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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was Socrates executed?
a)
He was poisoned
b)
He was blamed for corrupting the youth of Athens
c)
He used the Socratic Method
d)
He was old
2.
Which philosopher was a tutor for Alexander the Great when he was a boy?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
d)
Sappho
3.
The city-state of Sparta took this form of government in which a small group had the power to make decisions for the entire society
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny
4.
Semi legendary figure who created social and political institutions that turned Sparta into a powerful city-state
a)
Leonidas
b)
Lycurgus
c)
Pericles
d)
Cleisthenes
5.
Powerful city state located in the south of the Peloponnesus whose citizens valued strength and believed that society was more important than the individual
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
6.
Age when Spartan boys began military training
a)
Thirty
b)
Sixty
c)
Seven
d)
Eighteen
7.
Athens main rival was the city-state of
a)
Anatolia
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Thermopylae
8.
The Spartans conquered a neighboring area and forced its residents to become
a)
colonists
b)
slaves
c)
soldiers
d)
tyrants
9.
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
10.
Why did the first Persian War start?
a)
Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.
b)
Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
c)
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.
d)
Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia.
11.
At the Battle of Marathon, ________________.
a)
the Persian Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.
b)
Athens was defeated by Persian Empire.
c)
Sparta was defeated by Athens.
d)
the Persian Empire was defeated by Athens.
12.
What was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation in which he fought?
a)
Hoplite, phalanx
b)
Hoplite, trireme
c)
Spartan, greaves
d)
Cuirass, hoplite
13.
During the 2nd Persian War a Spartan force of 300 held off the Persian army for 2 days at a place called __________.
a)
Marathon
b)
Salamis
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Ionia
14.
Which city-state had a Democracy and voted?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
15.
How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
a)
citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakers
b)
citizens voted directly on all issues
c)
citizens gave their leaders total power
d)
citizens elected representatives to make laws
16.
______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.
a)
Athens
b)
a peace keeping Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Macedonia
17.
Which foreign power came to Sparta's aid to fight the Athenians?
a)
Rome
b)
Macedonia
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
18.
As a result of the Peloponnesian War . .
a)
all Greek city-states became weaker.
b)
Athens remained dominant.
c)
Sparta was stronger than before.
d)
the Persians conquered Greece.
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