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WorksheetsClassical Greece
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who introduced direct democracy in Athens?
Solon
Cleisthenes
Alexander
Pericles
How did Athens benefit from forming the Delian League?
Athens drew military and political leaders from the league
Athens paid the league to conquer neighboring city-states
Athens relied on the league to expand its colonies
Athens used league money to build a powerful navy
Who is ancient Greek king of the gods?
Apollo
Poseidon
Zeus
Hermes
What different plans did Athens and Sparta develop to win the Peloponnesian War?
Athens used more warriors; Sparta used better technology
Athens had more food; Sparta had more weapons
Athens relied on siege tactics; Sparta relied on alliances
Athens used sea power; Sparta used land power
What happened when Athens attacked Syracuse?
Macedonia conquered all Greek city-states
Persia intervened to end the war
Sicily became a Greek colony
Sparta destroyed the Athenian fleet
What did Phillip II of Macedonia want to do?
ally with Thebes
colonize Egypt
conquer Persia
destroy Sparta
Who accomplished Philip's II military goal?
Alexander
Aristotle
Pericles
Sophocles
How far did the Macedonian Empire stretch by 323 B.C.?
from Egypt to Spain
from Greece to India
from Italy to Macedonia
from Macedonia to Persia
Who left a lasting legacy in philosophical thinking?
Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles
Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon
Homer, Aesop, and Aristophanes
Which Greek historians recorded events in Ancient Greece?
Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles
Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon
Homer, Aesop, and Aristophanes
What kind of government did Pericles introduce?
oligarchy
artisocracy
limited democracy
direct democracy
What did Athens use money from the Delian League for?
to build a powerful navy
to conquer other city-states
to expand Mediterranean colonies
to pay military and political leaders
Which art form deals largely with ancient Greek gods and goddesses?
fables
histories
myths
philosophies
What advantage did Sparta have in the Peloponnesian War?
better ships
fewer people to feed
greater land power
more money
How did Sparta respond to Athens' attack on Syracuse?
destroyed most of the Athenian navy
made peace and joined the attack
surrendered and retreated to Sparta
turned its attention to other city-states
What land did Philip II of Macedonia want to conquer?
Anatolia
North Africa
Persia
Spain
What leader greatly expanded the Macedonian Empire?
Alexander the Great
Darius I
Pericles
Philip II
What does Hellas mean in Greek?
Macedonia
Greece
Alexander
Philip
Who were Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon?
gods
historians
playwrights
sculptors
Who were Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
philosophers
poets
political leaders
warriors
