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WorksheetsAncient Greece part 1
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 9hrs 0mins
The Delian League was named for the Greek philosopher Delos.
True
False
Pericles was a dominant figure in the politics of Sparta.
True
False
Colonies were first established by Greece around 700 B.C. because they could not grow enough food to feed their growing population.
True
False
Aspasia was a popular, well-educated woman who encouraged women to become more involved in government.
True
False
The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.
True
False
In a representative democracy, a small group makes governmental decisions on behalf of many.
True
False
The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians.
True
False
The type of leader who came to power in Greece around 600 B.C. due to growing political and economic unrest among city-states was a(n)
democrat.
ephor.
oligarch.
tyrant.
Beginning in 478 B.C., which league served as a protective group and a defensive league?
Persian
Athenian
Delian
Artisan
Name the 594 B.C. Athenian ruler whose reforms were popular among both nobles and the common people.
Peisistratus
Cleisthenes
Plutarch
Solon
Spartan women were trained in
cooking, cleaning, and combat.
art, music, and poetry.
sewing, sword-fighting, and trade.
running, wrestling, and javelin throwing.
What positive development occurred in Greece when Dorian warriors invaded the mainland?
They discovered new shipping routes.
New methods of farming were introduced.
A new alphabet was accepted into use.
They learned how to make iron weapons and tools.
In 431 B.C. Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the
Peloponnesian War.
Spartan War.
Persian War.
Greek Civil War.
Which Greek tyrant became popular by giving land to landless farmers?
Xerxes
Solon
Peisistratus
Cyrus
What did Sparta use to control its citizens?
the helots
the military
the government
forced physical fitness
In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?
Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military.
Athenian boys studied combat; Spartan boys played sports.
Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartan boys lived at home.
Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartan boys became citizens at 18.
Which factors led to the decline of the Persian Empire?
The army was weakened after losses to Greece, and rulers disagreed about who should have power.
The people began to rebel against the Persian kings, causing a long series of civil wars.
A series of natural disasters (droughts and earthquakes) devastated the Persian homeland.
The king’s sons plotted to take over the throne, causing a civil war.
Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
the Trojan War
economic collapse and lack of written language
earthquakes and civil war
migration
Greek city-states were run by their
soldiers.
citizens.
politicians.
kings.
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
free, native-born men who owned land
any man, whether he owned land or not
wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
foreign-born or native born men, who may or may not have been landowners
The ________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Phoenician
Dorian
Mycenaean
Minoan
Cyrus the Great held his growing empire together by
establishing harsh military rule.
limiting travel between provinces.
treating conquered people fairly.
building strong fortresses in each conquered land.
Under King Cyrus, in the 540s B.C., the Persian Empire conquered the lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and
Athens.
Sparta.
Crete.
Mesopotamia.
Sparta finally was able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War
by burning the city.
because they killed the leaders of the Athenian army.
when they received assistance from Macedonia.
by destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city.
Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis
Pericles
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
Persian king who invaded Greece at Marathon
Pericles
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
leader who made Athens more democratic
Pericles
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
Spartan king who led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae
Pericles
Cyrus
Darius
Leonidas
king who built a strong Persian army and expanded the Persian Empire
Pericles
Cyrus
Darius
Leonidas
King from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at Thermopylae
Xerxes
Cyrus
Darius I
Leonidas
Expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army
Xerxes
Cyrus
Darius I
Leonidas
a type of landform
peninsula
colony
agora
polis
a new settlement that keeps close ties to its homeland
phalanx
colony
agora
polis
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
phalanx
colony
agora
polis
a market and a place where people meet and debate
phalanx
colony
agora
polis
a Greek city-state
phalanx
colony
agora
polis
