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Question 1
Which city-state is most closely associated with direct democracy in classical Greece?
- Athens
- Sparta
- Corinth
- Thebes
Question 2
The Peloponnesian War was fought primarily between which two powers?
- Athens and Sparta
- Rome and Carthage
- Macedon and Persia
- Corinth and Troy
Question 3
Who led Macedon and created an empire stretching into Egypt and Persia?
- Alexander the Great
- Solon
- Pericles
- Leonidas
Question 4
Which battle in 490 BCE is remembered as an Athenian victory over Persia?
- Marathon
- Cannae
- Actium
- Hastings
Question 5
What was the Delian League originally formed to do?
- Coordinate Greek defense against Persia
- Crown a Spartan king
- Write Roman law
- Unify Egypt and Greece
Question 6
Which Greek historian wrote about the Peloponnesian War with an emphasis on power politics?
- Thucydides
- Homer
- Virgil
- Livy
Question 7
Spartan society was especially known for what feature?
- Military discipline and a warrior citizen class
- A navy-led trading empire in the Atlantic
- A written constitution copied by Rome
- Rule by philosopher-kings
Question 8
Which term refers to the high fortified area of an ancient Greek city?
- Acropolis
- Agora
- Forum
- Circus
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