Sol World History Classical Empires and Greece

Question 1

What type of government did Athens develop that became a model for modern democracies?

Accepted Answer

Direct democracy

Answer

Monarchy

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Oligarchy

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Republic

Question 2

Who was the Macedonian king who conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture across Asia?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Answer

Philip II

Answer

Pericles

Answer

Leonidas

Question 3

What was the Peloponnesian War primarily fought between?

Accepted Answer

Athens and Sparta

Answer

Greece and Persia

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Rome and Greece

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Macedon and Persia

Question 4

Which Roman document, completed in 450 BCE, was Rome's first written law code?

Accepted Answer

The Twelve Tables

Answer

The Justinian Code

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The Magna Carta

Answer

The Edict of Milan

Question 5

What was the Hellenistic period characterized by?

Accepted Answer

The spread of Greek culture blended with Eastern traditions

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Pure Greek culture isolated from other peoples

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The decline of all classical learning

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The rise of Roman power over Greece

Question 6

Which ancient Greek philosopher is known for his method of questioning to arrive at truth?

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Answer

Aristotle

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Plato

Answer

Pythagoras