army especially effective in battle?

• Use of elephants and chariots
• Coordinating their infantry and cavalry
• Strong alliances with other empires
• Their use of iron weapons before anyone else

What was the result of Cyrus the Great uniting the Iranian tribes?

• Persians quickly expanded to controlling large areas of land
• Conversion of Mesopotamia to the Zoroastrian faith
• Immediate conflict with the Greek city states
• All of the above

What was the effect of Athens helping Ionia in their revolt?

• Athens won control of Ionia
• The Persian Empire collapsed
• Persia launched a campaign to destroy Athens
• Sparta sided with the Persians against Athens

What was the result of Spartan fears of helot rebellion during the Greco-Persian Wars?

• They sent their full army to defend Athens
• They committed only 300 elite soldiers to Thermopylae
• They allied with Persia against Athens
• They fortified their walls and stayed neutral

A major result of the Peloponnesian War was (a)   .

• Greece united under Sparta rule for
• Greece became weakened and vulnerab
• Persia reclaimed control of Ionia
• Athens abandoned democracy for mona