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Classical Greece

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the geography of Greece affect its development?

a)

The cold weather prevented any agriculture from succeeding.

b)

The many mountains and seas caused many rival city-states to develop.

c)

The few natural barriers allowed one strong clan to unite the entire country.

d)

The intense heat generally forced most outdoor activities inside.

2.

Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

a)

rulers of the Roman Republic

b)

artists of the Italian Renaissance

c)

religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation

d)

philosophers of ancient Greece

3.

One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of

a)

absolute monarchies

b)

separate, independent city-states

c)

extensive trade with the Persians

d)

belief in one God

4.

Which statement most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?

a)

“I have never heard of a society like Sparta that believes in only one God.”

b)

“I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens.”

c)

“This society allows for more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens.”

d)

“The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.”

5.

In this Greek city-state, emphasis was placed on receiving an education, the arts, poetry, music

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

6.

An enemy of the Greeks was the _____________ Empire.

a)

Spartan

b)

Athenian

c)

Persian

d)

Delian League

7.

Intense military training occurred in which Greek city-state?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

8.

Which of the following are Greek contributions to our culture?

a)

theater

b)

democracy

c)

architecture

d)

all of the above

9.

What kind of government did Pericles introduce?

a)

oligarchy

b)

aristocracy

c)

limited democracy

d)

direct democracy

10.

What leader greatly expanded the Macedonian Empire?

a)

Philip II

b)

Pericles

c)

Darius I

d)

Alexander the Great

11.

What happened to Alexander’s empire less than 100 years after his death?

a)

His empire was broken into four kingdoms: Egyptian, Macedonian,

Pergamum, and Seleucid.

b)

Athens had a direct democracy.

c)

Macedonia was able to conquer Athens and Sparta because they had been weakened by constant war.

12.

The Peloponnesian War broke out between which powers?

a)

Greece and Troy

b)

Greece and Persia

c)

Athens and the Delian League

d)

Athens and Sparta

13.
What allowed Greeks to interact with other people and cultures?
a)
religion
b)
trade
c)
art
d)
sports
14.
Government where rule by small group
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
15.
What Athenian leader led Athens into its' Golden Age of power, wealth, democracy and culture in the 5th century B.C.E.?
a)
Solon
b)
Cliesthenes
c)
Pericles
d)
Socrates
16.

The Peloponnesian War broke out between which powers?

a)

Greece and Troy

b)

Greece and Persia

c)

Athens and the Delian League

d)

Athens and Sparta

17.
What did the Spartans do at the Battle of Thermopylae?
a)
Nothing.  They were not there.
b)
Ran at the Persians.
c)
Used their superior numbers to surround the enemy.
d)
Held a narrow pass for two days with 300 soldiers.