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