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Ancient Greece #2 (6.43-6.46)

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A great city in Greece, that had an Oligarchy type of Government, taught boys to be good soldiers, and took what they needed from neighbors.
a)
Sparta 
b)
Athens 
2.
A great city in Greece that had a Democracy for government, traded with other city-states, and participated in the assembly.
a)
Athens 
b)
Sparta 
3.
The war that was a result of Sparta's jealousy and distrust of powerful Athens
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War 
4.
A Government by the people
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy 
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny 
5.
A Government with the power in the hands of a few wealthy people.
a)
Oligarchy 
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
6.
They could own property, they went to school like the boys did, they live. The same simple life as the men
a)
Sparta Women
b)
Athens Women 
7.
Which ancient Greek city-state would you find the majority of young men involved in the military? 
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Crete
d)
Olympia
8.
In order to be considered a citizen of a Greek city-state, you had to be____________
a)
Free
b)
Native-born
c)
Landowning Man
d)
All of the above
9.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
10.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
11.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
12.
Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took Athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?
a)
Pericles
b)
Leonidas
c)
Themistocles
d)
Socrates
13.

Democracy in Athens meant that...

a)

all men could vote

b)

all men and women could vote

c)

all male citizens could vote

d)

all members of the Oligarchy could vote

14.
Athens main rival was the city state of 
a)
Anatolia
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Thermopylae
15.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
16.
What was the religion of ancient Greece?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
17.
How does Athenian democracy differ from our democracy?
a)
In Athens they directly voted to make decisions and we elect representatives.
b)
Athens had less people on a jury than we have today.
c)
Athens didn’t allow foreigners to vote or make decisions.
d)
Women had more rights in Athenian democracy.
18.
Which of the following would be an advantage to living in Athens over Sparta?
a)
Athenian woman had more power in the government.
b)
Athens valued education more than Sparta.
c)
Athens had better military training than Sparta.
d)
Athens had less people involved in the government.
19.
In Athens, wealthy boys…
a)
went to school to learn reading, writing, arithmetic, music, and physical education
b)
studied warfare and were placed in the army. They could retire at age 60.
c)
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy.
d)
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.
20.
The war that was a result of Sparta's jealousy and distrust of powerful Athens
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War 
21.

Who were the participants in the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Corinth vs. Athens

b)

Persia vs. Greece

c)

Athens vs. Sparta

d)

Sparta vs. Thebes

22.

After the Persian Wars, Athens convinced its allies to join an alliance called ______________________.

a)

the Delian League

b)

the Macedonian League

c)

the Peloponnesian League

d)

the Major League

23.

This alliance was created by Athens to ____________.

a)

go to war with Sparta

b)

protect its members from attack by the Persians

c)

to form a peace with Persia

d)

to form a peace with Sparta

24.

What was the name of the anti-Athens alliance led by Sparta called that included Thebes, Megara, and Corinth?

a)

Delian League

b)

Justice League

c)

Peloponnesian League

d)

Olympian League

25.

What was the ultimate cause of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Power struggles between the city-states

b)

Disagreements about trade

c)

The plague

d)

The helots revolted.

26.

Why did other city-states become angry with Athens?

a)

Athens took control of the Delian League's money and used the money for its own benefit.

b)

The Delian League changed from a military alliance to an empire ruled by Athens.

c)

They interferred with other city-states.

d)

All of the above.

27.

Athens used the money from the Delian League to...

a)

pay for the Olympic Games.

b)

rebuild the Parthenon.

c)

pay Pericles salary.

d)

build ships for trading.

28.

What were the results of the Peloponnesian War? (choose all that apply)

a)

Sparta was victorious

b)

Athens was victorious

c)

All of Greece was devastated.

d)

Greece was now vunerable to invasion.

29.

In 350 B.C. , the Greek city-states were conquered by the ______________.

a)

Persians

b)

Romans

c)

Macedonians

d)

Sicilians

30.
Who won the Persian War?
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
c)
Both; they tied
d)
Neither
31.
The Persian Empire was victorious against _______ at the Battle of Thermopylae.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Macedonia
d)
Olympia
32.
At the Battle of Marathon, ________________.
a)
Persian Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.
b)
Athens was defeated by Persian Empire.
c)
Sparta was defeated by Athens. 
d)
Persian Empire was defeated by Athens.
33.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Persian Wars?
a)
The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
b)
Athens started its decline after the end of the war
c)
Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
d)
Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
34.
The Spartan leader who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was
a)
Lycurgus
b)
Themistocles
c)
Leonidas
d)
Pheidippides
35.
______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.
a)
Athens
b)
a peace keeping Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Macedonia
36.
_____________ controlled and dominated the Peloponnesian League
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Ionia
d)
Troy
37.
This Persian king led the 2nd invasion of Greece to avenge his fathers defeat.
a)
Hippias
b)
Xerxes
c)
Cliesthenes
d)
Leonidas
38.
Athens and Sparta were allies in the
a)
Trojan War
b)
Persian War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
Punic War
39.
Which issue led to the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Competition for control of Greece
b)
Religious differences
c)
A long standing trade dispute
d)
Revenge for past military defeats
40.

What is a result of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Greece gained a lot of land

b)

Greeks lost their sense of community

c)

Athens got richer.

d)

Sparta gained soldiers from Persia.

41.
Which is NOT a result of the Peloponnesian War?
a)
united against a common enemy
b)
too weak to fight off invaders
c)
too divided to fight off invaders
d)
the Greek language disappears
42.
Who lost the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta
b)
Delos
c)
Persia
d)
Athens
43.
Who declared war in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Athens
b)
Greece
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
44.
What new power was rising in the north as Athens and Sparta were fighting each other?
a)
Macedonia
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
45.
The most important consequence of the Peloponnesian War was that
a)
Athens emerged as the undisputed leader of Greece.
b)
the war left Greece exhausted and vulnerable to attack.
c)
Persia was able to take advantage of Greek divisions to complete its conquest.
d)
Sparta's victory propelled it to lasting domination of Greece.
46.
One cause of the Peloponnesian War:
a)
Many Greeks outside of Athens resented Athenian domination.
b)
Pericles got sick.
c)
Sparta destroyed the Acropolis in Athens.
d)
Sparta was against oligarchy, while Athens was for it.
47.
The most significant result of the Peloponnesian War was..
a)
Phillip of Macedon was able to conquer Greek city-states
b)
Greek trade significantly expanded
c)
New methods of warfare developed
d)
Athens created a giant navy
48.
What was a major consequence of the Peloponnesian War?
a)
There were no significant consequence following the war
b)
Athens became the central governing authority of all Greece
c)
Greece was weekend and divided, allowing for Macedonia's rise to power
d)
Sparta created a Greek Empire after winning the war
49.
As a result of the Peloponnesian War . .
a)
all Greek city-states became weaker.
b)
Athens remained dominant.
c)
Sparta was stronger than before.
d)
the Persians conquered Greece.

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