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Unit 4 Ancient Greece Test Review

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Greek city-state is this on the Balkan Peninsula?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Troy
2.
Which Greek city-state is this on the Peloponnesian Peninsula?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Troy
3.
Which Greek city-state is this in Asia Minor?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Troy
4.
Which sea is this, to the Northeast of Greece?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Aegean Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
5.
Which sea is this, in the middle of Greece?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Aegean Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
6.
Which sea is this, the large sea underneath of Greece?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Aegean Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
7.
What kingdom is this, above Greece?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Troy
d)
Macedonia
8.
What straits connect the Aegean and Black Seas?
a)
Dardanelles
b)
Troy
c)
Aegean
d)
Balkan
9.
What peninsula is Athens on?
a)
Balkan
b)
Peloponnesian
10.
What peninsula is Sparta on?
a)
Balkan
b)
Peloponnesian
11.
An economic development that helped shape Greece was
a)
a shift from a barter to money economy
b)
Moutainous terrain helping/hindering city-state development
c)
Colonization due to overpopulation and no arable land
d)
City-states promoting civic and commercial life
12.
Due to overpopulation and lack of arable land, the Greeks had to 
a)
trade and colonize
b)
shift to a money economy
c)
create agriculture
d)
spread Hellenic culture
13.
What helped and hindered the development of city-states in Greece?
a)
commerce
b)
trade
c)
colonization
d)
mountainous terrain
14.
Arable land means
a)
dry land
b)
farmable land
c)
mountainous land
d)
cold land
15.
Hellenic culture means
a)
Egyptian culture
b)
Spartan culture
c)
Greek culture
d)
Macedonian culture
16.

The Aegean Sea is labeled with the number

a)

A 1

b)

B 2

c)

C 3

d)

D 4

17.

The Black Sea is labeled with the number –

a)

A 1

b)

B 2

c)

C 3

d)

D 4

18.

Asia Minor is labeled closest to number –

a)

A 1

b)

B 2

c)

C 3

d)

D 4

19.

The Mediterranean Sea is labeled with number –

a)

A 1

b)

B 2

c)

C 3

d)

D 4

20.

Athens is labeled closest to number –

a)

A 1

b)

B 2

c)

C 3

d)

D 4

21.

Sparta is labeled closest to number –

a)

A 1

b)

B 2

c)

C 3

d)

D 4

22.

Troy is labeled closest to the number –

a)

A 1

b)

B 2

c)

C 3

d)

D 4

23.

Which area is shaded on the map?

a)

A Macedonia

b)

B Balkan peninsula

c)

C Peloponnesus peninsula

d)

D Dardanelles

24.

All are true regarding how geography impacted the development of ancient Greece except -

a)

F They created independent, small city-states that were cut off from

one another by mountains or water

b)

G They built vast empires due to the large and flat land spaces

c)

H Some cities became important trading centers while others were

isolated

d)

J The location of the seas created skilled sailors and provided

harbors for ships

25.
Many Western symbols and words come from 
a)
Greek mythology
b)
Greek geography
26.
Greek mythology (religion in Greece) is
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
27.
Zeus is the
a)
King of the gods
b)
God of war
c)
God of the sun
d)
God of the sea
28.
Hera is
a)
Queen of the gods
b)
Goddess of Wisdom
c)
Goddess of the moon
d)
Goddess of love
29.
Apollo is
a)
God of the sun and music
b)
God of the hunt and moon
c)
God of war
d)
King of the gods
30.
Artemis is
a)
Goddess of the hunt and moon
b)
Goddess of wisdom
c)
Goddess of love and beauty
d)
Queen of the gods
31.
Athena is
a)
Goddess of the hunt and moon
b)
Goddess of wisdom
c)
Goddess of love and beauty
d)
Queen of the gods
32.
Aphrodite is
a)
Goddess of the hunt and moon
b)
Goddess of wisdom
c)
Goddess of love and beauty
d)
Queen of the gods
33.
The Greek gods and goddesses were believed to have lived on Mount Olympus. Which letter represents Mount Olympus
a)
F
b)
B
c)
H
d)
I
34.

