WorksheetsGreece Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
All of the following are Greece's major geographic features EXCEPT:
It is surrounded by water on three sides, with smaller peninsulas protruding (sticking out) from the mainland
Mountains served as natural barriers and boundaries and prevented large-scale farming because there was a limited amount of farmland
Deep bays and natural harbors along the coastlines encouraged fishing and sea trade
It was surrounded by harsh deserts, which made it very difficult to access water for irrigation
The Greek civilization was located on which body of water?
Red Sea
Baltic Sea
Aegean Sea
Caspian Sea
How did the Greeks respond to the limited farmland they possessed?
It led to increased trade and colonization
They practiced strict population control
They suffered from continuous periods of famine
They used the cities as defensive fortresses
How did the geography of Greece affect its development?
The cold weather prevented any agriculture from succeeding
Since the mountains seas kept groups of Greeks separated, it caused many rival city-states to develop
The few natural barriers allowed one strong clan to unite the entire country
The intense heat generally forced most outdoor activities inside
What two things did each Greek city-state have in common?
Currency and Government
Social structure and Topography
Economic base and attitude toward slaves
Polytheistic religion and Greek language
Where is Troy located on the map?
B
C
D
E
Where is the Mediterranean Sea located on the map?
F
G
H
I
Where is the Aegean Sea located on the map?
A
B
C
D
Where is Balkan Peninsula located on the map?
H
I
J
K
Where is Asia Minor located on the map?
D
E
F
G
Where is Macedonia located on the map?
F
G
H
I
Where is Athens located on the map?
A
B
C
D
Where is the Black Sea located on the map?
H
I
J
K
Where is the Peloponnesus Peninsula located on the map?
D
E
F
G
Where is Sparta located on the map?
D
E
F
G
Where is the Dardanelles Straight located on the map?
H
I
J
K
What kind of religion was Greek mythology was based on that was important to culture, politics, and art in ancient Greece?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Non-theistism
Deism
Greek Mythology explains all of the following EXCEPT:
Animal Qualities
Natural Phenomena
Human Qualities
Life Events
Which Greek goddess replaces the question mark in the table of the image?
Diana
Venus
Aphrodite
Athena
Which Greek goddess replaces the question mark in the table of the image?
Artemis
Hera
Athena
Venus
Which of the following is NOT a way that Greek mythology influenced Western Civilization (today's society)?
Literature
Mathematics
Art
Architecture
What is a Polis (city-state)?
A Banking System
A Military Garrison
A community of people who shared a common identity and common goals
Several bridges throughout Africa
What two things did Greek cities promote?
Isolation and Appeasement
War and Famine
Disease and Death
Civic and Commercial Life
What group of people in ancient Athens had political rights and the responsibility of civic participation in government?
Foreigners
Women
Slaves
Citizens (free adult males)
Which two populations divided the Greek society?
Wealthy and working class populations
Free and enslaved populations
Foreigners and children
Middle class and poor populations
All of the following are the reasons that someone could be enslaved in Greece EXCEPT:
Captured as prisoners of war
Born to enslaved parents
Their skin color/ethnicity
Failing to repay their loans and debts
Which of the following is NOT true regarding enslaved people in ancient Greece?
Slaves did not have power
Slaves did not have political rights
Slaves were able to vote
Slaves were the lowest social group
Who did most families own as household servants or laborers in ancient Greece?
Patricians
Plebeians
Proles
Slaves
What is the correct order of how the Athenian government progressed?
Democracy, Tyranny, Aristocracy, Monarchy
Monarchy, Democracy, Tyranny, Aristocracy
Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy
Tyranny, Monarchy, Democracy, Aristocracy
Which Athenian Tyrant worked to reform (change) things by codifying the laws, so judges could not interpret them however they wanted, and added harsh penalties, which included slavery for debtors?
Draco
Solon
Peisistratus
Cleisthenes
Which Athenian Tyrant worked to reform (change) things by cancelling all land debts and freed people who had fallen into slavery for debts?
Draco
Solon
Peisistratus
Cleisthenes
Ideas about democracy and citizenship in western societies were most influenced by which Greek city-state?
Sparta
Corinth
Athens
Olympia
What type of government did the Athenians develop that is ruled by the people?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
Which type of government in Sparta was ruled by the few because a select group of people exercise control?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyrant
Democracy
Which of the following is NOT true about Sparta?
Oligarchy form of government
Valued literature, arts, and poetry
Rigid social structure
Militaristic and aggressive society
A major factor that moved Greece to their victories and glory during the Persian Wars was:
The unity of Athens and Sparta against the Persian Empire
The hostile relationship between Ionia and Sparta
The hostile relationship between Athens and Sparta
Young and inexperienced military leaders
What was the name of the battle that the Greeks defeated the Persians because Pheidippides ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens, to warn the Athenians that Darius and his army have marched into Greece and are on their to Athens, which allowed them to prepare for the Persian attack?
Battle of Cunaxa
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Marathon
What battle did the Greeks defeat the Persians because it was fought at a very narrow channel that Persian ships had difficulties turning, which allowed smaller Greek ships armed with battering rams to attack and puncture the hulls of many Persian warships?
