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WorksheetsTest review for (9/22) Test
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Where is the Persian empire?
Southwest Asia
California
Greece
Ancient Persia originated in what modern country?
Iran
Iraq
Egypt
Greece
This Persian King expanded the Persian Empire and began construction of the Royal Road
Darius
Achaemenid
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes
What was the name of the Persian ruler of each province or state?
King
Governor
Satrap
Lord
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Persian Empire.
Tolerance of conquered people
Built Royal road system
Practiced Zoroastrianism
Established first system of coined money
Which two opposing forces do Zoroastrians believe exist in the universe?
Light and dark
Fire and water
Good and evil
Mortal and immortal
The Great Royal Road was an achievement of —
India
Egypt
Persia
Rome
Which empire is best described by this list?
Chinese
Sumeran
Persian
Hittite
Which statement best explains the successful unification of other cultures under Persian control?
Persians treated the people they conquered harshly.
Persians forced all peoples to practice the Persian religion.
Persians had a large military.
Persians had tolerance of traditions and customs of the people they conquered.
where was sparta
in greece
in russia
in uk
in mexico
what age dose spartan boys go to miltary school
7
10
32
8
Sparta’s government was an ___________.
oligarchy
monarchy
patriarchy
Democracy
Each year, the Spartan council elected _______ people to be ephors, high-ranked government officials in Sparta.
three
four
five
six
Spartans built a military society for...
strength
show
protection
fun
Why did Spartan women have more rights than other Greek women?
Their men were often away at war
They were a progressive society
They didn't have more rights than other Greek women
They had slaves
What was the system of government in Athens?
Democracy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
Women from here were allowed to own land.
Athens
Sparta
Women from here were not allowed to leave home unless for special occasions.
Sparta
Athens
The Persian empire was built on what principle?
sports
Faith
laziness
What was the significance of the Royal Road and standardized money in the Persian Empire?
They helped spread the rule of law.
They allowed for the rise of the monarchy.
They made trade more difficult.
They helped unify the empire.
Direct democracy is a form of government where the citizens —
Elect representatives to vote for the
Choose representatives to make laws
Directly vote on all major issues
Choose representatives to act as lawyers
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle can best be described as—
Consuls of Roman Republic
Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
Religious leaders of ancient Hebrews
Philosophers of ancient Greece
Which statement would most likely represent the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?
"The government and society of Sparta are too strict. The people lave little voice in government."
"I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens."
"This society allows more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens."
"I have never seen a society that so valued its citizens as here in Sparta."
It was not until direct democracy came about in this place that the true principles and concepts of citizenship were born. What was this place?
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Canaan
Ancient Athens
A government that is controlled by a small group of wealthy aristocrats is known as a (a) .
All students get to vote on how long recess will last. What type of government does this represent?
Representative Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Direct Democracy
You can be selected for the Council of 500 by:
lottery
voting
nomination
volunteering
What type of government was Ancient Athens?
Monarchy.
representative democracy.
direct democracy.
dictatorship.
Society valued military strength over education
Athens
Sparta
Which city-state believed in a well-rounded education (reading, writing, singing, fighting, etc)?
Sparta
Athens
Both
Neither
In which city-state did women have more rights?
Sparta
Athens
Both
Neither
Girls' education focused on physical strength and athletic skills
Athens
Sparta
Women from here were allowed to own land.
Athens
Sparta
Located in southern Greece in the Eurotas River Valley
Athens
Sparta
China
