Week 7

Which religion spread under the patronage of Achaemenid kings?

Zoroastrianism

Helot

Farmers whose ancestors were conquered by Sparta

How did Cyrus the Great maintain authority over his vast empire?

He installed regional satraps to govern territories in his stead

Which innovative technology helped maintain central authority across all the provinces?

An empire-wide postal system that used the roadways and relay stations

Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?

Cyrus the Great

Polis

Greek city-state

Hoplites

Greek foot soldiers fighting in closed ranks, called phalanxes

Cataphracts

Heavily armed and protected cavalry soldiers

Macedonia

Home of Alexander the Great

Oracles

Makers of predictions of the future to petitioners visiting temples situated on the no-man's-land between city-states

Peloponnesian War

Military conflict between Athens and Sparta

How did the discovery of silver in the Laurion aid in Greek efforts against the Persians?

Mined talents paid for the construction of warships.

Hellenistic

Period of Greek history from 323 BCE-31 BCE

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Peloponnesian War?

Previous patterns of brutal Greek warfare became even more entrenched in society.

Satraps

Provisional governors of the Persian Empire

Monist

Single impersonal principle

Monotheistic

Single personal god

Which of the following statements is true of Sparta but not Athens?

Spartan girls were fed the same food as their brothers, At age 20, the Spartan citizen began his membership in one of the sysitia, Sparta was ruled under an oligarchy of two hereditary kings.

How did the centralized government facilitate trade in the Achaemenid Empire?

The Achaemenids standardized the currency and language and built the Royal Road

Why was the Achaemenid Empire described as the world's first global empire?

The empire ruled over almost half of the world's population

Which of the following resulted from the Persian Wars?

The story of King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans became a famous story of Greek bravery, The Persians never attempted another invasion of Greece after the war, The Delian League was established and Athens rose to unchallenged power.

How did using Aramaic as a standard language affect the Achaemenid Empire?

Their system of trade was more efficient and commodities were traded across the empire

What did Cleisthenes' reforms give to Classical Greece?

They established institutions that would lead to further democratic reforms.

How did Athens eventually fall from its powerful, prestigious position as the leader of the Delian League?

They used the Delian League for their own ambitions and were defeated in the Peloponnesian War

Shahinshah

Title of Persian rulers