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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Minoans made their living as traders.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Because of the conquest of King Cyrus, Persia had control of Athens.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Sparta's economy was based on trade.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Persian King who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis.

a)

Pericles

b)

Cyrus

c)

Darius

d)

Xerxes

6.

Persian king who invaded Greece at Marathon.

a)

Pericles

b)

Cyrus

c)

Darius

d)

Xerxes

7.

Leader who made Athens democratic.

a)

Pericles

b)

Leonidas

c)

Cyrus

d)

Darius

8.

Spartan king who led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae.

a)

Leonidas

b)

Pericles

c)

Xerxes

d)

Cyrus

9.

Persian king who built a strong army and expanded the Persian Empire

a)

Xerxes

b)

Darius

c)

Cyrus

d)

Leonidas

10.

Which of these did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?

a)

sailing

b)

advances in philosophy and the arts

c)

making iron tools

d)

pottery making

11.

A 300 year period of time in Greece beginning around 1100 BC is called the Dark Age because

a)

Persians conquered Greece and ruled with absolute power.

b)

trade and farming failed, and many stopped reading and writing

c)

there were natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts

d)

the Greek city-states fought one another so much that the economy failed

12.

Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of King Philip II.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Many Greeks visited an oracle to find out about the future.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Parthenon is an example of a Greek theater.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like human beings.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20.

a)

Sophocles

b)

Alexander

c)

Stoic

d)

Philip

17.

A time when Greek culture spread throughout the known world.

a)

Hellenistic Era

b)

Dark Ages

c)

Persian Conquests

d)

Middle Kingdom

18.

Who thought that governments should be headed by a philosopher king?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Jason

c)

Plato

d)

Aristophanes

19.

Who did the Greeks worship as their chief god?

a)

Zues

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Hercules