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WorksheetsChapter 9 Classical Greek
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Under Cleisthenes' reforms,who could participate in Athenian government?
All male and female citizens of Athens
All male citizens born in Athens
Only male property owners born in Athens
Only Wealthy male citizens of Athens
What reform did Pericles make?
cancelled citizens' debts
free enslaved farmers
organized citizens into four classes
paid jurors and public officials
Why did Athens and other ?Greek city-states form the Delian League
to colonize the Mediterranean
to counter the peloponnesian League
to defend against the Persian Empire
to share natural resources and trade
what city-state started the Peloponnesian League?
Athens
Delos
Corinth
Sparta
For what god did ancient Greeks build the largest temple in a city-state?
for the king of the gods
for the god or goddess of war
for their favorite olympian
for their patron god or godess
In greek mythology, what god did Icarus offend by flying too close to the sun?
Apollo
Athena
Hera
Zeus
The peloponnesian war broke out between which powers?
Athens and Sparta
Athens and the Delin League
Greece and Persia
Greece and Troy
During the Peloponnesian war, what other disaster did Athens face, besides attacks from Sparta?
Drought
Famine
Internal revolt
Plague
What event ended the truce between Athens and sparta?
Athens' disbanding of the Delian League
Athens' siege or Syracuse
Sparta's alliance with Persia
Sparta's attack on sicily
what action did sparta take against a defeated Athens?
burned all of the City's ships and temples
destroyed the city-state and surrounding lands.
enslaved most of the city's citizens
replaced the city's democracy with an Oligarchy
What athenian historian recorded the events of the peloponnesian War?
Herodotus
Homer
Pericles
Thucydides
Why were ostracons made and cast?
to banish citizens thought to be dangerous
to elect citizens as representatives
to select citizens for military service
to vote on laws in the citizens' assembly
What ruler united the Greece under Macedonian rule?
Archillees
Alexander
Aristole
Phillip ll
How did Macedonian forces overwhelm and defeat Greeks armies?
by destroying their sea power
by fighting with a phalanx formation
by razing their farms and towns
by starving them through a prolonged siege
What lands did Alexander the Great conquer first?
Egypt
India
Persia
uzbekistan
Why did Alexander's empire stop when and where it did?
He could not cross the mountains of Asia
He had conquered all of the lands he wanted
His forces had run out of food and other supplies
His soldiers were war-weary and wanted to go home.
What word describes the geographic spread of hellenistic Greek culture?
decolonization
denuncitation
diffusion
dissipation
What city became the center of Hellenistic Greek culture?
Alexandria
Athens
Corinth
Thebes
Which Greek philosopher became known for his question-and-answer teaching style?
Aristole
Plato
Socrates
Xenophon
What did the Greek author Aesop write?
fable that teach moral lessons
histories of Greek wars
mythologies about Greek deities
treaties on philosophy
What art form, performed in amphitheaters, formed a center of Greek culture life?
comedic and tragic plays
reading of epic poetry
lesson in rhetoric
public political debates
Ancient Greeks are best known for what type of art?
abstract and geometric mosaics
painting of mythological beasts and deities
sculptures of the humans form
tapestries depicting historic events
What common Greek architectural feature does Parthenon display?
arches
columns
domes
turrets
How did ancient Greek courts resemble those of the United States?
They included summaries of evidence
They protected against cruel and unusual punishment
They provided for a trial by jury
They secured citizens the right to an attorney
Who introduced direct democracy in Athens?
Solon
Cleisthenes
Alexander
Pericles
How did Athens benefit from forming the Delian League?
Athens drew military and political leaders from the league
Athens paid the leagues to conquer neighboring city-state
athens relied on the league to expend its colonies
Athens used league money to build a powerful navy
who is the ancient Greek king of the gods?
Apollo
Poseidon
Zeus
Hermes
What different plans did Athens and Sparta develop to win the peloponnesian War?
Athens used more warriors; Sparta used better technology
Athens had more food; Sparta had more weapons
Athens relied on siege tactics; Sparta relied on alliances
athens used sea power; Sparta used land power
What happened when Athens attacked Syracuse?
Macedonia conquered all Greek city-state
Persia intervened to end the war
Sicily became a Greek colony
Sparta destroyed the Athenian fleet
What did Philip ll of Macedonia want to do?
Ally with Thebes
Colonize Egypt
Conquer Persia
Destroy Sparta
Who accomplished Philip II's military goal?
Alexander
Aristotle
Pericles
Sophocles
How far did the Macedonian Empire stretch by 323 B.C.?
From Egypt to Spain
From Greece to India
From Italy to Mesopotamia
From Macedonia to Persia
Which Greek historian recorded events ancient Greece?
Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocoles
Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophone
Homer, Aesop, and Arstiphanes
Who left a lasting legacy in philosophical thinking?
Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles
Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon
Homer, Aesop, and Aristophanes
These kingdoms were once part of whose empire?
Alexander the Great
Darius I
Philip II
Pericles
About how far, from west to east, did the Hellenistic World Stretch?
about 400 miles
about 1,200 mile
about 2,000 miles
about 2,800 miles
Alexandria, the center of Hellenistic culture, became part of what kingdom?
Egyptian
Macedonian
Pergamum
Seleucid
How long did the Peloponnesian War last?
47 years
37 years
27 years
17 years
What two city-states were often in conflict?
Macedonia & Alexander
Delian & Pericles
Athens & Sparta
Peloponnesian & Syracuse
Greece became part of what empire?
Macedonian
Peloponnesian
Delian
Spartan
