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Greece Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What separated the different

regions within Greece?

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

dense forest

d)

vast stretches of uninhabitable land

2.

Which of the following did

Athens and Sparta have in common?

a)

They were both militaristic states.

b)

They were both democracies.

c)

They were both monarchies.

d)

They were both city-states

3.

A phalanx was a type of (we didn't discuss this, but think about Sparta)

a)

mythical creature.

b)

military formation.

c)

governmental body.

d)

conquest.

4.

The Greeks used the word polis to refer to

a)

the concept of excessive pride.

b)

loyalty to a central government.

c)

the city-state.

d)

the pursuit of truth.

5.

The Greek poet, who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey was

a)

Homer

b)

Pericles

c)

Socrates

d)

Aristotle

6.

Which type of government did

Sparta develop during the Classical Age?

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Republican

d)

Oligarchy

7.

“Achilles was the greatest of Greece's warriors, the leader of fighters known as the Myrmidons. He wore impenetrable armor that was a gift from the god Zeus. He drove a chariot

drawn by immortal horses. Of all Greece’s warriors, the Trojans feared him the most.”


The above quote would have most likely appeared in a

a)

Greek Epic

b)

Greek Philosophy

c)

Greek Acropolis

d)

Greek Comedy

8.

Greeks often socialized and talked politics on the acropolis,

which is

a)

rural farmland.

b)

the village center.

c)

the coastal harbor.

d)

a fortified hilltop.

9.

Which philosopher was condemned

to death for “corrupting the youth of Athens” and “neglecting the city’ gods”?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Protagoras

10.

Who wrote The Republic, a book that set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society?

a)

Plato

b)

Pericles

c)

Socrates

d)

Sophocles

11.

Alexander the Great’s conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia led to the

a)

spread of Hellenism throughout the Mediterranean region.

b)

establishment of representative democracy in Europe.

c)

spread of Islamic culture.

d)

establishment of a unified one-world empire that Alexander ruled.

12.

After the death of Alexander the Great, his empire

a)

was returned to its earlier rulers.

b)

was united under one emperor.

c)

broke into three parts.

d)

It was immediately conquered by the Romans.

13.

At the famous battle ofThermopylae, 300 Spartan soldiers and died against a much larger force of __________ trying to invade Greece. (we didn't talk about this but be sure to know this answer)

a)

Romans

b)

Athenians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Persians

14.

The following map most accurately illustrates

a)

The Mycenaean empire after the Trojan War.

b)

The Persian Empire after the Greek defeat in the Greco-Persian Wars.

c)

The empire of Alexander the Great at the time of his death.

d)

The Spartan empire after the Peloponnesian Wars.

15.

Which of the following cultures was NOT in the makeup of Hellenism

a)

Islamic culture

b)

Persian culture

c)

Greek culture

d)

Egyptian culture

16.

The first simplified alphabet, containing only 22 letters, which became the model for the Greek and later Latin alphabet was created by the

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Mesopotamians

c)

Macedonians

d)

Athenians

17.

What city became the head of

commerce and Hellenistic culture in the ancient world?

a)

Athens

b)

Rhodes

c)

Babylon

d)

Alexandria

18.

Using complete sentences contrast the Athenian and Spartan civilizations based on social structure, government, and culture.

Do you feel comfortable being able to answer this question? If not make sure you review your comparison chart between the two.

a)

Yes

b)

No