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WorksheetsWHI Ch 5 Classical Greece
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which people emphasized duty, strength, and discipline?
Mycenaeans
Spartans
Athenians
Dorians
Who preserved and spread aspects of Minoan culture?
Dorians
Mycenaeans
Greeks
Persians
Who moved into the Greek world and reigned for about 400 years and left no written record?
Mycenaeans
Dorians
Persians
Athenians
What term is used today for the art of Athens during the Age of Pericles?
neoclassical
phalanx
classical
emotional
Who warned the Greeks about the Macedonian King Philip and his army?
Alexander
Socrates
Pheidippides
Demosthenes
Who wrote the well-known book Elements, which is the basis for modern geometry?
Demosthenes
Euclid
Eurypides
Sophocles
What battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world?
classical
phalanx
Peloponnesian
spear
Where was the largest-known Hellenistic statue located?
Thebes
Rhodes
Persia
Athens
Sparta's declaration of war against Athens started which war?
Trojan War
Peloponnesian War
Persian War
Alexandrian War
Who built an empire that stretched to India?
Demosthenes
Euclid
Philip II
Alexander
What caused major difficulties in uniting Greeks under a single government?
the size of the region
the geography of the region
the independent nature of the peopl
all of the above
Who was driven from Greece shortly before the golden age of Athens began?
the Trojans
the Persians
the Spartans
the Macedonians
Why was Alexandria, Egypt, important during the Hellenistic period?
as a center of scholarship, Alexandria become second only to Sparta
while working in Alexandria, Ptolemy correctly placed earth at the center of the solar system
it become the foremost center of the Greek army and weapons production
it became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture
What separated the different regions within Greece?
mountains
rivers
dense forests
vast stretches of uninhabitable land
Which of the following fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
Greece and Persia
Athens and Thrace
Greece and Macedonia
Which of the following was NOT a reason why Macedonia conquered Greece?
the Macedonian army was unusually well-trained
Macedonia received effective assistance from Persia
Greece had been weakened by the Peloponnesian War
Greek city-states failed to unify in time to effectively resist
Alexander the Great's first victories against the Persians gave him control of which region?
India
Egypt
Babylon
Anatolia
Which of the following cultures was not represented in the cultural blend of Hellenistic culture?
Indian
Persian
Chinese
Egyptian
Which of the following did Athens and Sparta have in common?
they were both city-states
they were both democracies
they were both military states
they were both leaders of the Delian League
After conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquered which region?
Macedonia and Egypt
Persian Empire, the Indus Valley, and China
Persian Empire, Egypt and the Indus Valley
Anatolia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China
Which of the following pairs were most alike in their political impact?
Themistocles and Philip
Solon and Pericles
Draco and Alexander
Ptolemy and Seleucus
What is the order in which these three peoples dominated Greece?
Mycenaeans; Dorians; Macedonians
Mycenaeans; Macedonians; Dorians
Dorians; Mycenaeans; Macedonians
Macedonians; Dorians; Mycenaeans
What was an important feature of Athenian democracy under Pericles?
it introduced the concept of elected representatives
it unified the executive and legislative branches of government
it increased the number of paid public officials
it decreased the requirements for citizenship
What was the direct cause of Athens' gradual move toward democracy?
dangers posed by the Persians
the code of laws written by Draco
fears of major political upheavals
the teachings of Socrates and Aristotle
Why is it important that Alexander the Great was a student of Aristotle?
Aristotle taught Alexander all that was known in the Greek world then
Aristotle taught Alexander how to fight by Greek methods
Aristotle taught Alexander the philosophy of stoicism
Aristotle taught Alexander classical strategies to defeat the Persians
Why did Alexander the Great refuse the peace settlement from Darius III?
Alexander's advisers told him that Darius was offering too little
Alexander's quick victory made him want the entire Persian Empire
Alexander had reasons to believe that Darius would go back on his word
Alexander's advisers warned him that Darius was arming himself for war
Which of the following was NOT a reason why Alexandria was the foremost center for the spread of Hellenistic civilization?
its strategic location for commerce
its museum and research library
its military conquests
its rich mix of cultures
What caused the decline Athens' golden age and the end of democracy?
earthquakes
military defeat
corruption
volcanic eruption
How did Hellenistic sculpture differ from classical sculpture?
it was more realistic and emotional
it was made from bronze not marble
it was colossal in size
it emphasized the values of order, balance, and proportion
Why do archaeologists think the Trojan War actally took place?
