Quiz 4 Flashcards
in ancient Greece, a sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess
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Oracle
The Minoan civilization, which flourished between 2700 and 1450 B.C., was established
in Troy.
in Athens.
in Mycenae.
on Crete.
On Crete
A group of five men, ephors were __________ leaders in Sparta responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens.
religious
military
elected
appointed
Elected
__________, one of the early Greek philosophers, taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers.
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Pythagoras
Pythagoras
The Greek city-states relied on infantrymen called __________ for their defense.
oracles
helots
hoplites
phalanx
Hoplites
__________, by Aeschylus, is the only complete Greek trilogy we possess today.
Oedipus Rex
The Odyssey
The Iliad
The Oresteia
The Oresteia
in early Greek city-states, a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings
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Acropolis
After defeating a Persian army at Issus, Alexander did all EXCEPT __________
defeating the Persians in a decisive battle near Babylon.
building Alexandria, the Greek capital of Egypt.
returning home to Athens.
expanding his empire as far as modern Pakistan.
returning home to Athens.
The Delian League was __________
a pact between Greece and Macedonia.
a defensive alliance against the Persians formed by Athenians.
an alliance between Athens and Sparta.
a treaty between Athens and Persia.
a defensive alliance against the Persians formed by Athenians.
Homer taught that the Greek value of arête, or excellence, is achieved through
study.
struggle.
honor.
worship.
Struggle
In order to learn the will of the gods, the Greeks __________
built temples.
made use of oracles.
developed festivals.
developed a body of religious doctrine.
made use of oracles.
A turning point in the Great Peloponnesian War came when __________
the Athenians charged the Spartans outside the city walls.
Sparta destroyed the Athenian fleet.
a plague killed more than a third of the people in Athens.
the Spartans were able to break down the city walls of Athens.
Sparta destroyed the Athenian fleet.
Which was NOT a reason why Greek culture spread in Southwest Asia during the Hellenistic Era?
People native to each area were encouraged to participate in colonial government.
Greek administrators, architects, actors, and others moved to the new Greek cities.
Hellenistic rulers encouraged a massive spread of Greek colonists to Southwest Asia.
All government business was transacted in Greek rather than native languages.
People native to each area were encouraged to participate in colonial government.
“the rule of the few,” a form of government in which a small group of people exercises controls
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oligarchy
During the Age of Pericles, the Athenians became deeply attached to their political system of __________
tyranny.
oligarchy.
representative democracy.
direct democracy.
direct democracy
