Unit 10. True or False test (pages 114-121)

a)      The Classical period was a peaceful time in Ancient Greece.

b)      Before the Classical period Persians expanded their territories creating a huge empire.

c)      The Persian Wars began when Persians tried to conquer the Greek poleis in Asia Minor.

d)      The First Persian War was won by Persia and the Second one by the Greeks.

e)      After the Persian Wars Athens turned into the wealthiest and most important polis.

f)        Athenian domination after the Persian Wars was seen as a threat to Sparta and other poleis.

g)      Peloponnesian War was a civil war that lasted more than 25 years and ended when Athens won it.

h)      After the Peloponnesian War the poleis were so weak that Macedonian kings could conquer them easily.

i)        Thanks to Alexander the Great’s conquests Greek culture spread towards the east.

j)        The Hellenism is a fusion of Greek and Oriental cultures; the art of this period is called “Hellenistic”.

k)      Alexander’s sons divided up the territory when he died and founded different kingdoms called Hellenistic monarchies.

l)        The majority of population in Greece were citizens.

m)    Non-citizens were foreigners, slaves and women.

n)      Rich women were supposed not to go out home but poor ones had to work out of home as peasants, nannies or shopkeeper.

o)      Citizens used to work in trade and crafts.

p)      All the citizens were very wealthy people; foreigners were poor.

q)      Long distance trade and local commerce were important economic activities in Greece.

r)       A hero in Ancient Greece was a son of a god and a human.

s)       Girls could be priests (so called priestesses) in Ancient Greece.

t)        The minotaur was a horse with a human head, chest and arms.

u)      Priests and priestesses were the gods’ servants.

v)      Greeks are considered to be fathers of philosophy and science because they used myths to explain the world.