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WorksheetsCh. 9 The Greek World
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Make an inference: As ruler of Persia, what do you think Darius was most interested in doing?
a)
developing a powerful army
b)
defeating the Greeks in battle
c)
building many roads in Persia
d)
making Persia’s empire strong
2.
In Athens, most of the boys from poor families
a)
learned how to sing and play musical instruments.
b)
studied warfare and were placed in the army.
c)
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy
d)
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.
3.
What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?
a)
Sparta refused to join Athens in the Delian League.
b)
Athens quit the Peloponnesian League.
c)
Greek cities feared Athens would control Greece.
d)
Athens joined forces with the Persians.
4.
What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great?
a)
Philip was Alexander’s cousin.
b)
Philip was Alexander’s father.
c)
Philip was Alexander’s uncle.
d)
Philip was Alexander’s son.
5.
What can you infer about the ancient Greeks based upon their achievements?
a)
The ancient Greeks most valued warfare and battle.
b)
The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art.
c)
The ancient Greeks were most interested in farming.
d)
The ancient Greeks felt that literature was pointless.
6.
Which of the following events took place before Darius ruled Persia?
a)
Cyrus’s son died in a rebellion in Persia.
b)
Roads were built throughout the empire.
c)
The capital city of Persepolis was built.
d)
Persians invaded southeastern Europe.
7.
Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened in Sparta if its army had become weak?
a)
Slaves would have staged a rebellion.
b)
Spartan women would have joined the army
c)
Soldiers would have lost their self-confidence.
d)
Boys would have lost their courage and strength.
8.
What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India?
a)
His exhausted troops refused to fight anymore.
b)
The people of the area crowned Alexander king.
c)
Alexander defeated the Persian army for the last time.
d)
The Greeks agreed to not rebel against Alexander.
9.
Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?
a)
Alexander thought that all other cultures were weak.
b)
Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks.
c)
Alexander was trying to make the Persian Empire angry.
d)
Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.
10.
Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important than anything else in life. What was it?
a)
using the human mind to think and understand
b)
helping others to be happy and comfortable
c)
encouraging people to worship the gods
d)
understanding how the human body works
11.
What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta?
a)
learning about philosophy
b)
preparing for battles
c)
playing music
d)
learning to lead people
12.
One improvement that Darius made to the Persian Empire was the creation of ______.
a)
roads
b)
cavalries
c)
chariots
d)
archers
13.
Athenian domination of the _________League caused Sparta to declare war on Athens.
a)
Peloponnesian
b)
Delian
c)
Persian
d)
Athenian
14.
The spread of_______ culture brought Greek customs to new parts of the world.
a)
Spartan
b)
Hellenistic
c)
Athenian
d)
Persian
15.
Because people were upset by his ideas, _______was arrested and sentenced to death.
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander
16.
Many of the geometry rules from the writings of_______ are still used today.
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Euclid
c)
Alexander
d)
Aristotle
17.
Cyrus the Great’s treatment of conquered people helped him successfully rule a large empire.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Hellenistic culture influenced the building of the world’s largest library in Alexandria, Egypt.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Greek statues of people were usually not very realistic.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
A unit of soldiers mounted on horses
a)
cavalry
b)
satraps
c)
phalanx
d)
horsemen
23.
A religion based on the battle between good and evil
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Xerxes
c)
Zoroastrian
d)
Hinduism
24.
An agreement to work together
a)
cavalry
b)
satraps
c)
reason
d)
alliance
25.
Governors of Persian provinces
a)
alliance
b)
cavalry
c)
satraps
d)
rulers
26.
A group of warriors standing close together in a square
a)
phalanx
b)
satraps
c)
alliance
d)
batallion
27.
A building constructed in Athens in the 400s BC
a)
Hypatia
b)
Plato
c)
Thucydides
d)
Parthenon
28.
A famous Greek playwright
a)
Sophocles
b)
Xerxes
c)
Darius
d)
Aristotle
29.
A Greek philosopher
a)
Plato
b)
Zoroastrian
c)
Parthenon
d)
Hippocrates
30.
Clear and ordered thinking
a)
phalanx
b)
alliance
c)
reason
31.
The greatest Greek doctor
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Xerxes
c)
Plato
d)
Parthenon
32.
_______was one of the greatest Greek historians.
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Hippocrates
d)
Thucydides
33.
Archimedes, a great Greek inventor, created the______ to help bring water from a lower level to a higher one.
a)
Water tower
b)
indoor plumbing
c)
water screw
34.
________ created a school called the Academy to which students, philosophers, and scientists could come to discuss ideas.
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Cleisthenes
35.
Most men in Athens became ________or skilled craftsmen.
a)
farmers
b)
artisans
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