Which group occupied the lowest class in Greek society?

a)

A Women

b)

B Foreigners

c)

C Slaves

d)

D Children

35.

Which is the correct order of governments in Athens and Sparta from their first government until their last?

a)

A Monarchy-Aristocracy-Tyranny-Democracy

b)

B Aristocracy-Monarchy-Democracy-Tyranny

c)

C Tyranny-Monarchy-Democracy-Aristocracy

d)

D Monarchy-Democracy-Aristocracy-Tyranny

36.

Which Greek city-state was known as the birthplace of democracy?

a)

A Rome

b)

B Sparta

c)

C Carthage

d)

D Athens

37.

Which term best describes the role of Spartan males from childhood to adulthood?

a)

A Politcians

b)

B Soldiers

c)

C Farmers

d)

D Philosophers

38.

In the Peloponnesian War, Athens fought -

a)

A Egypt

b)

B Sparta

c)

C Rome

d)

D Persia

39.

Which Greek city-state was most dominant?

a)

A Persia

b)

B Sparta

c)

C Athens

d)

D Delos

40.

Which statement best describes the role of the Persian Wars on Athens?

a)

A Athens continued to create innovations in government and culture

b)

B Athens was bankrupt by the cost of the war

c)

C Athens was captured by Persia

d)

D Athens isolated itself from international affairs

41.
Citizens in Greece were
a)
Everyone
b)
Free Adult Males
c)
Women and foreigners
d)
Slaves
42.
Who went through stages of government including a Monarchy -> Aristocracy -> Tyranny -> Democracy
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
43.
The tyrants of Athens are
a)
Draco and Moses
b)
Solon and Abraham
c)
Draco and Solon
d)
Asoka and Draco
44.
The type of government Athens had was a 
a)
Direct democracy
b)
Oligarchy
45.
The type of government Sparta had was a 
a)
Direct democracy
b)
Oligarchy
46.
The militaristic and aggressive city-state was
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
47.
Who had a rigid social structure?
a)
Athens 
b)
Sparta
48.
Which city-state is known as the birthplace of direct democracy?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Rome
d)
Carthage
49.
Which form of government is best described as the rich ruling?
a)
monarchy
b)
aristocracy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
50.
Which of the following does NOT describe Sparta?
a)
located on the Peloponnesus peninsula
b)
militaristic society
c)
focused on education
d)
oligarchy
51.
Which best describes the Spartan type of government ruled by a small group of people?
a)
tyranny
b)
democracy
c)
aristocracy
d)
oligarchy
52.
Which term was associated with slavery in Sparta?
a)
patriarch
b)
helot
c)
untouchables
d)
plebeian
53.
The war with Athens and Sparta united as Greece vs. the Persian Empire is
a)
The Persian War
b)
The Peloponnesian War
54.
The significance of the Persian Wars was that:
a)
Athens and Sparta united against the Persian Empire.
b)
Persia emerged as the world’s most powerful government.
c)
he cultural advancements of Greek civilization slowed
d)
Greek tyranny was extended throughout the Mediterranean area.
55.
Why did the Greeks go to war with the Persians? 
a)
The Greeks believed in different gods than the Persians and the Persians were not tolerant of them
b)
The Persians had taken over the Greek colonies in Ionia (Turkey/Asia Minor) which the Greeks could not survive without
c)
The Persians had captured the Greeks and tortured their women so they fought back out of revenge.
d)
The Greeks had tried to take over the Persian capitol Persepolis to try to become the largest empire
56.
At which naval battle were the Greeks able corner the Persian fleet and claim victory over the Persians?
a)
Battle of Marathon
b)
Battle of Salamis
c)
Battle of Thermopylae
d)
Battle of Sicily
57.
What was the result of the Persian War?
a)
The Persians won both of the wars and went through a Golden Age
b)
The Mongols interfered, allowing the Persians to win
c)
The Greeks experienced a Golden Age afterwards
d)
The Macedonians created an alliance with Persia to beat Greece in a following war
58.
What is another word that means "Greek city-state"?
a)
satrapies
b)
archipelago
c)
poleis
d)
subcontinent
59.
Who led the Golden Age of Athens?
a)
Pericles
b)
Homer
c)
Asoka
d)
Abraham
60.
In the Golden Age, Pericles
a)
Ended democracy & rebuilt Athens
b)
Extended democracy & destroyed Athens
c)
extended democracy & rebuilt Athens
d)
Ended democracy & destroyed Athens
61.
The two playwrights (drama) of Greece are
a)
Homer & Herodotus
b)
Archimedes & Aristotle
c)
Aeschylus & Sophocles
d)
Asoka & Moses
62.
The blind poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey is
a)
Homer
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Euclid
63.
The plain column is
a)
Doric
b)
Ionic
c)
Corinthian
64.
The elaborate column is
a)
Doric
b)
Ionic
c)
Corinthian
65.
The philosophers in Greece are
a)
Homer, Euclid
b)
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
c)
Herodotus, Thucydides
66.
The man who sculpted the statue of Zeus is
a)
Phidas
b)
Pythagoras
c)
Plato
d)
Homer
67.
The war with the Delian League (led by Athens) fighting the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) is the
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War
68.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all Greek ____________.
a)
philosophers
b)
playwriters
c)
mathematicians
69.
Who was considered the "Father of Medicine"?
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Herodotus
c)
Homer
70.
Which building was constructed by Phidias to honor Athena?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Parthenon
c)
Hagia Sophia
d)
Dome of the Rock
71.
Who was a famous Greek mathematician who was famous for his theorem on right triangles?
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Phidias
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Pericles
72.
Which Athenian leader emphasized democracy?
a)
Solon
b)
Draco
c)
Pericles
d)
Homer
73.
Who conquered Greece?
a)
Phillipp II
b)
Pericles
c)
Phidias
d)
Pythagoras
74.
After the Peloponnesian War, which country conquered Greece?
a)
Persia
b)
Macedonia
c)
Egypt
d)
Carthage
75.
As evidence of his admiration of Greek culture, who did Phillip II ask to tutor Alexander?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Archimedes
76.
The lasting impact of Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Period was:
a)
the spread of Greek culture
b)
reformation of Persians
c)
independence of Greek city-states
d)
rebuilding of Athens
77.
Alexander's Hellenistic Age referred to the blending of:
a)
Russian and Greek culture
b)
Roman and Spanish culture
c)
Greek and Asian/oriental culture
78.

