History Test Chapter 10
Which of the following occurred during the time of Pericles?
A)Athenian democracy reached its high point. B)Athens became the most sophisticated of the poleis. C)The Delian League operated as an alliance among many of the poleis. D)Athens underwent a massive building program.
believed that philosophers could rely on their senses
Aristotle
In the years after the Persian War, the leader of the Delian League was
Athens
Under whose leadership did Athens become the most sophisticated of the poleis?
Pericles
The concept of Forms or Ideas is associated with
Plato
the most influential female Greek poet
Sappho
Who said, "The unexamined life is not worth living"?
Socrates
The leader who forged a compromise between Athens's social classes by allowing the aristocrats to keep their land while also providing representation for the common classes was
Solon
In which polis did women have the most freedom?
Sparta
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Which of the following statements is true about women in the Greek world?
Their roles were limited in a strictly patriarchal society
Which of the following words was used by the Greeks to refer to generals or politicians who, although often popular, gained power by irregular means?
Tyrant
The naval loss at Salamis was viewed by the Persian king
Xerxes
Which of the following did NOT come about because of Greek colonization?
a centralized imperial state
Athenian democracy was open to
all male citizens
The Greeks used the word polis to refer to
city-state
Distinction among the ancient Spartans came from
discipline and military talent
The Spartans were constantly afraid of the prospect of an uprising by serfs known as
helots
Which of the following did Socrates believe was more important than wealth or fame?
honor
Socrates believed that it was most important to understand
human beings and human affairs
In Republic, Plato proposed that the true rulers of society should be
philosopher kings
In the early classical era, the political structure of the ancient Greeks
usually consisted of independent, autonomous city-states