WorksheetsWH Chapter 4 Sections 3 & 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
The Persian Wars began when
Pericles decided to punish Sparta for helping the Persians
Spartans came to resent Athenian dominance in Greece
Athens formed the Delian League
Darius decided to punish Athens for helping the Ionians.
What was one result of the Greek victory against the Persians?
Pericles seized power in Athens.
Athens formed the Delian League.
Athenians built a large fleet of ships
Spartans battled the Persians at Thermopylae.
Why did Pericles approve paying people to serve in government?
It made trials by jury possible
It ended threats to democracy.
It allowed poor men to serve.
It favored rich citizens.
What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Athenians resented Spartan domination.
Spartans resented Athenian domination.
Sparta and Persia formed an alliance to defeat Athens.
Macedonia attacked the Greek city-states.
When the Peloponnesian War ended,
Sparta had defeated Athens.
Persia controlled Greece.
Athens had defeated Sparta.
all of Greece was more powerful.
Greek philosophers believed they could discover the laws of the universe through
rhetoric.
the golden mean.
balance and beauty.
reason and observation.
Aristotle analyzed all forms of government and favored rule by
direct democracy.
a strong, virtuous leader.
the wealthiest citizens.
men skilled in rhetoric.
Greek sculptors tried to show
people’s faults as well as their beauty.
the gods, but never human beings.
people in their most perfect, graceful form.
people in activities from everyday life.
The first Greek plays grew out of
religious festivals to honor the gods.
ceremonies to honor victories in battle.
funerals of great leaders.
celebrations of victors in athletic contests.
The purpose of Greek tragedy was to
frighten audiences into examining their own lives.
stir up and then relieve the emotions of pity and fear.
amuse audiences with tales of the downfall of great men.
make fun of people, customs, and manners of the day.
Which city-state gained power before the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Ionia
Which Historian wrote about the Peloponnesian War?
Herodotus
Aristotle
Thucydides
Plato
Which Historian wrote about the Persian Wars?
Thucydides
Heracles
Thrasymachus
Herodotus
Who helped Sparta defeat the Athenian fleet?
The Phoenicians
The Persians
The Romans
The Philistines
