Ancient Greece Quiz 2

At the Battle of Marathon, Athenian
phalanxes defeated the ________. 

• a  Spartan army.
•  b Persian army. 
• c Ionian army. 
• d Sicilian army

At what battle did Greek naval
forces defeat the Persian navy?

• a  Thermopylae
•  b Syracuse 
• c Salamis 
• d Aegospotami

For protection and security, Athens
and other city-states formed the ____. 

• a  Delian League.
•  b Peloponnesian League.
•  c Ionian League. 
• d Naxos League.

            What alliance did the oligarchies of
Greece form for mutual protection?

• a  Spartan League
•  b Ionian League
•  c Sicilian League
•  d Peloponnesian League

Soldiers on horseback are called_____. 

• a  archers. 
• b phalanxes.
•  c cavalry. 
• d infantry.

The land of Alexander’s birth was _____. 

• a  Greece.
•  b Thebes. 
• c Macedonia. 
• d Egypt

What city did Alexander found on
the Nile delta?

• a  Thebes 
• b Babylon 
• c Pergamum 
• d Alexandria

What general ruled Egypt after
Alexander’s death?

• a  Ptolemy
•  b Achilles 
• c Philip 
• d Aristotle

 Alexander’s new cities developed a
form of culture known as_____. 

• a  Macedonian.
•  b Hellenistic. 
• c Persian..
•  d Egyptian

            What new type of weapons did
Alexander’s army carry?

• a  phalanxes 
• b wooden shields 
• c metal swords 
• d sarissas