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?

a)

Alexander thought that all other cultures were weak.

b)

Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks.

c)

Alexander was trying to make the Persian Empire angry.

d)

Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.

79.

What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens and Sparta agreed to a truce.

b)

Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.

c)

Athens became the most powerful city-state in Greece

d)

Athens and Sparta merged their cultures into one

80.

Which two battles show Greece’s power and cleverness in defeating Xerxes I?

a)

Marathon and Plataea

b)

Salamis and Marathon

c)

Thermopylae and Salamis

d)

Salamis and Plataea

81.

This person was the commander of the Persian army during their war with Sparta. He is well known for his victory over the Spartan 300.

a)

Parthenon

b)

King Darius

c)

King Leonidas

d)

Xerxes

82.

An association of Greek city-states under the leadership of Athens to protect themselves in future battles with the Persians.

a)

Delian League

b)

Peloponnesian League

c)

Minoans

d)

City-State

83.

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks

a)

took up farming

b)

learned how to climb mountains.

c)

became expert shipbuilders.

d)

gave up trying to travel.

84.

Which of the following best defines a polis?

a)

a small city-state

b)

a marketplace where goods were traded

c)

a high hill on which a fortress was often built

d)

a period of great achievements

85.

Greece fell to the ________________.

a)

Persians

b)

Macedonians

c)

Romans

d)

Phoenicians

86.

To increase their military strength the Spartans formed

a)

The Peloponnesian League

b)

The Delian League

c)

A confederation of met once a year to practice military strategy

d)

An assembly of all citizens

87.

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?

a)

Alexander admired and enjoyed Macedonian culture.

b)

Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks.

c)

Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.

d)

Alexander was trying to make the Persian Empire angry.

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