WorksheetsAncient Greek Civilization
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which development eventually led to the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Creation of the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League
b)
Rivalry between Athens and Sparta for power in Greece
c)
Athens' jealousy over Persian support of Sparta
d)
Persian attacks on the colonies in Ionia
2.
Which ruler was most responsible for uniting Greece?
a)
King Philip
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Pericles
d)
Xerxes
3.
Which structure is considered to be the finest example of Greek architecture?
a)
The temple of Apollo
b)
The stadium at Olympia
c)
The Great Library at Alexandria
d)
The Parthenon
4.
Whose work can be linked to the earlier observations of Thales of Miletus?
a)
Aristarchus and Democritus
b)
Democritus and Eratosthenes
c)
Eratosthenes and Aristotle
d)
Aristotle and Aristarchus
5.
Which group resented Athens' growing power after winning the Second Persian war?
a)
Sparta, members of the Peloponnesian League, and members of the Delian League
b)
Only Sparta and members of the Peloponnesian League
c)
Only Sparta
d)
Only Sparta and members of the Delian League
6.
Much of the territory conquered by the Alexander Great was previously part of which empire?
a)
Macedonian
b)
Egyptian
c)
Persian
d)
Athenian
7.
Each of the following Greeks valued observation and knowledge gained through the senses in reaching scientific conclusions EXCEPT
a)
Aristotle
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Thales
d)
Plato
8.
According to the ancient Greeks' beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?
a)
In caves deep underground
b)
In the Sea
c)
On Mount Olympus
d)
At Delphi on Mount Parnassus
9.
Which group of Greek women had greater freedom?
a)
slave women
b)
Athenian women
c)
Spartan women
d)
metic women
10.
Which of the following was one result of the independent spirit of the early Greeks?
a)
Numerous attempts to unite Greece under one government
b)
Frequent wars between city-states
c)
Heavy trade between city-states
d)
Increased efforts to establish Greek colonies overseas
11.
Who benefited the most from the oligarchies that governed many ancient Greek city-states?
a)
wealthy people
b)
tyrants
c)
citizens
d)
small farmers
12.
How did government in Sparta differ from government in Athens?
a)
Sparta's citizens had a smaller voice in their government
b)
Sparta had a smaller council than Athens
c)
The council had less power in Sparta than Athens
d)
Women were citizens in Sparta but not in Athens
13.
What feature of Greek geography encouraged a spirit of independence among its early people?
a)
its many peninsulas
b)
its lack of good soil
c)
its coastline
d)
its mountain ranges
14.
Trade with Greek colonies in Asia Minor brought the first ________ to Greece
a)
slaves
b)
coins
c)
wars
d)
wealth
15.
Which of the following statements best explains why direct democracy worked in ancient Athens?
a)
the council controlled the work of the assembly
b)
people were paid to take part in government
c)
the city-state's population was small
d)
free people could vote and hold office
16.
What was a woman's most important role in Spartan society?
a)
to educate her children to be good citizens
b)
to stay at home and care for her family
c)
to produce and raise strong boys to be good soldiers
d)
to participate in the government of the city-state
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