Question 1

peninsula

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a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

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a piece of land surrounded on three sides by farmland

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a piece of land surrounded on three sides by mountains

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a piece of land surrounded on three sides by plains

Question 2

Peloponnesus Peninsula

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largest peninsula in Greece

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largest city-state in Ancient Greece

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largest island in Greece

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largest city in Ancient Greece

Question 3

Time range of Ancient Greece

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2000 BCE - 100 BCE

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20000 BCE - 1000 BCE

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100 BCE - 2000 BCE

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2000 CE - 100 CE

Question 4

Who were the first Greeks to live on Crete?

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Minoans

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Menelaus

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Mycenaeans

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Egyptians

Question 5

Who  eventually conquered the Minoans and stole their ideas?

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Mycenaeans

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Menelaus

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Minoans

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MinnieMouse

Question 6

What was the date the Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans

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1450 BCE

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1540 BCE

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1450 CE

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1540 CE

Question 7

What dates made up the Dark Age of Greece.

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1100 BCE - 800 BCE

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800 BCE - 1100 BCE

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800BCE - 1100 BCE

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1100 CE - 800 CE

Question 8

What year did the evidence of writing begin to show again in Ancient Greece?

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800 BCE

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900 BCE

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1000 BCE

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800 CE

Question 9

In Ancient Greece, a long poem about the adventures of a hero is called a...

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epic

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ballad

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song

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poem

Question 10

This is a sculpture of the famous writer of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Who is it?

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Homer

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Menelaus

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Agamemnon

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Paris

Question 11

A place to worship a god in a place of natural beauty is called a ...

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sanctuary

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church

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park

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oracle

Question 12

An oracle can...

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tell the future of a person and give advice on what they should do

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break records during the Olympics

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skillfully sail a ship around rocks

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sculpt very well

Question 13

What type of column is this?

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Corinthian

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Caryatid

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Ionic

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Doric

Question 14

What type of column is this?

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Ionic

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Corinthian

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Doric

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Caryatid

Question 15

What type of column was this?

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Doric

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Ionian

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Caryatid

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Corinthian

Question 16

What type of column was this?

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Caryatid

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Corinthian

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Doric

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Ionian

Question 17

What is this a picture of?

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The Acropolis in Athens

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The Agora in Athens

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The Acropolis in Corinth

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The Acropolis in Sparta

Question 18

What is an acropolis?

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the high part of a city-state, usually the second line of defense

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an area beyond the farmland where a marketplace is located

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a building where gods and goddesses are worshipped

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an open marketplace in the center of the city-state

Question 19

What is an agora?

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an open marketplace in the middle of most Greek city-states

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an area near the island of Crete

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a high part of the city where temples are built

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an area beyond the farmland where open markets are held

Question 20

What is this large temple dedicated to Athena on the acropolis in Athens called?

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The Parthenon

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The Sanctuary of

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The Parethon

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The Temple of Athena

Question 21

What is this?

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amphitheater

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performance arena

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sanctuary

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sports arena

Question 22

What are these?

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theater masks worn by actors in Ancient Greece

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masks worn to battle in Ancient Greece

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masks worn to visit oracles in Ancient Greek sanctuaries

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masks worn on Halloween in Ancient Greece

Question 23

What was the first type of government in Ancient Greece where a king rules?

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Monarchy

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Democracy

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Tyranny

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Oligarchy

Question 24

Where does the King get advice from?

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a small group of advisors

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his soldiers

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his cows

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his wife and kids

Question 25

A person who has no rights to vote and is told what the laws and punishments are is called a ....

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subject

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prisoner

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citizen

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person of interest

Question 26

When power remains in the same family for generation after generation, it is called a ....

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dynasty

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kingdom

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realm

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country

Question 27

What type of government is an oligarchy?

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when a small group of people rule over a country or city-state

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when a king rules over a city-state or country

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when a tyrant rules over a city-state or country

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when people rule themselves

Question 28

Who did the poor people rally behind to get rid of the oligarchies?

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tyrants

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advisors

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small groups of people

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kings

Question 29

What is a tyrant?

