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1. Approximately from when to when was the golden age of Athens?

230 B.C. - 150 B.C.550 B.C. - 340 B.C.800 B.C. - 560 B.C.660 B.C. - 300 B.C.

2. Which war ended at the start of the golden age of Athens?

The trojan warThe peloponnesian warThe second sacred warThe persian wars

3. When was the city of Athens at its peak?

479 B.C. - 431 B.C.885 B.C. - 839 B.C.345 B.C. - 320 B.C.100 B.C. - 78 B.C.

4. What happened to the city at its peak?

The business and economy improved.Enhanced aspect of art and culture.The city was rebuilt and renovated.All of the above.

5. What were some of the improvements that were associated with the golden age of Athens?

Work, law, long-distance travel, welfare of the community.Economy, travel, military and education.Art, architecture, literature, politics, science, philosophy and history.Cuisine, Farming, Irrigation, Mathematics and art.

6. What was the earliest settlement of the city?

The temple of HephaestusThe agoraThe parthenonThe acropolis

7. What does acropolis mean in ancient Greek?

The templeThe top of the cityThe high cityThe palace

8. Who was Athena?

The queen of Athens.The goddess of Athens.A slave who was significant in Greek history for various reasons.Athena was a common name in Athens.

9. What was the parthenon?

The main temple of the Acropolis, dedicated to Athena.The place where political assemblies were held.The place where slaves slept.An entertainment centre.

10. What was the agora?

The place where priests held their council.The main meeting area of the city.The king's palace.A sacred public altar for praying to the gods and making sacrifices.

11. What were the buildings around the Agora called?

StoaeStrategoiAeropagusPanathena

12. The first Athenians lived in the Acropolis.

TrueFalse

13. The acropolis was built on a rocky hill.

TrueFalse

14. What is the capital of Cuba?

WashingtonHavanaKingstonBahamas

15. Sara was at the Airport in Jamaica she wanted to go to Cuba which direction must the plane fly?

SouthEastNorthWest

16. What continent is located south of Africa?

South AmericaAntarcticaAsia

17. What ocean is the largest ocean?

AtlanticPacificIndian

18. What ocean is located north of the United States and Canada?

AtlanticIndianArtic

19. What is the name for the parallel lines that run east to west around the earth?

LongitudeLatitudeCenter

20. What is the name for the lines that run north to south on a map our a globe and are not parallel?

Latitude linesLongitude linesBorder lines

21. Define "Population"

The average number of people living in one houseThe number of a species living in a particular areaThe number of cities in a countryBeing well-liked

22. Define "migration"

Illegally transporting goods/materials.Dehydration/lack of water.Moving from one place to another.Going to a new place for a short time.

23. What are natural resources?

Homemade goods.Materials that come from the Earth and serve a purpose to people.WaterElectricity

24. Define "culture"

The beliefs, customs, lifestyle, art, etc of a society or group of people.ReligionThe belief that some people are better than others.Having artistic talent.

25. A rural area is a city type area.

TrueFalse

26. "A count of the population in a particular area" is also known as:

CensusDemographyCartographyPopulation

27. Which of the following is the meaning of colonization?

To control a country's people.To obtain resources from a country.To trade resources from a country.To fight on behalf of a nation.

28. The people of Northern Ghana were subjected to the laws of British during the Gold Coast era in which year?

1874190119191956

29. A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies was called

Dark PassageSlave PassageMiddle PassageMigration Passage

30. The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia 1607

English TownJamestownVirginia TownEast-town

31. The President of the United States is elected to a term of

2654

32. The primary author of the U.S. declaration of independence was

Thomas Jefferson.George Washington.John Marshall.Robert E. Lee.

33. Why is Harriet Tubman remembered as a heroic woman?

She published a newspaper about slavery.She was a Confederate spy.She led enslaved people to freedom.She was a Union nurse.

34. Which of the following innovations most influenced the development of trade between China and the West.

The development of printing.The creation of methods of producing silk.The invention of gunpowder.The creation of metalworking techniques.

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