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Ancient Greece Final Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He became leader after Cyrus the Great and divided Persian Empire into provinces.

a)

Xerxes I

b)

Phillip II

c)

Darius I

2.

A unit of soldiers who ride horses.

a)

phalanx

b)

cavalry

c)

helots

3.

He was a student of Plato and was the greatest Greek thinker.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

4.

They believed is the power of the human mind to think, explain and understand life.

a)

philosophers

b)

helots

c)

satraps

5.

He was a tragedy writer in Ancient Greece.

a)

Thucydides

b)

Aristophanes

c)

Sophocles

6.

These two colors were used frequently by the Greeks in their art.

a)

black and white

b)

black and blue

c)

black and red

7.

Where did Alexander the great die?

a)

Sparta

b)

Egypt

c)

Babylon

8.

He was Alexander the Great's father.

a)

Darius I

b)

Phillip II

c)

Xerxes I

9.

An agreement to work together.

a)

phalanx

b)

neutral

c)

alliance

10.

Spartan society was dominated by __________.

a)

gods

b)

military

c)

education

11.

He was a student of Socrates.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Euclid

12.

He believed that people should never stop looking for knowledge.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

13.

He was a famous history writer in Ancient Greece.

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Thucydides

c)

Aristophanes

14.

Which of the Hellenistic Kingdoms was the most Greek and had the weakest government?

a)

Egypt

b)

Syria

c)

Macedonia

15.

What do you call a group of soldiers who stand close together in a square?

a)

cavalry

b)

phalanx

c)

alliance

16.

Who was the King of Macedonia and died at his daughter's wedding?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Darius I

c)

Cyrus the Great

17.

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Sicily

18.

The city of Athens and other city-states formed the _________.

a)

Delian League

b)

Greek League

c)

Peloponnesian League

19.

In Athens, both wealthy boys and girls were educated.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Helots were slaves in which city-state?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

both A and B

21.

During this battle of the Persian War, the Persians burned Athens.

a)

Battle of Salamis

b)

Battle of Plataea

c)

Battle of Thermopylae

22.

Name of temple built to Athena that has 46 doric columns.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Corinthian

c)

Parthenon

23.

If you are unbiased and not taking a side in a conflict, you are what?

a)

conquered

b)

neutral

c)

helot

24.

Which Hellenistic Kingdom was the center of learning and culture?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Syria

c)

Egypt

25.

How long was the Peloponnesian War?

a)

8 years

b)

15 years

c)

10 years

26.

The Greeks trapped the Persian ships and won. Which battle is this?

a)

Battle of Persia

b)

Battle of Salamis

c)

Battle of the Straight

27.

Who started the Persian Wars again after Darius I died?

a)

Xerxes I

b)

Phillip II

c)

Cyrus the Great

28.

Darius I invaded Greece and started a war between Greece and Persia.

a)

Peloponnesian War

b)

Thermopylae War

c)

Persian Wars

29.

The first battle of the Persian War.

a)

Battle of Salamis

b)

Battle of Marathon

c)

Battle of Persia

30.

The belief system that there are two forces controlling the universe - good and bad.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Zoroastrianism

c)

Buddhism

31.

Soldiers who were chosen for their bravery and skill who fought for Cyrus the Great.

a)

Immortals

b)

cavalry

c)

satraps

32.

Plato wrote a piece on an ideal society based on justice and fairness. What was it called?

a)

The Assembly

b)

The Republic

c)

The Democracy

33.

He studied mathematics and geometry.

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Euclid

c)

Socrates

34.

What do you call clear and ordered thinking?

a)

reason

b)

philosophy

c)

alliance

35.

What do you call a plan for fighting a battle or war?

a)

reason

b)

stategy

c)

alliance

36.

Cyrus the Great was well liked because he let city-states keep their customs when he conquered them.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Xerxes stared Zoroastrianism.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

This Greek column has very fancy decorations at the top.

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

39.

This Greek column is very plain.

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

40.

This Greek column has scrolls at the top.

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian