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Persian to Alexander the Great Empires

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Assyrian Empire ruled through

a)

Confidence and Courage

b)

Fear and Brutality

c)

Tolerance and Patience

d)

They didn't rule

2.

The capital of the Assyrian Empire was

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Nineveh

c)

Troy

d)

Babylon

3.

Who conquered the Assyrians?

a)

Chaldeans

b)

Medes

c)

Scythians

d)

All the above

4.

Who was king of the Chaldeans?

a)

King Nabopolassar

b)

King Cryus

c)

King Leonidus

d)

King Daniel

5.

The new name of the empire that took over the Assyrian Empire.

a)

Second Babylonian Empire

b)

Assyrian Empire

c)

New Empire

d)

Median Empire

6.

Who was the Babylonian king that extended the empire?

a)

King Daniel

b)

King Cryus

c)

King Alexander

d)

King Nebuchadnezzar

7.

What made the fatal mistake that Belshazzar made to end the Babylonian Empire?

a)

Buried Daniel alive

b)

Killed his subjects constantly

c)

Had a great banquet and used the holy cups from Jerusalem

d)

Answered rudely to the Persian king

8.

Who took over the Babylonian Empire?

a)

Greeks

b)

Persians

c)

Chaldeans

d)

Romans

9.

The Persian king was

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Daniel the Great

d)

Leonidas the Great

10.

Cyrus the Great conquered the unconquerable Lydians by

a)

Using the cover of darkness

b)

Attacking them when they least expected it

c)

sacrificing himself to their god

d)

walking into their capital and declaring them defeated

11.

Cyrus the great was determined great because he

a)

instructed his soldiers to not harm anyone or thing captured

b)

let officials live if they pledged to him and tolerated their culture

c)

tortured all captives

d)

A and B

12.

Who took over for Cyrus the Great?

a)

Darius I

b)

Cryus I

c)

Cyrus I

d)

Xerses

13.

The Persian Empire connected their empire through the

a)

Royal Guard

b)

Royal Road

c)

Great Wall

d)

Silk Road

14.

The Persian Empire had kings that ruled for a long time and died peaceably.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Earliest Civilization in Greece was the

a)

Croatians

b)

Minoans

c)

Mycenaeans

d)

Spartans

16.

Minoans lived on the island of Crete and constructed a huge structure called the

a)

Great Wall

b)

Acropolis

c)

Polis

d)

Knossos

17.

Mycenaeans were used to being pirates to help them boost their culture.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The battle of Troy was ended when the Greeks gave the Trojans a

a)

wooden horse that held all the Greeks inside

b)

a basket of poisoned roses that they foolishly accepted

c)

Threw rocks at the walls to they crumpled

19.

This man united the Greeks through the myth stories of the gods

a)

Zeus

b)

Dorian

c)

Homer

d)

Smyrna

20.

Homer's most famous poems were the Iliad and Odyssey.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

All the Greeks believed the gods lived in

a)

Mount Olympus

b)

Mount Henderson

c)

Mount Felipe

d)

Mount Day

22.

Leader of the Olympian gods

a)

Hades

b)

Artemis

c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

23.
This is a city state in Ancient Greece.
a)
Politic
b)
Polis
c)
Village
d)
Community
24.
The high hill in Ancient Greece was called the...
a)
Acropolis
b)
Acron
c)
City
d)
I was cleaning out my belly button when we discussed this!
25.
This is another word for an Ancient Greece marketplace.
a)
agriculture
b)
farmer's market
c)
agora
d)
public square
26.
True or False?
Each city-state had a different form of government
a)
True
b)
False
c)
What's a city?
d)
I been picking my nose... what??
27.
What is a city-state?
a)
Greece
b)
A small continent 
c)
Buffalo, NY
d)
An independent city and the surrounding area it controlled.
28.
Where were the government buildings of an ancient Greek community?
a)
in the marketplace.
b)
in the countryside.
c)
on the acropolis.
d)
on a nearby island.
29.
Who were the only people who held legal rights in a Greek city-state?
a)
hereditary rulers
b)
kings
c)
citizens
d)
priests
30.
The geography of Greece caused which of the following?
a)
Good for grazing sheep & goats
b)
Too steep for farming
c)
Never united/often at war with one another
d)
all answers provided
31.
This image represents the...
a)
acropolis
b)
polis
c)
aristocracy
d)
Dark Ages
32.

