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CMS 7th SS Ch9
Chamberlain Middle School 7th Grade SS Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who did Persia defeat to win its independence? | Medes |
| The religion called Zoroastrianism was popular in Persia for many centuries. What conclusion can you draw from this fact? | The religion made sense to many Persians. |
| Make an inference: As ruler of Persia, what do you think Darius was most interested in doing? | making Persia’s empire strong |
| What caused Darius to first become angry with the Greeks? | Some Greeks gave aid to other Greeks who rebelled against Persia. |
| Compare Xerxes I to Darius. In what way were they similar? | Both men wanted to conquer Greece. |
| Spartan women also received physical training. Like the men, they learned how to run, jump, wrestle, and throw javelins. What conclusion can you draw about Spartan women? | They were strong and healthy. |
| In Athens, most of the boys from poor families | became farmers and grew food for the wealthy. |
| What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin? | Greek cities feared Athens would control Greece. |
| What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great? | Philip was Alexander’s father. |
| What inference can you make about Alexander? | He enjoyed being a military commander. |
| Which of the following predictions would most likely be true if Alexander had not died at a young age? | Alexander’s empire will grow even larger. |
| Alexander died at the age of 33 after | he got sick in Babylon |
| What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India? | His exhausted troops refused to fight anymore. |
| Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this? | Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas. |
| In terms of importance to Alexander, which of the following would you rank first? | expanding his empire |
| The Parthenon is a famous Greek | building. |
| Early Greek philosophers were important because they were the first people to | consider explanations for events other than that they were the work of the gods. |
| Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important than anything else in life. What was it? | using the human mind to think and understand |
| The many achievements of ancient Greece were important because | they strongly shaped Western civilization. |
| What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta? | preparing for battles |
| Why was Thucydides important? | Thucydides wrote a history of the Peloponnesian War, in which he fought. He tried to tell about the war in a way that was fair to both sides. He influenced later historians. |
| What do you think Aristotle would have said about the Spartan way of life? Why? | Aristotle might have thought Spartan culture should have more moderation. The Spartans focused all their energy on being a military power and didn’t pay attention to things like art and science. |
| Cyrus the Great is considered the founder of the ____________________ Empire. | Persian |
| After the son of Cyrus the Great died, ____________________ seized power. | Darius |
| The first Persian invasion of Greece failed when the Greeks won the Battle of ____________________. | Marathon |
| One improvement that Darius made to the Persian Empire was the creation of ____________________. | roads |
| Athenians believed that studying ____________________ made people better citizens. | Athenians believed that studying ____________________ made people better citizens. |
| In 359 BC, ____________________ became king of Macedonia. | Philip |
| ____________________ destroyed Thebes and enslaved its people. | Alexander |
| In 334 BC, Alexander attacked the ____________________. | Persians |
| Greek painters created detailed scenes in red and black on ____________________. | vases |
| Because people were upset by his ideas, ____________________ was arrested and sentenced to death. | Socrates |
| Early in their history, the Persians were nomadic. | true |
| The Battle of Plataea ended the Persian Wars. | true. |
| Only the wealthiest Spartans had luxuries like soft furniture and fine food. | false |
| Socrates taught by answering the questions his students asked. | false. |
| Aristotle taught that people should use reason to govern their lives. | true.. |
| A group of warriors standing close together in a square | phalanx |
| The greatest Greek doctor | Hippocrates |
| Sophocles | A famous Greek playwright |
| cavalry | A unit of soldiers mounted on horses |
| Governors of Persian provinces | satraps |
| Zoroastrian | A religion based on the battle between good and evil |
| A building constructed in Athens in the 400s BC | Parthenon |
| reason | Clear and ordered thinking |
| An agreement to work together | alliance |
| Plato | A Greek philosopher |
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