WorksheetsUnit 5 Greece - Syllabus Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
How does the term "Hellas" relate to the ancient Greeks?
it is what they called themsleves
it was the founding father of civilization in this part of the world
it is what they called the land of ancient Greece
it was the name of the woman that "started" the Trojan Wars
The lands considered "Ancient Greece" predominantly encircled which body of water?
Black Sea
Sea of Crete
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Ionian Sea
Due to the fact that its location put all its citizens within 50 miles of the sea, with what did the Greeks become skilled?
sailing
farming
building boats
trade
building irrigation systems
What are Greek poleis?
the ships they built for trade
city and the land it supported; i.e. city-states
the money they used in trade
the first writing systems of this part of the world
Greek culture was founded on which earlier civilizations?
Mesopotamia
Egyptian
Mycenaean
Minoan
Macedonian
The Minoans settled in what part of the ancient Aegean world?
Greek Mainland
Crete
Northern Africa
Eastern Mediterranean Coast
The Mycenaeans settled in what part of the ancient Aegean world?
Greek Mainland
Crete
Northern Africa
Eastern Mediterranean Coast
The Minoan and Mycenaean cultures were part of what era of Greek history?
Archaic Age
Bronze Age
Dark Age
Classical Age
Hellenistic Age
Due to the stories that came from the Mycenaeans, what era is the end of the Bronze Age known as in Greek history?
Archaic Age
Dark Age
Heroic Age
Classical Age
Hellenistic Age
What is the era of Greek history after the dark ages when poleis developed and their trading colonies were established throughout the Mediterranean?
Golden Age
Hellenistic Age
Bronze Age
Archaic Age
Classical Age
What signified the "Golden Age" of ancient Greece?
Athenian Empire was established
Greece reached its height of culture contribution
Greece began to use gold as the standard form of coins
Sparta defeated Athens and reestablished true democracy
Alexander spread Greek culture throughout his vast empire
Which poleis were the dominant "super-powers" of ancient Greece's Classical Age?
Athens
Mycenae
Knossos
Sparta
Troy
Athens was characterized by what?
strong navy
strong army
direct democracy
oligarchy
academic endeavors
Sparta was characterized by what?
oligarchy
direct democracy
winning the Peloponnesian Wars
strong army
strong navy
What series of wars did Sparta and Athens set aside their differences to fight together against a common foe?
Peloponnesian Wars
Trojan Wars
Dorian Invasion
Persian Wars
Macedonian Invasion
What effects did the Persian Wars have on Greece?
Delian League was created to protect Athens' allies
Peloponnesian League was created to protect Sparta's allies
The Greek poleis started fighting against one another
Greece entered a time of prosperity known as its "Golden Age"
What Athenian leader came to power after the Persian Wars and led Greece to its height of power, prestige, and influence?
Herodotus
Pericles
Alexander the Great
Socrates
Due to the claim that Pericles, and Athens as head of the Delian League had abused its power, what conflict arose between Sparta its allies, and the Athenian Empire?
Peloponnesian Wars
Persian Wars
Trojan Wars
Dorian Invasion
Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?
Athens, and Sparta never regained its military dominance
Sparta, and Athens never regained its power or prestige
What conqueror spread Greek culture through a vast empire he created?
Pericles
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Herodotus
What era of Greek history was represented by the "Greek-like" culture spread through Alexander's Empire?
Golden Age
Classical Age
Iron Age
Hellenistic Age
What is included in the legacy that Greece left the 'western world?'
science
mathematics
medicine
weaponry
philosophy
What effects did tyrants have on the government of Athens?
they caused the overthrow the current ruling government
they showed the citizens that if they united together they could create significant change
they established oligarchies to rule over the polis
they built large temples on the acropolis for the government
What type of government is Athens remembered for leaving the world?
direct democracy
oligarchy
indirect democracy (i.e. republic)
monarchy
tyranny
What is a direct democracy?
rule by a king or queen
rule by a select few wealthy/powerful individuals
rule by the citizens
rule by representatives elected by the people
