World History: Journey Across Time, The Early Ages

Chapter 4: The Ancient Greeks

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
Mainland Greece is a __________, or a body of land with water surrounding three sides.
A)city-state
B)peninsula
C)polis
D)agora
2.
Greeks were the first people to develop the concept of __________.
A)citizenship
B)religion
C)civilization
D)city-states
3.
The population shift that took place during the Dark Ages was good because it expanded the reach of ___________ culture.
A)Minoan
B)Greek
C)Turkish
D)Roman
4.
__________ united the Persians and built the world's largest empire.
A)Zoroaster
B)Cyrus the Great
C)Xerxes
D)Themistocles
5.
Which of the following contributed to the fall of the Persian Empire?
A)high taxes
B)corrupt rulers
C)plots to take over the throne
D)all of the above
6.
A young Greek conqueror named __________ defeated the Persians in 330 B.C.
A)Cyrus the Great
B)Darius
C)Alexander the Great
D)Themistocles
7.
The Battle of Plataea was a turning point in the war because it convinced the Persians __________.
A)to advance to Athens
B)to retreat to Asia Minor
C)to rebel against their government
D)that the Greeks were tired and could be defeated
8.
The __________ promised to defend its members against the Persians and freed almost all Greeks under Persia's control.
A)Delian League
B)Aspasia
C)League of Nations
D)Delos
9.
In a __________ each citizen can vote firsthand on laws and policies.
A)representative democracy
B)oligarchy
C)monarchy
D)direct democracy
10.
In his famous speech, known as the __________, Pericles outlined the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a democracy.
A)Gettysburg Address
B)Funeral Oration
C)Pelopponesian Address
D)Delian League
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