Greek Wars

Multiple Choice

Persia or the Achaemenid Empire is located

• East of Greece

• West of Greece

• North of Greece

• South of Greece

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Satrapies are

• Official spies

• Different divisions of the country - similiar to states

• Official cities in Persia

• Greeks who live in Persia

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Which of the following is not an important innovation in Persia?

• A Royal Road - paved with stones for faster travel

• A postal system

• Qanats - underground canals for carrying water

• Phalanx formation - a different battle technique

Multiple Choice

What was the cause of the Persian War?

• Athens supported a Persian rebellion in Sparta

• Persia supported a rebellion in Athens

• Athens supported a Greek revolt in Persia

• Spart supported a Persian revolt in Athens

Multiple Choice

Who won the Persian Wars?

• Greeks

• Persians

​Definition of Alliance - a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations

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What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?

• Athens was taking charge of the Delian League

• Sparta was taking charge of the Delian League

• Persia was taking charge of the Delian League

• Rhodes was taking charge of the Delian League

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Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?

• Athens

• Sparta

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Which was not a result of Hellenization?

• It led to the destruction of the Minoan Civilization.

• It spread Greek language and culture into other countries.

• It relieved population strain on Greek city-states.

• It facilitated trade and brought resources into Greece.

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The map supports which of the following claims about empires in the period 600 B.C.E.-600 C.E?

• Few challenges were encountered when conquering neighboring groups.

• Large empires used official road networks to help manage the empire.

• Access to an extensive network of maritime trade was necessary to expand the military.

• Empires often imposed a single language and religion on conquered groups.

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The map showing the Royal Road supports which of the following claims about empires in the period 600 B.C.E.-600 C.E?

• Few challenges were encountered when conquering neighboring groups.

• Large empires used official road networks to help manage the empire.

• Access to an extensive network of maritime trade was necessary to expand the military.

• Empires often imposed a single language and religion on conquered groups.

Multiple Choice

Based on the map of the royal road and your knowledge of world history, which of the following could be inferred about the cities identified on the map?

• They often provided crops and metals to the surrounding countryside.

• They were controlled by dictators with complete military authority.

• They served as centers of trade and political administration.

• They were Greek settlements

Multiple Choice

Hellenistic culture gets its name from the synthesis of Middle Eastern culture and _______________ culture.

• Greek

• Roman

• Persian

• Carthaginian

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Which of the following is NOT an example of other Hellenistic innovations?

• Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth.

• Euclid developed Euclidean Geometry.

• Seleucus developed the concept of "0"

• Archimedes established the value of Pi.

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Which of the following is correct?

• Persian, Greek, Egyptian, and Indian civilizations started and stayed isolated.

• Alexander the Great's empire led to cultural diffusion between the civilizations he conquered.

• Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures were mixed and joined into one culture that spread everywhere.

• Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures were replaced by the Hellenistic culture that conquered them.