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Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the goddess of gods and marriage?
a)
demeter
b)
dionysus
c)
hestia
d)
hera
2.
Who is the god of sun and music?
a)
Artemis
b)
Hades
c)
Hermes
d)
Apollo
3.
Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Persephone
4.
God of the sky; chief god; weapon is a lightning bolt
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Poisidon
5.
I am a famous Tragediam who used my background as an Athenian general in my writing. My best known work is Oedipus Rex.
a)
Sophocles
b)
Homer
c)
Aeschylus
d)
Thucydides
6.
I am a blind poet who lived in the 700s BCE. I wrote the famous epics, Iliad and Odyssey.
a)
Homer
b)
Herodotus
c)
Archimedes
d)
Hippocrates
7.
I am the sculptor in charge of the sculptures of the Parthenon and carved the towering statue of Athena myself.
a)
Phidias
b)
Euclid
c)
Homer
d)
Sophocles
8.
I am known as the "Father of History" because I was the first to separate fact from fiction. My book about the Persian Wars is called "Historia."
a)
Herodotus
b)
Homer
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Phidias
9.
I am a scientific historian because of my efforts to be accurate and impartial. I reject the notion that the gods play any role in human history. My book about the Peloponnesian War is called The Peloponnesian War.
a)
Thucydides
b)
Aeschylus
c)
Archimedes
d)
Arostotle
10.
Although I'm a sculptor by trade, I spent moist of my time teaching. I like to ask students questions to help them figure things out without just telling them. I also believe in the absolute truth. I'll be executed for corrupting the youth of Athens.
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander the Great
11.
I was Socrates's student before I opened my own school, The Academy. I wrote The Republic in which I criticize Democracy as giving too much freedom to an individual.
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Euclid
d)
Hippocrates
12.
I studied with Plato for 20 years before I opened my own school, The Lyceum. I tutored Alexander the Great. I've influenced science, philosophy, and government with my work on logic, especially Syllogism.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Phidias
d)
Sophocles
13.
They call me the "Father of Medicine" because I realized that diseases are natural and caused by things like poor hygiene and improper diet. Also, I know that real medicine is separate from mythical explanations.
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Thucydides
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Euclid
14.
I am the mathematician of the Hellenistic Age who organized all of the information about Geometry into the Elements of Geometry.
a)
Euclid
b)
Homer
c)
Phidias
d)
Plato
15.
"Everything can be explained in mathematical terms," I developed the Pythagorean Theorem about right triangles and even believed the world is round.
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Sophocles
d)
Socrates
16.
Vocab - an area consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside
a)
geography
b)
city-state (polis)
c)
dependency
d)
peninsula
17.
Vocab - the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people
a)
impede
b)
promote
c)
archipelago
d)
culture
18.
What is the name of the city state located at #2?
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Athens
c)
Greece
d)
Sparta
19.
What is the name of the peninsula in southern Greece located at #3?
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Athens
c)
Greece
d)
Sparta
20.
What is the name of the city state located at #4 on the map?
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Athens
c)
Greece
d)
Sparta
21.
What is the name of the island located at #5 on the map?
a)
Crete
b)
Athens
c)
Greece
d)
Sparta
22.
What is the name of the sea located on the map at #6?
a)
Ionian Sea
b)
Agean Sea
c)
Asian Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
23.
What is the name of the sea located south of the Peloponnesus peninsula?
a)
Ionian Sea
b)
Agean Sea
c)
Asian Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
24.
What is the name of the city located at #8 on the map?
a)
Persia
b)
Athens
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
25.
What is the name of the continent located at #9 on the map?
a)
Persia
b)
Athens
c)
Asia
d)
Troy
26.
Which of the following were city states found during Classical Greece? (you may select more than one
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Macedon
d)
Persia
27.
Which of the following city states was closest to a democracy?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Macedon
28.
Which of the following city states educated most girls as young as 7
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Macedon
d)
Persia
29.
Which two city states were primarily involved in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Macedon vs Athens
b)
Sparta vs Macedon
c)
Athens vs Sparta
d)
Macedon vs Persia
30.
Which of the following people is credited with conquering Persia
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Darius the Magnificent
c)
Xerxes the Wise
d)
King Leonidas
31.
Philip II brought Greece under Macedonian control.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Alexander the Great’s conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and Persia led to the
a)
adoption of the feudal system
b)
establishment of representative democracy
c)
spread of Hellenistic culture
d)
spread of Islam throughout Europe
33.
Athens enjoyed a golden age under the leadership of
a)
Pericles
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Darius
d)
Themistocles
34.
Citizens of Athens were expected to
a)
Serve on Juries
b)
Discuss political matters
c)
Vote on all laws
d)
All of the above
35.
An important factor that prevented the ancient Greek city-states from uniting to form a single nation was the
a)
Size of the desert regions
b)
Cold, hostile climate
c)
Mountainous topography of the region
d)
Lack of a common language
36.
Why did the Persian War start?
a)
Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state
b)
Persia wanted revenge after being defeated at Marathon
c)
Sparta and Athens wanted to defeat Macedonia
d)
Persian wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Greek Ionian Revolt
37.
How did geography influence the development of ancient Greece?
a)
Rich farmland led to dependence on agriculture
b)
Excellent harbors encouraged seafaring trade
c)
Flat plains made centralized rule possible
d)
Tropical climate discouraged urban development
38.
Which cultures contributed to the Hellenistic culture?
a)
Greek
b)
Greek, African and Italian
c)
Indian and Chinese
d)
Greek, Persian, Indian and Egyptian
39.
______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.
a)
Athens
b)
a peace keeping Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Macedonia
40.
_____________ controlled and dominated the Peloponnesian League
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Ionia
d)
Troy
41.
What new power was rising in the north as Athens and Sparta were fighting each other?
a)
Macedonia
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
42.
What happened that weakened Athens during the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Many of their ships were sunk in a huge storm
b)
They were attacked by the Persians
c)
There was a plague in the city that killed many people including their leader
d)
Much of the wall protecting the city collapsed due to poor construction
43.
The most important consequence of the Peloponnesian War was that
a)
Athens emerged as the undisputed leader of Greece.
b)
the war left Greece exhausted and vulnerable to attack.
c)
Persia was able to take advantage of Greek divisions to complete its conquest.
d)
Sparta's victory propelled it to lasting domination of Greece.
44.
One cause of the Peloponnesian War:
a)
Many Greeks outside of Athens resented Athenian domination.
b)
Pericles got sick.
c)
Sparta destroyed the Acropolis in Athens.
d)
Sparta was against oligarchy, while Athens was for it.
45.
How do we know so much about the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Socrates explained it to his students in great detail.
b)
Alexander the Great demanded a book to be written to preserve the war.
c)
The Greeks painted the events of the war on pottery.
d)
Thucydides wrote a detailed unbiased account of the war.
46.
The most significant result of the Peloponnesian War was..
a)
Phillip of Macedon was able to conquer Greek city-states
b)
Greek trade significantly expanded
c)
New methods of warfare developed
d)
Athens created a giant navy
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