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Questions
1. Which of these was a Persian capital?
Sardis
Babylon
Ur
Thebes
2. Ancient Persia covered roughly the area of modern:
Iraq.
Iran.
Israel.
Turkey.
3. Who dominated Athenian politics at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War?
Pericles
Herodotus
Lycurgus
Solon
4. What was the relationship between Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?
Minoan settlers probably created Mycenae.
The Mycenaeans probably borrowed from Minoans.
The two emerged independently.
Mycenaean colonists created the Minoan civilization.
5. Who was the first Athenian dramatist of the Classical Period?
Aeschylus
Euripedes
Sophocles
Aristophanes
6. Zoroastrianism is best considered __________ earlier Persian religious traditions.
a rejection of
the same as
an evolution of
unrelated to
7. How did the foundation of Persian civilization differ from the foundations of other ancient societies?
It developed without the use of agriculture.
It developed without a strong central government.
It developed in an area without river valleys.
It developed without connections with other civilizations.
8. Which man unified the Persian tribes and eventually united the Medes and Persians?
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes
Darius
9. What was the goal of the Delian League?
Monopolizing Aegean trade
Defense against Persia
Defeat of Sparta
Alliance against Athens
10. What was the outcome of the Battle of Marathon?
The Persians won.
The Greeks won.
The Macedonians united the Greek city-states.
The Medes won.
11. The destruction of which empire made possible the rise of Persia?
Chaldean
Roman
Assyrian
Sumerian
12. Which people formed the Seleucid kingdom and ruled in a manner similar to the Persians?
Macedonians
Ionians
Parthians
Romans
13. Greek colonies were centered on the:
Danube River valley.
Tigris and Euphrates river valley.
Mediterranean Sea basin.
Nile River valley.
14. Communication was difficult in Ancient Greece because of:
geographical barriers.
religious differences.
language differences.
political regulations.
15. Why didn't Philip II invade Persia?
He signed a treaty with Artaxerxes.
He couldn't control the rebellious Greek city-states.
He was killed before he had the chance to invade.
He was busy conquering Egypt.
16. The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to:
Athena.
Zeus.
Poseidon.
Apollo.
17. Which of these Persian rulers established the system of satrapies?
Darius
Cyrus
Cambyses
Artaxerxes
18. What was the goal of the Peloponnesian League?
Unity among Greek city-states
Creating a trade network
Ending the Persian threat
Destroying Athens
19. Alexander the Great was unable to conquer India because:
the Indian army proved to be too powerful.
Alexander's men staged a mutiny.
Alexander lost the will to fight after the death of his mother.
the Chinese army crossed the mountains and helped India fight.
20. Which of these models appears to have been most influential in Alexander's plans for his empire?
the Akkadian Empire
the Delian League
the Persian Empire
Hammurabi's rule