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WorksheetsWorld History Semester 1 Exam Review Quiz 3 of 4
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
All of the following are true of Minoan Crete and likely inspired elements of the myth of the Minotaur, except
Archaeologists found many images of bulls at the Palace at Knossos.
There were many statues of Achilles in the Palace of Knossos.
The Palace at Knossos is mazelike in that it has approximately 1500 rooms and few hallways.
There is possible evidence of child sacrifice on Crete.
The Mask of Agamemnon refers to
The Egyptians' most famous artifact.t
The most famous artifact of the Hellenistic Age.
The Hittites' most famous artifact.
The Mycenaeans’ most famous artifact.
All of the following are true of the Mycenaeans, except
They were the people described in Homer’s epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Their most famous site had a citadel famous for its “Lion Gate.”
They built a great palace on Crete with about 1500 rooms.
Their burial sites indicate that they were probably a warlike people.
Homer’s Iliad
Tells the story of a Trojan hero’s 10-year journey home.
Argues that the best form of government is a republic led by philosopher-kings.
Traces the moral development of the Greeks’ greatest warrior Achilles during the Trojan War.
Accuses Socrates of corrupting the young men of Athens and denying the existence of Greek gods.
What was the most important development of the Greek Archaic Age?
The Mycenaean Greeks abandoned their settlements and lost writing.
The polis became the center of Greek political life.
The Greeks fought the Trojan War.
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire.
All of the following were true of ancient Greek city-states, except
Each city-state worshiped different gods than other city-states.
Each city-state had its own government.
Each city-state had an agora, or open-air marketplace where politics occurred.
Each city-state had an acropolis, or high fortified area with temples on top.
All of the following culturally united the Greek city-states leading scholars to consider them all part of one civilization, except
All Greek city-states believed that Delphi was a center of prophecy that should not be under the control of any city-state.
All Greek city-states had democratic forms of government.
All Greeks spoke the same language and used the same writing system.
All Greeks believed in the same pantheon of Greek gods.
All Greek city-states participated in the cycle of Pan-Hellenic festivals that repeated itself every four years.
The ancient Greeks’ most famous hero was ______________. He was the son of Zeus and a mortal woman, performed 12 famous labors, and had to deal with Hera’s constant attempts to ruin his life.
Heracles
Icarus
Daedalus
Hermes
The primary purpose of the Olympic Festival was to
Win athletic competitions.
Win drama competitions.
Honor soldiers who died in battle.
Honor Zeus, the king of the Greek gods.
________ was the largest ancient Greek city-state with a population of about 300,000 people and is most admired for its direct democracy.
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
Corinth
A _______________ democracy is a form of government in which citizens elect representatives who vote for them, while in a __________________ democracy, all citizens can debate and vote on all issues.
Socialist, communist
Republican, direct
Authoritarian, oligarchic
Plutocratic, limited
What was the main reason why Spartans gave Lycurgus the Lawgiver the power to reform Sparta into a militaristic society focused on creating the best army in Greece?
To prepare for an Athenian invasion of Sparta.
To prevent slave revolts by Sparta's huge helot population.
To prepare for war against the Persians Empire.
To facilitate the construction of the greatest defensive fort ever seen in the Mediterranean Greek world.
All of the following are true of the First Persian War, except
The Persians wanted to punish Athens for helping Ionian Greeks in Asia Minor (Asian Turkey) rebel against the Persian Empire.
The Athenians defeated the Spartans.
The Greeks drove the Persians back to their ships at the Battle of Marathon.
The Greeks defeated the Persians.
The first major battle of the Second Persian War was the Battle of Thermopylae. What happened during this famous battle?
300 Spartans led a small Greek force in an attempt to stall the massive Persian army at a narrow mountain pass in northern Greece so that Greeks further south could mobilize (get ready) for war.
The Spartans defeated the Athenians.
The Athenians defeated the Spartans.
