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Paddock WH T5 Greece Pre-Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following bodies of water does NOT surround Greece?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

2.

Which ancient civilization contributed to the Greek alphabet?

a)

Minoans

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Mycenaeans

d)

Dorians

3.

What battle resulted in an Athenian victory over the Persian ruler Darius I?

a)

Granicus River

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Gaugamela

d)

Marathon

4.

What term describes the Greek fighting formation?

a)

Hoplite

b)

Xerxes

c)

Phalanx

d)

Parthenon

5.

What did the ancient Greeks build on top of the Acropolis as a tribute to the goddess Athena?

a)

Sparta

b)

Phalanx

c)

Hoplite

d)

Parthenon

6.

What form of government did the Athenians develop?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Monorachy

c)

Aristocracy

d)

Democracy

7.

What term means a "lover of wisdom"?

a)

Philosopher

b)

Wonderful Wizard

c)

Peloponnesian

d)

Pericles

8.

Which culture to the north of Greece extended their empire through Greece, Egypt, and Persia?

a)

Rome

b)

Macedonia

c)

Assyria

d)

Mongolia

9.

What term describes the time period after the death of Alexander the Great?

a)

The Great Society

b)

Golden Age of Athens

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Hellenism

10.

Which Greek mythology god was considered the protector of mankind?

a)

Prometheus

b)

Zeus

c)

Atlas

d)

Chronos