A place to exercise and get physical training

a)

Amphitheater

b)

Polis

c)

Acropolis

d)

Gymnasium

33.

Greeks came together at this event every 4 years to prove who was the best.

a)

Hunger Games

b)

Purge

c)

Olympic Games

34.

Cyrus the Great conquering Ionian lead to this war

a)

Athenian-Spartan War

b)

Greco-Persian War

c)

World War IV

d)

Persian-Greek Twenty Year War

35.

Battle of Marathon was when the Greek Army was destroyed by the Persians

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Xerses I wanted to keep peace with the Persians.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

King Leonidas was king of the

a)

Spartans

b)

Athenians

c)

Persians

d)

Romans

38.
Spartan King and commander at Thermopylae
a)
Miltiades
b)
Dieneces
c)
Leonidas
d)
Themistocles
39.
This place means "hot gates"
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
40.
Battle where the Greek Navy, led by Themistocles, defeated the Persian Navy.
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
41.
Name of the battle formation utilized by the Greeks.
a)
Double Envelopment
b)
Flying V
c)
Phalanx
d)
Feigned Retreat
42.
After the Persian Wars, what happened in Greece?
a)
The Dark Ages
b)
The Golden Age of Athens
c)
War against Rome
d)
The Land Before Time
43.
Athens fought Sparta in this battle
a)
Salamis
b)
Marathon
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Peloponnesian
44.
Focused all of their energy on military strength
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
45.
Placed a great value on education
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
46.
Citizens were expected to take part in public affairs
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
47.
Had a democracy
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
48.
Did not like change
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
49.
This philosopher taught by having students ask questions
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
50.
The love of wisdom
a)
Philosophy
b)
Stoicism
c)
Mythology
51.
These officials collected taxes, served as judges, and put down rebellions within their territories.
a)
satraps
b)
cavalry
c)
Immortals
52.
Athens is known for its
a)
founding ideas of democracy
b)

militarism

c)
great seafood
d)
Gods
53.
Sparta is a Greek city- state recognized for its military strength.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Spartan men were required to be in the military starting at age 7 to
a)
20
b)
60
c)
30
d)
25
55.
Women, slaves and ________ were not allowed to be citizens
a)
children
b)
girls
c)
foreigners
d)
poor people
56.
The Peloponnesian war was fought between
a)
French & British
b)
Athens & Greece
c)
US & British
d)
Babylonia & Persians
57.
Greece is a country on the continent of
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)

China

58.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it. 
b)
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
59.
The wars between Athens and Sparta are known as the ______ Wars.
a)
Persian
b)
Greek
c)
Peloponnesian
d)
Marathon
60.

Ruled by one

a)

Monarchy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Tyranny

61.

A student of Socrates and created dialogues for his logic

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

62.

What country on the northern fringes was considered barbarians?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Rome

c)

Europe

63.

Phillip II was the first Macedonian king to

a)

conquer the Spartans

b)

unite Greece under one rule

c)

distribute the power to all citizens

d)

carry the burden of all the roman people

64.

Who took over for Phillip II?

a)

Argus the Great

b)

Bethany the Great

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Alexander the Great

65.

The time period between Alexanders rule and the Roman Empire

a)

Golden Age

b)

Hellenistic Age

c)

Age of Athens

d)

Age of Greek

66.

Alexander died at the age of

a)

30

b)

31

c)

32

d)

33

67.

Alexander died in the city of

a)

Troy

b)

Athens

c)

Babylon

d)

Sparta

68.

Why was Pericles famous?

a)

He was the author of important plays

b)

He was the architect of a major temple.

c)

He led the army during the Persian wars

d)

He led the government during the Golden Age.

69.

Why was the Parthenon built?

a)

to foretell the future

b)

to honor the goddess Athena

c)

to reward the chief of the navy

d)

to hold meetings by city leaders

70.

What was Alexander’s goal for his empire?

a)

to make Athens the biggest capital city

b)

to require everyone to follow one religion

c)

to make conquered towns and cities independent

d)

to bring different cultures under one government

71.

What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?

a)

It was defeated by the Greeks.

b)

The capital moved to Babylon.

c)

His generals fought for control.

d)

His son Philip became the ruler.

72.
What famous philosopher was Alexander`s teacher as a child?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Euclid
73.

Pericles united the Athenian government under democracy

a)

True

b)

False

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