Ancient Greece Point Booster

Which is NOT a characteristic of Spartan society?

• militaristic oligarchy

• value strength over knowledge and wealth

• helots as slaves

• women can't be educated, own property, or divorce husbands

Who conquered Greece and brought the city states into the Macedonian Empire?

• Alexander the Great

• King Phillip II

• Pericles

• King Darius

Which of the following influenced Hellenistic Culture?

• Greece

• Egypt

• Persia

• all of the above

Why did the Persian War begin?

• Sparta thought Athens had too much power when leading the Delian League.

• Athens tried to help another city-state when Persia expanded its borders to include Ionia.

• Alexander the Great tried to conquer Persia.

• Darius died, leaving Xerxes to continue expanding the Persian borders.

Pericles brought about the Golden Age/Era by strengthening Athenian...

• military

• arts

• democracy

• all of the above

Which of the following is true of Athenian women?

• They were educated at age 7.

• They could only be citizens if their husbands were born in Athens.

• They were taught to be submissive housewives and mothers.

• All of the above

What were the major forces in the Peloponnesian War?

• Delian League (Athens) vs. Peloponnesian League (Sparta)

• Persia (Darius) vs. Greek city-states

• Delian League (Greece) vs Peloponnesian League (Macedonia)

• Greece vs. Peloponnese

Who was Sophocles?

• a playwright who wrote tragedies

• a philosopher who taught Plato

• a leader who brought about the Golden Age

• a war hero who died in the Battle of Thermopylae

Who is NOT one of the big 3 Greek philosphers?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Alexander the Great

Which society had master builders, ship-makers, craftsmen, and sailors?

• Spartans

• Athenians

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans