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Test Ch. 6
6th Grade Ancient History Test for Ch. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This city's chief goal was a strong army. Athens, Sparta, or Both | Sparta |
| Women who sent off to war with the cry, "Return with your shield or on it!" Athens, Sparta, or both | Sparta |
| This city demonstrated an early form of democracy. Athens, Aparta, or Both | Athens |
| Oligarchy was the form of government. Athens, Sparta, or both | Both |
| Male citizens attended meetings of the Assembly. Athens, Sparta, or Both | Athens |
| Women received physical training so that they would become strong mothers of healthy babies. Athens, Sparta, or both | Sparta |
| Women were not allowed to vote or to pparticipate in government meetings. Athens, Sparta, or Both | Both |
| This city was governed by tyrants. | Athens |
| He was one of the greatest orators and wanted to rebuild Athens after the Persian wars. | Pericles |
| The Greeks fought the Persians in the battle of | Salamis Bay |
| Open-aired buildings called porches where people traded and discussed politics | Agora |
| A hill overlooking Athens and was also the center of religious life. | Acropolis |
| He led the Persian troops against the Greeks. | Xerxes |
| He was credited for first using the scientific method | Aristotle |
| He was the author of two famous works, the Iliad and the Odyssey | Homer |
| This is a lover of wisdom | Philosopher |
| He taught his pupils by using thought provoking questions | Socrates |
| Father of History | Herodotus |
| Ancient Greek festival of games | Olympics |
| Wrote an oath that is taken by many doctors even today | Hippoocrates |
| Instrument used to write on a waxed tablet | Stylus |
| Servants who accompanied wealthy boys to school | Pedagogues |
| Goddesses of the arts | The Muses |
| T or F A myth is a true story passed from generation to generation | False |
| T or F An optical illusion occurs when an object appears to take a shape it does not really have | True |
| In the Middle Ages, the Parthenon was used by Christians as a church | True |
| The Greeks regarded music as the greatest of all the arts. | True |
| King Midas was always happy to have everything he touched turned to gold | False |