Troy still exists today but it is called Istanbul
a German archaeologist found the remains of the Trojan Horse
the stories about the war in the Iliad are too realistic not to be true
an archaeologist discovered the possible remains of ancient Troy
Given the meaning of polis, and considering the definition of acropolis, you can tell that the Greek combining form acro- means
"old"
"first"
"highest"
"measure"
In ancient Greece, a tyrant differed from other leaders in that he
allowed slavery
seized power illegally
shared power with the nobility
had authority over the military
The type of government that existed in Sparta could be described as
a monarchy
a direct democracy
an oligarchy
an aristocracy
Solon is known for
introducing political and economic reforms to Athens
writing a legal code for Athens that included debt slavery
racing from Marathon to Athens with news of an Athenian victory
convincing the Athenians to abandon Athens and fight the Persians
A phalanx was a type of
mythical creature
military formation
governmental body
military conquest
The most severe restriction on democracy in Athens under Cleisthenes concerned
how much participation in government a citizen had
which members of the society were considered citizens
whether citizens could propose laws or merely vote on them
whether the citizens' decisions were binding on the government
The Persian army that invaded Greece in 480 BC and was defeated at sea near Salamis was led by
Xerxes
Darius the Great
Draco
Pheidippides
A city-state in Greece was called a
metropolis
province
satrap
polis
A fortified hilltop where citizens gathered to discuss city government was called
a metropolis
a phalanx
a stadium
an acropolis
A system of government ruled by a single person, called a king, was known as
an empire
a monarchy
a dynasty
a polis
A government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families was
an aristocracy
a monarchy
a polis
a democracy
In Greece, a person who seized control of the government by appealing to the common people for support was
a tyrant
a king
a dictator
a revolutionary
Rule by the people became known as
oligarchy
tyranny
democracy
monarchy
The Athenian ruler who outlawed debt slavery was
Draco
Solon
Darius
Cleisthenes
A city-state that built a military state rather than a democracy was
Athens
Peloponnesus
Corinth
Sparta
A fighting form in which foot soldiers hold a spear in one hand and a shield in the other and stand side-by-side was a
helot
tyrant
troop
phalanx
All of the following were consequences of the Persian Wars except:
Greek city-states felt a new sense of freedom
Delian League headquarters was moved to Sparta
Athens became the leader of the Delian League
Athens entered a golden age
All of the following were characteristics of Athens' direct democracy EXCEPT:
an executive branch
leaders chosen by the aristocracy
political power limited to citizens
laws directly proposed and voted on by citizens
A significant democratic reform carried out by Pericles was to
increase the public payroll
decrease the requirements for citizenship
eliminate the position of a chief executive
provide lawyers for citizens accused of crimes
Greek art of the time, also called "classical art," exhibits all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
balance
proportion
order
emotion
During the Peloponnesian War, more than one-third of Athenians, including Pericles, died as a result of
disease
starvation
battle wounds
a devastating fire
The Peloponnesian War was won by
Persia
Sparta
Athens
the Delian League
Which philosopher was condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens" and "neglecting the city's gods"?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Protagoras
Who wrote The Republic, a book that set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society?
Plato
Pericles
Socrates
Sophocles
He was Greek
Philip II
Darius III
Alexander
Demosthenes
He was Persian
Philip II
Darius III
Alexander
Demosthenes
After his death, his son assumed control over his empire.
Philip II
Darius III
Alexander
Demosthenes
This king twice fled the battlefield to escape Macedonian forces.
Philip II
Darius III
Alexander
Demosthenes
After his death, much of his empire was split between his three generals.
Philip II
Darius III
Alexander
Demosthenes
His warnings of threats posed by foreign armies were ignored by the Greeks.
Philip II
Darius III
Alexander
Demosthenes
This city was the center of commerce and culture in the Hellenistic world.
Alexandria
Thebes
Rome
Constantinople
This scientist arrived at a fairly accurate calculation of the value of pi (π).
Aristarchus
Epicurean
Euclid
Archimedes
This astronomer argued that the sun was larger than the earth and that the planets revolve around the sun.
Aristarchus
Archimedes
Euripedes
Euclid
This mathematician's work is still the basis of courses in geometry. His best-known work was the textbook Elements.
Zeno
Archimedes
Euclid
Eratosthenes
This school of thought held that the universe is governed by gods who were not interested in people and the only real objects are those that can be perceived by the five senses.
Stoicism
Epicureanism
Alexandrian
Narcissism