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Cunaxa
Athenian victories over the Persians at Marathon and Salamis left Greeks in control of the ___________________ ______________________ after the Persian Wars.
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
During the 470s B.C., what did Athens emerge as the leader of that grew to 200 city-states, which allowed them to control other league members, move the league headquarters to Athens, and use military force against members that challenged it's authority?
Delian League
Peloponnesian League
Alexandra
Rome
What great time period did the Persian Wars launch for Athens because it preserved it's independence and continued innovations in government and culture?
Ice Age
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Golden Age of Pericles
What is the time period between Persian Wars and Peloponnesian War, which Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens saw height of it's power and brilliance?
Age of Augustus
Golden Age of Pericles
Age of Justinian
Age of Charlemagne
Who extended democracy during the Golden Age of Athens because he increased the number of public officials on paid salaries, which allowed all citizens to vote or hold political office?
Archimedes
Euclid
Hippocrates
Pericles
What kind of Athenian government did Pericles create, which allowed every male citizen to participate in assembly and vote on all major issues?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
"Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership in a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses."
-- Funeral Oration, Pericles
According to the quote above, all of the following are characteristics of Athenian democracy EXCEPT -
Political power is exercised by citizens
Leader is chosen by lot
Judicial branch conducts trials with paid juries
All residents of the city of Athens were citizens
Pericles had Athens rebuilt after destruction in the ________________ _____________.
Trojan Wars
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian Wars
Punic Wars
What monument that was an example of Pericles reconstruction that sits atop to the Acropolis and is dedicated to goddess Athena, which signified the greatness of Athens?
Colosseum
Forum
Parthenon
Aqueduct
What caused the Peloponnesian War?
Rivalry between Greece and Macedonia
Rivalry between Athens and Sparta because they were both competing for control of the Greek world
The conquest of Greece by Rome
The invasion of Greece by Persia
Which camp of the Greek world was Athens part of because they controlled it?
Delian League
Peloponnesian League
Alexander
Rome
Which camp did Sparta form because they feared that Athens had become too powerful?
Delian League
Peloponnesian League
Alexander
Rome
The Peloponnesian War was won by:
Persia
Athens
Sparta
The Delian League
Since the Peloponnesian War weakened Sparta and Athens, which growing power to the north eventually conquered Greece and costed them their freedom by ending Greek democracy?
Troy
Italian Peninsula
Persia
Macedonia
Which Macedonian leader took over the Greek city-states, ended Greek democracy, and returned Greece to a monarchy?
Alexander the Great
Philip II
Darius
Cyrus
Alexander the Great’s conquests, spread Greek influence in Egypt and the Near East, which stretched to western __________________________.
Korea
Japan
India
Iran
What time period occurs after Alexander the Great expands his empire, which is the blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures that spread through trade and commerce?
Ice Age
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Hellenistic Age
Who sculpted the Parthenon that crafted a giant statue of Athena that stood over 30 feet tall and contained precious metals such as gold and ivory?
Aeschylus
Homer
Sophocles
Phidias
What Greek playwright is known as “The Father of Tragedy” and wrote the Oresteia trilogy?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Phidias
Which Greek playwright wrote the play, Oedipus Rex, which is a tragedy about a conflict between morals and laws?
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Homer
Pericles
Who is the considered "The Father of History" that wrote The Persian Wars and questioned people on where they would get their information?
Euclid
Pythagoras
Herodotus
Homer
Which Athenian historian fought in the Peloponnesian Wars and wrote History of the Peloponnesian War?
Euclid
Pythagoras
Herodotus
Thucydides
Which Greek Philosopher used the Socratic method of teaching, which teaches using a question-and-answer format to lead pupils (students) to see things for themselves by using their own reasoning skills?
Pericles
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Which Greek Philosopher set up a school called the The Academy that ran for 900 years and wrote The Republic, and in it he set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society, which is an ideal society falls into three groups that contain farmers & artisans, warriors, and the ruling class and the person with the greatest insight and intellect from the ruling class would be philosopher or king?
Pericles
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Which Greek Philosopher set up a school called the Lyceum, used reasoning (the basis of the scientific method used today) to study the nature of the world and human belief, and believed that governments should be ruled by one single leader?
Pericles
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Who wrote The Elements, which contained 465 carefully presented geometry propositions and proofs and is still the basis for courses in geometry?
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Euclid
Pythagoras
Who accurately estimated the value of pi = 3.14, which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it's diameter and created the lever and pulley to lift heavy objects?
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Euclid
Pythagoras
Who discovered the Pythagorean Theorem, a2 + b2 = c2?
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Euclid
Pythagoras
Who is the “Father of Medicine” and came up with the Hippocratic Oath, which is an oath stating the obligations and proper conduct of doctors?
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Euclid
Pythagoras
Which Greek column has carved scrolls on top?
Romanesque
Corinthian
Ionic
Doric
Which Greek column is fancy with leaves on top?
Corinthian
Egyptian
Ionic
Doric
Which Greek column has a rectangular capital (top), which is the same column that the Parthenon has as its architecture?
Romanesque
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
