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Greece's Golden Age Answers

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The Athenian political system included

A
an assembly.
B
a legislature.
C
a judicial branch.
D
an executive branch.
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Which scientific field originated in classical Greece?

A
astronomy
B
geometry
C
architecture
D
technology
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How did Hippocrates differ from Herodotus?

A
Hippocrates was a philosopher who used questions to find the truth, while Herodotus was a historian who shaped how events are recorded.
B
Hippocrates was a physician who created a statement of basic ethics, while Herodotus was a historian who shaped how events are recorded.
C
Hippocrates was a physician who created a statement of basic ethics, while Herodotus was a philosopher who invented a method of argument.
D
Hippocrates was a philosopher who used questions to find the truth, while Herodotus was a philosopher who invented a method of argument.
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Which list of events of the Athenian Empire is in the correct chronological order?

A
i. A plague broke out in Athens.ii. The Peloponnesian War began.iii. Athens lost its ruler and its power.iv. The Delian League was formed.
B
i. A plague broke out in Athens.ii. The Delian League was formed.iii. Athens lost its ruler and its power.iv. The Peloponnesian War began.
C
i. The Delian League was formed.ii. A plague broke out in Athens.iii. Athens lost its ruler and its power.iv. The Peloponnesian War began.
D
i. The Delian League was formed.ii. The Peloponnesian War began.iii. A plague broke out in Athens.iv. Athens lost its ruler and its power.
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Why did city-states in the Delian League revolt against Athens?

A
They resented not having a say in the government.
B
They wanted to establish a representative democracy.
C
They feared that Athens could not protect them from Persia.
D
They worried that Athens would not stop an attack by Sparta.
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Which statement correctly describes the Socratic method?

A
The Socratic method used questions to find the truth.
B
The Socratic method used logic to make arguments.
C
The Socratic method was a statement about ethics.
D
The Socratic method was a statement about medicine.
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How did the Peloponnesian War impact Greece?

A
The Greek empire doubled in size.
B
The Athenian people lost one-third of their population.
C
The Golden Age of Greece began to decline.
D
The military strength of Greece increased.
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Which best describes an ancient Greek tragedy?

A
a play about human emotions with a sad hero
B
a play with very satirical themes or tones
C
a novel with a very sad or serious story
D
a novel with a lot of action and suspense
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Athens led a group of city-states following the

A
end of the Persian Wars.
B
end of the Delian League.
C
fall of Peloponnesus.
D
fall of Sparta.
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During the Golden Age of Athens, a tribute was

A
a soldier in the military.
B
a tax paid to the empire.
C
a city-state under Athens’ rule.
D
a leader in the government
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The Peloponnesian War lasted for almost

A
ten years.
B
twenty years.
C
thirty years.
D
forty years.
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Democracy developed in Athens around

A
1,000 BCE.
B
500 BCE.
C
100 BCE.
D
50 BCE.
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Which statement correctly describes relations between Athens and Sparta leading up to the Peloponnesian War?

A
Sparta was a strong ally of Athens because the two city-states had similar forms of government.
B
Sparta was a strong ally of Athens because the two city-states were both military societies.
C
Sparta resented the growing power of Athens, which controlled the city-states of the Delian League.
D
Sparta resented the growing power of Athens, which had fought the city-states of the Delian League.
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The leader of the Athenian Empire worked to

A
give citizens direct input into the government.
B
create a dictatorship within the city-state.
C
withdraw from the surrounding territories.
D
bring together the city’s elected officials.
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During the Golden Age of Athens, male citizens

A
had no control over how they were governed.
B
could hold an office if they were chosen by lot.
C
were elected to office as representative officials.
D
took part in government only if they were wealthy.
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How did the political system of ancient Athens differ from the political system of the United States today?

A
Ancient Athens had a direct democracy, while the United States has a representative democracy.
B
Ancient Athens had a representative democracy, while the United States has a direct democracy.
C
Ancient Athens had a dictatorship, while the United States has a direct democracy.
D
Ancient Athens had a dictatorship, while the United States has a limited democracy.
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What is a direct democracy?

A
a political system in which the people choose elected officials who represent their concerns
B
a political system in which the people make decisions about the issues that affect them
C
a political system in which the people vote for a president or other leader
D
a political system in which the people are excluded from making certain choices
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Who wrote The Republic in ancient Greece?

A
Aristotle
B
Herodotus
C
Plato
D
Socrates
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Which mathematical achievement is associated with ancient Greece?

A
discovering the concept of zero
B
inventing the decimal system
C
creating absolute value
D
proving the theorem of right triangles
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Classical Greek sculpture was characterized by the portrayal of

A
rough, angry ideas.
B
idealized, lifelike bodies.
C
strange, odd shapes.
D
strong, fiery emotions.

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