In greek history, the persian wars (500s & 400s bce) were caused by a) conflict over greek settlements in asia minor. b) the lack of democratic rights in greek city-states. c) the assassination of the persian king. d) attempts by sparta to control the delian league. 2) in the classical era, greek religion could best be described as a) animistic. b) monotheistic. c) paganistic. d) polytheistic. 3) society in ancient sparta was centered mainly around a) trade. b) the arts. c) democracy. d) the military. 4) which statement offers the best description of a person who would have had full political rights in ancient athens? a) all adult males b) all adult greeks c) all free adult males d) all free men and women 5) the term given to the body of stories about ancient greek gods and heroes is a) theology b) sociology. c) mythology. d) anthropology. 6) when the city of athens took over territory outside its walls, it changed from a city to a which led to the development of a complex government. a) city-state b) county c) nation d) parish 7) the han dynasty of china contributed which invention to society that is still used today? a) paper b) stirrups c) steel plow d) typewriter 8) chinese dynasties- such as the qin, han, and ming- are often said to be imperial dynasties. the term imperial is most associated which of these words? a) communism b) democracy c) dictatorship d) empire 9) which of these was a consequence of the persian wars in greece? a) athens was annexed by the achaemenid empire. b) athens allied with persia to defeat sparta. c) athens formed the delian league for military protection. d) athens expanded their territory into carthage and north africa. 10) which of these was the most important reason for the success of the economy of han china? a) trading gold with the roman empire. b) sea voyages of zheng he's navy. c) mongol control of the silk road. d) han control of silk road trade.