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a person who seizes power by force and rules single-handedly

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a person who seizes power and then hands it over to their son or adopted son.

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a person who seizes power and then allows citizens to vote on laws

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a person who gets elected and involves as many people in the government as they can

Question 30

What does the Greek word "demos" mean?

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people

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citizens

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rule

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subjects

Question 31

What does the word "kratos" mean?

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rule

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punish

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people

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teach

Question 32

What does democracy mean?

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government where people rule themselves

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government where a president rules like a king

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government where a small group rules the country

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government where a king rules

Question 33

What type of government did Ancient Greece "invent" that the United States uses today?

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democracy

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tyranny

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monarchy

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oligarchy

Question 34

What did the Council of Citizens do in Ancient Greece democracy?

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made up new laws for all of the citizens to vote on

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made up new laws for the rest of the subjects to vote on

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made up new laws for the oligarchies to vote on

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made up new laws for the king to vote on

Question 35

What was the job of the Assembly of Citizens in Ancient Greece?

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to vote on the laws made up by the Council of Citizens

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to vote on the laws made up by the king

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to vote on laws made up by the oligarchies

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to vote on laws made up by the president

Question 36

What groups could NOT become citizens in Ancient Greece

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women, slaves and foreigners

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women, slaves and men over 20

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women, foreigners and men over 30

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women and slaves

Question 37

What percentage of Ancient Greece's population was actually citizens?

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15%

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20%

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10%

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30%

Question 38

True or False: Only men over the age of 18 could be citizens in Ancient Greece

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True

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False

Question 39

This is a sculpture of Sophocles. What is he famous for?

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writing plays in Ancient Greece that are still performed today

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writing epics about Ancient Greece that are still studied today

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writing long poems about Greek heroes and  Greek Gods.

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writing stories about the battles of Greek armies

Question 40

This is a sculpture of Thucydides. What is he famous for?

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being the first person to write about events in Ancient Greece for people to read and learn about what happened; the first historian

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being the first person to write about events in Phoenicia for people to read and learn about what happened; the first historian

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being the first person to write about events in Mesopotamia for people to read and learn about what happened; the first historian

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being the first person to write about events in Ancient Egypt for people to read and learn about what happened; the first historian

Question 41

This is Pythagoras. What was he known for in Ancient Greece?

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being a great mathematician in the area of geometry. His formulas are still used to today.

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being a great architect whose column designs are still in use today

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being a great playwright whose plays are still performed today

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being a great scientist that discovered pulleys and levers lift heavy objects; these tools are still used today

Question 42

This is a picture of Archimedes. What is he famous for in Ancient Greece?

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being a smart scientist that discovered pulleys and levers can lift heavy objects.

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being a smart scientist who studied the behavior of the Tyranasaurus Rex

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being a smart philosopher who searched for wisdom in nature

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being a smart mathematician in the field of geometry

Question 43

This is a sculpture of the man ho eventually took over Greece.  Who is it?

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King Philip of Macedonia

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King Philip of Mesopotamia

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King Philip of Phoenicia

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King Philip of Egypt

Question 44

After conquering Greece, King Philip wanted to conquer what?

Accepted Answer

The Persian Empire

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The Egyptian Empire

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The Phoenician Empire

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Mt Everest

Question 45

What happened to King Philip before he was able to conquer any more lands?

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He was assassinated by his own body guard.

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He was married to Helen and they lived happily ever after

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He decided he had had enough fighting.

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He quit his job as king.

Question 46

Who was King Philip's son?

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Alexander

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Paris

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Menelaus

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Sophocles

Question 47

Alexander conquered The Persian Empire to fulfill his father's wish. How long did it take him to conquer it?

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13 years

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10 years

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20 years

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6 years

Question 48

Did Alexander the Great ever enjoy his empire?

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No, he died from a disease before he could return home

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Yes, he went on to conquer even more land

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No, one of his own men killed him before he could return home

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Yes, he was king of the conquered Persian Empire for more than 20 years

Question 49

Someone who questions the gods and searches for wisdom about why things happen in nature and human behavior is called a ....

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philosopher

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priest

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oracle

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psychologist

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