The Athenian navy defeated a larger Persian fleet by luring the Persians into the narrow strait of Salamis near Athens.
Why was the Battle of Salamis the decisive battle of the Second Persian War?
The Spartans inflicted a major defeat on the Persians at a mountain pass in northern Greece leading the Persians to exit the war.
By winning the Battle of Salamis, the Greeks gained control of Asia Minor (Asian Turkey) and one of the Persian Empire’s most important capitals.
The Athenian fleet destroyed many Persian ships hurting the Persians’ ability to resupply themselves for the rest o f the war.
The Battle of Salamis demonstrated the huge advantage the Greeks had in numbers over the Persians leading the Persians to exit the war.
What was the most important impact of the Second Persian War?
Sparta defeated Athens leading to a period marked by warfare among shifting alliances of city-states.
Athens used its leadership of the Delian League to build a powerful empire for itself.
Sparta used its leadership of the Peloponnesian League to build a powerful empire for itself.
The Persians gained control of northern Greece.
All of the following are true of the great Athenian statesman Pericles, except
He was Athens’ greatest king.
Under his leadership, Athens became its most democratic.
He used Delian League funds to pay for great temples and sculptures on the Acropolis, as well as Athens' Long Walls to Piraeus.
He died from a plague that struck Athens early in the Peloponnesian War (431 - 404 B.C.E.).
The most admired ancient Greek temple that is arguably the most copied building in the world today is the
Temple of Hephaestos in Athens.
Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.
Parthenon in Athens.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia.
All of the following are influential ancient Greek philosophers associated with Athens, except
Socrates.
Plato.
Aristotle.
Herodotus.
_____________ is considered the father of Western history and wrote a history of the Persian Wars.
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Herodotus
The word classical refers to
One of the three orders of ancient Greek architecture.
A form of ancient Greek music.
A period in history that sets standards later peoples strive to achieve or exceed.
A type of ancient Greek play.
Which of the following is true of the Peloponnesian War?
The Spartans defeated the Athenians.
The Persians defeated the Greeks.
The Athenians defeated the Spartans.
The Greeks defeated the Persians.
Which of the following correctly describes the political situation in Greece in the decades following the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta became as powerful as Athens had been before the war.
The Persians took over Greece.
Athens reconstituted the empire it had controlled before the war.
Fighting among shifting alliances of Greek city-states weakened Greece making it easier to conquer.
_________ believed that the true nature of things can only be ascertained (figured out) using reason (thought). Conversely, __________ believed that one can only discover the true nature of things after using one's senses to collect, organize, and evaluate lots of observable data.
Herodotus, Pericles
Heraclitus, Thales
Plato, Aristotle
Lycurgus, Pericles
The Macedonian king who used a combination of war, marriage, and alliances to dominate Greece was
Philip II.
Cambysses.
Themistocles.
Sargon.
The Macedonian leader who conquered the Persian Empire and whose death marks the beginning of the Hellenistic Age was
Darius I.
Alexander the Great.
Philip II.
Cyrus the Great.
What happened after Alexander the Great died?
His son took over his empire.
The Persians conquered Alexander's empire.
After a brief power struggle, Alexander's top generals divided his empire into four major kingdoms.
Alexander's empire disintegrated into thirty kingdoms.
The ___________________ refers to the period in history lasting from 323 B.C.E. to 31 B.C.E. during which Greek culture spread through the lands of the former Persian Empire.
Dark Age
Minoan Age
Hellenistic Age
Classical Age
The most famous and intellectually advanced Hellenistic city was ___________________, Egypt. It was admired for its great Pharos lighthouse, its massive library containing 500,000 scrolls, its Museion (“House of Muses”), and its zoo.
Memphis
Argos
Isfahan
Alexandria
Archimedes, arguably the greatest Hellenistic scientist, discovered
The circumference of the earth.
Arabic numerals.
Gravity.
The law of buoyancy (how boats float).
