Posted: January 26th, 2016

The __________ controlled much of the Near East from the Mediterranean to northern Italy from

1. Athens and Sparta are thought to be the first
A) Greek city states
B) cities invaded by the Persians
C) places where writing was found
D) cities where Mycenaeans lived

2.When Mesopotamia and Iran were joined for the first time under one ruler in 539bce, what empire began?
A) Persian Empire
B) Elamites
C) Achaemenid Empire
D) an Indo Iranian Empire

3.The Spartans and Persians fought their wars between
A) 400 and 387bce
B) 398 and 360bce
C) 382bce and 378bce
D) none of the above

4.Athens defeated Sparta around 400bce
A) No, Sparta defeated Athens after the common era.
B) Yes, Athens defeated Sparta around 400bce.
C) No, Sparta defeated Athens in what is called the Great Peloponnesian War.
D) No, Sparta never defeated Athens

5.According to the textbook authors, the major period of Greek colonization took place
A) in 725bce
B) between 750bce and 500bce
C) between 500bce and 200bce
D) in 500bce

6.Government in Sparta was a mixture of monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy.
A) Yes.
B) No, it was a type of monarchy and oligarchy.
C) No, it was totally a form of oligarchy.
D) No, it is thought to be the first democracy along with Athens.

7.The rise of Iran as a major civilization around 550bce is based on our knowledge of
A) Cyrus the Great
B) Alexander the Great
C) the Persians
D) early studies of Islam

8.Who conquered the Achaemenid Empire around 330bce?
A) Cyrus
B) Philip
C) Alexander
D) the Mauryans

9.The Achaemenids never had a fixed capital.
A) True
B) False

10The __________ controlled much of the Near East from the Mediterranean to northern Italy from 312 to 125bce.
A) Mycenaeans
B) Achaemenids
C) Seleucids
D) Minoans