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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians.
True
False
The Minoans made their living as traders.
True
False
Because of the conquest of King Cyrus, Persia had control of Athens.
True
False
Sparta's economy was based on trade.
True
False
Persian King who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis.
Pericles
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
Persian king who invaded Greece at Marathon.
Pericles
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
Leader who made Athens democratic.
Pericles
Leonidas
Cyrus
Darius
Spartan king who led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae.
Leonidas
Pericles
Xerxes
Cyrus
Persian king who built a strong army and expanded the Persian Empire
Xerxes
Darius
Cyrus
Leonidas
Which of these did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?
sailing
advances in philosophy and the arts
making iron tools
pottery making
A 300 year period of time in Greece beginning around 1100 BC is called the Dark Age because
Persians conquered Greece and ruled with absolute power.
trade and farming failed, and many stopped reading and writing
there were natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts
the Greek city-states fought one another so much that the economy failed
Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of King Philip II.
True
False
Many Greeks visited an oracle to find out about the future.
True
False
The Parthenon is an example of a Greek theater.
True
False
The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like human beings.
True
False
A commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20.
Sophocles
Alexander
Stoic
Philip
A time when Greek culture spread throughout the known world.
Hellenistic Era
Dark Ages
Persian Conquests
Middle Kingdom
Who thought that governments should be headed by a philosopher king?
Alexander the Great
Jason
Plato
Aristophanes
Who did the Greeks worship as their chief god?
Zues
Hades
Poseidon
Hercules
