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Greeks Part 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lack of arable land in Greece contributed to an economic system based on

a)

manufactured goods

b)

shipping and trade

c)

agricultural production

d)

lumber and minerals

2.

What primary factor encouraged Greek city-states to develop different identities?

a)

Language

b)

Religion

c)

Economy

d)

Geography

3.

Which number represents the location of ancient Athens?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Compared to women of other Greek city-states, the women of Sparta —

a)

were better educated

b)

had more personal freedom

c)

led very secluded lives

d)

were more religious

5.

In this quotation, Pericles describes Athenian society as valuing —

a)

military discipline

b)

civic responsibility

c)

religious freedom

d)

economic opportunity

6.

This sequence describes the development of government in ancient —

a)

Byzantium

b)

Sparta

c)

Rome

d)

Athens

7.

Ancient Athens was responsible for developing which concept in government

a)

Civil service

b)

Elected legislatures

c)

Direct democracy

d)

Written laws

8.

Life in Sparta was different from life in Athens because Sparta had —

a)

an artistic society

b)

a democratic society

c)

an individualistic society

d)

a militaristic society

9.

Which city-state was victorious in the Battle of Marathon?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Carthage

d)

Persia

10.

Athens and Sparta were allies in the —

a)

Peloponnesian War

b)

First Punic War

c)

Persian Wars

d)

Second Punic War

11.

The Golden Age of Athens occurred under the leadership of —

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Pericles

c)

Darius

d)

Zeus

12.

Pericles significantly influenced which form of government

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Democracy

13.

The Parthenon was constructed soon after the —

a)

Peloponnesian War

b)

Persian Wars

c)

Punic Wars

d)

Trojan War

14.

Which term best describes the individuals in this list

a)

Mathematicians

b)

Historians

c)

Philosophers

d)

Poets

15.

Hippocrates made important contributions in the area of —

a)

poetry

b)

sculpture

c)

philosophy

d)

medicine

16.

Who conquered the Persian Empire?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Julius Ceaser

c)

Phillip

d)

Augustus

17.

The mixer of Eygpt, Greek, and Persia created by Alexander the Great is called-

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Ionian

c)

Spartan

d)

Hellenistic

18.

Which of these best replaces the question mark

a)

Code of politeness

b)

Ancestor worship

c)

Caste system

d)

Imperial bureaucracy