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WorksheetsChapter 3 - Ancient Greece
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Defeated the Greeks at Thermopylae
Darius I
Xerxes
Leonidas
Cyrus
Religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion
Zoroaster
Cyrus
Xerxes
Darius I
Reorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapies
Darius I
Zoroaster
Leonidas
Cyrus
King from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at Thermopylae
Darius I
Cyrus
Leonidas
Xerxes
Expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army
Darius I
Xerxes
Zoroaster
Cyrus
Under King Cyrus, in the 540s B.C., the Persian Empire conquered the lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and
Athens
Sparta
Crete
Mesopotamia
In 431 B.C. Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the
Peloponnesian War
Spartan War
Persian War
Greek Civil War
Spartan women were trained in
cooking, cleaning, and combat
art, music, and poetry.
sewing, sword-fighting, and trade.
running, wrestling, and javelin throwing
Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
the Trojan War
economic collapse and
lack of written language
earthquakes and civil
war
migration
Greek city-states were run by their
soldiers
citizens
politicians
kings
Which factors led to the decline of the Persian Empire?
The army was weakened after losses to Greece, and rulers disagreed about who should have power.
The people began to rebel against the Persian kings, causing a long series of civil wars.
A series of natural disasters (droughts and earthquakes) devastated the Persian homeland
The king’s sons plotted to take over the throne, causing a civil war.
Which Greek tyrant became popular by giving land to landless farmers?
Xerxes
Solon
Peisistratus
Cyrus
The type of leader who came to power in Greece around 600 B.C. due to growing political and economic unrest among city-states was a(n)
democrat.
ephor.
oligarch.
tyrant.
Cyrus the Great held his growing empire together by
establishing harsh
military rule.
limiting travel
between provinces.
treating conquered
people fairly.
building strong
fortresses in each conquered land
A 300-year period of time in Greece beginning around 600 B.C. 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, droughts, plagues, and famines.
the Greek city-states fought one another so much that the economy failed completely.
Philosophers are
mathematicians.
teachers of business
techniques.
priests in the Athenian
religion.
thinkers who reflect on
the meaning of life.
Beginning in 478 B.C., which league served as a protective group and a defensive league?
Persian
Athenian
Delian
Artisan
In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?
Athenian boys went to
school; Spartan boys served in the military.
Athenian boys studied
combat; Spartan boys played sports.
Athenian boys lived in
barracks; Spartan boys lived at home.
Athenian boys became
citizens at 30; Spartan boys became citizens at 18.
Persian King Darius I
centralized the government by doing away with separate governors in each province.
sent the Zoroastrians
into exile.
established a citizen
army to serve during times of war.
reorganized the
Persian government to make it more efficient.
What positive development occurred in Greece when Dorian warriors invaded the mainland?
They discovered new
shipping routes.
New methods of farming
were introduced.
A new alphabet was
accepted into use.
They learned how to
make iron weapons and tools.
. Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
free, native-born men
who owned land
any man, whether he
owned land or not
wealthy men or women
who owned slaves and land
foreign-born or native
born men, who may or may not have been landowners
The ________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Phoenician
Dorian
Mycenaean
Minoan
The Athenian economy was supported by
merchants and
artisans.
government
intervention.
pottery and jewelry.
farming and trade.
Many of the enslaved people in Athens were
prisoners captured in
battle.
captured Persians.
people from Africa.
Athenian criminals.
The Age of Pericles was known as a golden age of
farming and trade.
prosperity, culture,
and achievement.
military conquest and
rebuilding.
politics and religion.
Sparta finally was able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War
by burning the city.
because they killed
the leaders of the Athenian army.
when they received
assistance from Macedonia.
by destroying their
naval fleet and blockading the city.
Aspasia was an Athenian woman who
was a member of
Pericles’ family.
fought the Persians.
taught public speaking
and was popular in Athens.
ran a prosperous
Athenian trading company.
The Athenian assembly appointed ten generals, who
were educational
leaders.
led armies into
battle.
carried out the
assembly’s laws.
tried to increase
trade.
Who wrote History of the Persian Wars?
Xerxes
Herodotus
Themistocles
Cyrus
Direct democracy worked well in Athens because
women were allowed to
participate in government.
elections were held to
help select representatives.
every resident of
Athens could participate in government.
there was a relatively
small number of citizens.
Which of these did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?
navigating by the sun
and stars
advances in philosophy
and the arts
making iron tools
pottery making
What did Sparta use to control its citizens?
the helots
the military
the government
forced physical
fitness
Name the 594 B.C. Athenian ruler whose reforms were popular among both nobles and the common people.
Peisistratus
Cleisthenes
Plutarch
Solon
Choose the general statement that best describes the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations
The Mycenaean
civilization learned from the Minoan civilization.
The Minoan and
Mycenaean civilizations collapsed because of a “dark age.”
The Minoans and
Mycenaeans were bitter enemies.
The Minoans made their living as traders
True
False
The common people supported the tyrants over the nobles.
True
False
Aspasia was a popular, well-educated woman who encouraged women to become more involved in government.
True
False
Because of the conquests of King Cyrus, Persia had control of Athens.
True
False
Sparta’s economy was based on trade
True
False
Pericles was a dominant figure in the politics of Sparta.
True
False
The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.
True
False
The Athenian navy defeated the weak Spartan navy.
True
False
Nobles ruled the city-states for a long time
True
False
Tyrants seized power and ruled the city-states harshly.
True
False
After the Peloponnesian War ended, Greek city-states were united for many years under Spartan rule.
True
False
