Ancient Greek Civilization

Which development eventually led to the Peloponnesian War?

• Creation of the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League
• Rivalry between Athens and Sparta for power in Greece
• Athens' jealousy over Persian support of Sparta
• Persian attacks on the colonies in Ionia

Which ruler was most responsible for uniting Greece?

• King Philip
• Alexander the Great
• Pericles
• Xerxes

Which structure is considered to be the finest example of Greek architecture?

• The temple of Apollo
• The stadium at Olympia
• The Great Library at Alexandria
• The Parthenon

Whose work can be linked to the earlier observations of Thales of Miletus?

• Aristarchus and Democritus
• Democritus and Eratosthenes
• Eratosthenes and Aristotle
• Aristotle and Aristarchus

Which group resented Athens' growing power after winning the Second Persian war?

• Sparta, members of the Peloponnesian League, and members of the Delian League
• Only Sparta and members of the Peloponnesian League
• Only Sparta
• Only Sparta and members of the Delian League

Much of the territory conquered by the Alexander Great was previously part of which empire?

• Macedonian
• Egyptian
• Persian
• Athenian

Each of the following Greeks valued observation and knowledge gained through the senses in reaching scientific conclusions EXCEPT

• Aristotle
• Hippocrates
• Thales
• Plato

According to the ancient Greeks' beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?

• In caves deep underground
• In the Sea
• On Mount Olympus
• At Delphi on Mount Parnassus

Which group of Greek women had greater freedom?

• slave women
• Athenian women
• Spartan women
• metic women

Which of the following was one result of the independent spirit of the early Greeks?

• Numerous attempts to unite Greece under one government
• Frequent wars between city-states
• Heavy trade between city-states
• Increased efforts to establish Greek colonies overseas