WorksheetsAncient Greek Civilization
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the 2 key geographic features of ancient Greece?
a)
rivers & seas
b)
mountains & rivers
c)
deserts & rivers
d)
mountains & seas
2.
The Minoans lived on
a)
Crete
b)
Peloponnesus
c)
Myceans
d)
Balkan Peninsula
3.
The Minoan people were
a)
warlike
b)
seafaring traders
c)
farmers
d)
fishermen
4.
Peloponnesus is the
a)
southern peninsula of Greece
b)
first great trading center
c)
northern peninsula of Greece
d)
largest palace on Crete
5.
How would you describe the relationship between the Mycenaeans and the Minoans?
a)
They fought with one another
b)
They pirated each other's ships
c)
They traded and learned from one another
d)
They were allies in war
6.
What was the Mycenaeans most proud of?
a)
Their wealth
b)
Their trading
c)
Their house building
d)
Their warfare
7.
The Iliad
a)
Vergil
b)
Aeschylus
c)
Homer
8.
A body of land with ocean on three sides
a)
Strait
b)
Peninsula
c)
Hoplites
d)
Sparta
9.
Ordinary citizens in the army
a)
Satraps
b)
Mycenaeans
c)
Hoplites
d)
Minions
10.
Who could not leave home without a male relative
a)
Herodotus
b)
Delian League
c)
Upper-class Athenian Women
d)
Spartan Women
11.
Age of creativity and learning in Athens
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Battle of Salamis
c)
Delian League
d)
Age of Pericles
12.
Who was the King of Persia
a)
Tyrant
b)
Cyrus the Great
c)
Satraps
d)
Sparta
13.
The _________ began as an alliance to protect the Greeks from the Persians.
a)
Central Asia
b)
Herodotus
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Delian League
14.
The People/Citizens decide government matters in a _________.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Mycenaeans
c)
Central Asia
d)
Athens
15.
____________ conquered more land when they needed room for expansion.
a)
Sparta
b)
Satraps
c)
Hoplites
d)
Athens
16.
The Greeks won the naval Battle of Salamis because
a)
their ships could move quickly
b)
they had better weapons
c)
they had 10,000 solidiers
d)
Athens surrendered
17.
_____________ were trained in running, wrestling, and javelin throwing.
a)
Spartan Women
b)
Hoplites
c)
Satraps
d)
Mycenaeans
18.
The History of the Persian Wars was written by ___________.
a)
Hoplites
b)
Herodotus
c)
Sparta
d)
Spartan Women
19.
Xerxes was the king of
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Crete
d)
Persia
20.
Women wanted their kids to win or to die in war or to come home on their shield
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
d)
Neither
21.
Is this statement about Sparta, Athens or both of them: Participated in the Olympics.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
22.
Women, slaves and ________ were not allowed to be citizens
a)
children
b)
girls
c)
foreigners
d)
poor people
23.
Athens is known for its
a)
founding ideas of democracy
b)
militarism
c)
great seafood
d)
Gods
24.
What was the cause of the Persian Wars?
a)
Bad trading within the empire
b)
The Ionian revolt in former Greek colonies lead Persia to invade
c)
Poor leadership in Persia caused the empire to fall apart
d)
Greece invaded the Persian capital
25.
In the first battle of the Persian wars, the Battle of Marathon, Athenians had smaller numbers BUT had better ___ and ___, which led to a victory for Greece.
a)
weapons and leaders
b)
leaders and support
26.
Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
The Marathon
b)
The Triathlon
c)
The Olympics
d)
The Pentathlon
27.
Ten years after the first battle in the Persian Wars, Darius' son Xerxes tried to conquer Greece once more.
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?
a)
Mycenae
b)
Crete
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
28.
The following information describes which battle of the Persian wars: Narrow mountain pass where Persians attacked Athens from behind and then burned Athens.
a)
Thermopylae
b)
Salamis
c)
Plataea
d)
Marathon
29.
What 2 city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Persia vs. Greece
b)
Athens vs. Sparta
c)
Egypt vs. Sparta
d)
Greece vs. Sparta
30.
Who lost the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta
b)
Delos
c)
Persia
d)
Athens
31.
Why did Sparta refuse to join the Delian League?
a)
They didn't want Athens to dominate Greece
b)
They didn't have the money to pay the membership
c)
They have their own Army and don't need Athens to fight Persia
32.
The most important consequence of the Peloponnesian War was that
a)
Athens emerged as the undisputed leader of Greece.
b)
the war left Greece exhausted and vulnerable to attack.
33.
The most significant result of the Peloponnesian War was..
a)
Phillip of Macedon was able to conquer Greek city-states
b)
Greek trade significantly expanded
34.
What new power was rising in the north as Athens and Sparta were fighting each other?
a)
Macedonia
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
35.
The god of the sea is ______.
a)
Hera
b)
Hestia
c)
Zeus
d)
Poseidon
36.
Who is the goddess of wisdom?
a)
Hestia
b)
Artemis
c)
Hera
d)
Athena
37.
God of the sky; chief god; weapon is a lightning bolt
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Poisidon
38.
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
a)
Hades
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
39.
A short tale using animals with human characteristics that teaches a moral or lesson
a)
Fable
b)
Epic
40.
A priest or priestess who could predict the future
a)
Sophist
b)
Philosopher
c)
Oracle
d)
Zeus
41.
Who is considered the "Father of History"?
a)
Thucydides
b)
Herodotus
c)
Plato
42.
A way of teaching through questioning that is still used today
a)
Fable
b)
Epic
c)
Myth
d)
Socratic Method
43.
What is the highest mountain in Greece and home to the gods and goddesses?
a)
Mount Olympus
b)
Zeus' Peak
c)
Mount Athena
d)
Sparta Point
44.
Who believed that that human mind could understand everything?
a)
Sophists
b)
Socrates
c)
Philosophers
d)
Plato
45.
A traditional story about gods, goddesses and heroes
a)
Fable
b)
Epic
c)
Oracle
d)
Myth
46.
What is Homer's epic, the "Iliad" about?
a)
the Trojan War
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
the oracle at Delphi
47.
Who wrote the "Odyssey"?
a)
Sophocles
b)
Homer
c)
Euripides
d)
Aesop
48.
Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?
a)
Archimedes
b)
Socrates
c)
Ares
d)
Plato
49.
What is an acropolis?
a)
A temple to Athena
b)
An open air market
c)
A fortified hilltop in a Greek polis
d)
An arena for sporting games
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