Unit 3: Greek Empires

Which city-state became the economic and cultural center of Greece after the Persian Wars?

• Sparta
• Corinth
• Thebes
• Athens

How did Pericles improve Athens during his 30 years as its leader? (Pick TWO and hit submit!)

• He appointed people to positions because of their abilities

• He supported writers, artists, teachers, sculptors, and architects

• He reduced the size of the army and navy

• He gave women citizenship and the right to vote

The characteristics of Greek art became the artistic style that we now call...

• Renaissance

• Modern

• Classical

• Hellenistic

What is the art of designing and constructing buildings?

• Geography

• Literature

• Sculpture

• Architecture

In which type of drama does the main character struggle to overcome hardships and does not succeed?

• Tragedy

• Philosophy

• Musical

• Comedy

How did the Greek city-states gain most of their enslaved people?

• Trading with other civilizations

• Capturing soldiers in battle

• The children of enslaved people

• Immigration from other cultures

A stalemate is a...

• Conflict in which neither side is able to win

• Rock carved into figures and designs

• Strategy to prevent ships from entering or leaving an area

• Story told through the words and actions of a cast of characters

How did the stalemate during Peloponnesian War finally end?

• Athens negotiated a peace treaty with Sparta to end the war

• Sparta used a wooden horse to break through the walls of Athens

• Athens' navy defeated Sparta at the Battle of Syracuse

• Sparta built a navy with Persian gold and blockaded Athens

What is the study of fundamental questions such as the meaning of life?

• History

• Philosophy
• Anthropology
• Science

Which philosopher was arrested and drank poison to carry out his death sentence?

• Socrates
• Zeno

• Aristotle
• Plato