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Ancient Greece Module 8 Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greece is a(n) _______ because it is surrounded on three sides by water.

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

continent

d)

mountain

2.

Greeks were really good at:

a)

flight

b)

shipbuilding

c)

astronomy

d)

religion

3.

Which three seas surround Greece

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Baltic Sea

c)

Ionian Sea

d)

Aegean Sea

4.

The earliest people to influence the Greeks lived on the island of Crete and were known as the ...

a)

Cretans

b)

Dorians

c)

Minoans

d)

Mycenaeans

5.

The Greek word for city-state is ?

a)

acropolis

b)

peninsula

c)

polis

d)

agora

6.

How did the geography (land and climate) impact the Greeks?

a)

Flooding made farming difficult.

b)

The mountains allowed invaders to attack Greece.

c)

The seas prevented the Greeks from traveling and trading.

d)

The mountains separated the Greeks causing them to form separate communities called city-states.

7.

Which civilization lived inland and built fortresses?

a)

Mycenaean

b)

Spartan

c)

Trojan

d)

Minoans

8.

Where did many ancient Greeks seek refuge in times of invasion?

a)

in harbors

b)

in colonies

c)

in an agora

d)

in an acropolis

9.

What do you call a type of government which people rule themselves?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

10.

What Greece city is the birthplace of democracy?

a)

Olympia

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

Persia

11.

The highest social class that had power

a)

elitists

b)

high class

c)

noblemen

d)

aristocrats

12.

Who created very harsh laws in Athens?

a)

Solon

b)

Draco

c)

Peisistratus

d)

Cleisthenes

13.

Under Solon’s constitution what did all free men living in Athens become?

a)

slaves

b)

tyrants

c)

citizens

d)

students

14.

Who is known as the father of democracy?

a)

Cleisthenes

b)

Pericles

c)

Solon

d)

Sargon

15.

What type of government allows all its citizens to participate directly in the government?

a)

indirect democracy

b)

elective democracy

c)

choice democracy

d)

Direct democracy

16.

Under which brilliant elected leader did democracy in Athens reach its height?

a)

Peisistratus

b)

Pericles

c)

Cleisthenes

d)

Draco

17.
In Athens, who could vote?
a)
Foreigners
b)
Citizen Adult Males
c)
Citizen Adult Females
d)
Everybody
18.

The Greeks created a __________ in which laws where written

a)

Rosetta Stone

b)

constitution

c)

bible

d)

the Analects

19.

This city-state also became dominant by the help of minting its own coins.

a)

Pericles

b)

Corinth

c)

Draco

d)

Solon

20.

In Ancient Greece, __________ were at the center of Greek mythology.

a)

Citizens

b)

Pirates

c)

Gods

d)

Armies

21.

Who was the god of war?

a)

Athena

b)

Apollo

c)

Ares

d)

Aphrodite

22.

Which Greek god is the king of gods?

a)

Zues

b)

Apollo

c)

Hades

d)

Ares

23.

Which Greek god is the god of the sea

a)

Ares

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athena

d)

Poseidon

24.

One hero the Greeks told stories about was _______, according to legend he fought many monsters and performed nearly impossible tasks.

a)

Jason

b)

Theseus

c)

Hercules

25.

Who wrote two epic poems - the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Homer

d)

Plato

26.

The Iliad focused on the deeds of the Greeks, especially the Greek hero ______, who was considered the greatest of all Greeks warriors.

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Homer

27.

Some Greek stories teach people important lessons. What are these called?

a)

myths

b)

fables

c)

lyric poems

28.

This Person is among the greatest of thinkers of all time. He believed the people must never stop looking for knowledge.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

29.

He was a student of Socrates. He created a school for students, scientists, and philosophers to discuss ideas

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

30.

Perhaps the greatest Greek thinker and student of Plato. Believed that moderation was based on reason, or clear and ordered thinking.

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

31.

He Spent his life studying mathematics, in particular geometry and is considered to be one of the world's greatest mathematicians.

a)

Euclid

b)

Thales

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Pythagoras

32.

He proved that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

a)

Euclid

b)

Thales

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Hippocrates

33.

The greatest Greek doctor who studied the human body with the purpose of trying to cure diseases and keep people healthy. Today he is known better for his ideas on how doctors should behave.

a)

Euclid

b)

Thales

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Hippocrates

34.

The most impressive of all Ancient Greek buildings was the __________, built for the goddess Athena, whom people considered their protector.

a)

Parthenon

b)

Temple of Apollo at Delphi

c)

Akrotiri

35.

The _________ was the name of a specific gymnasium in Athens. It was named after the "wolf god" and located in a sacred grove, this was the place where Aristotle wrote and debated philosophy.

a)

Lyceum

b)

Parthenon

c)

Temple of Apollo at Delphi

d)

Akrotiri

36.

Engineers like ______ made great discoveries, such as the water screw, which brought water to the fields.

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Archimedes

c)

Hypatia

d)

Pythagoras

37.

The technique that was taught by asking questions is known as the....

a)

Plato method

b)

Aristotle method

c)

Socratic method

d)

Thales method

38.

The Spartan society was dominated by _________?

a)

Military

b)

Society

c)

Art

d)

Philosophy

39.

Boys in which city-state were trained from a young age to be soldiers?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Corinth

40.

Sparta was ruled by two _____?

a)

Judges

b)

Kings

c)

Pharoahs

d)

Priests

41.

Private tutors were hired to teach Athenian _______ about Philosophy, Geometry, Astronomy, and more.

a)

Boys

b)

Girls

c)

Cats

d)

Dogs

42.

Athens was the strongest member of the ________ league.

a)

National

b)

Republic

c)

Delian

d)

American

43.

Sparta declared war on _______, starting the Peloponnesian war.

a)

Athens

b)

Corinth

c)

Persia

d)

Egypt

44.

The Peloponnesian War lasted for 10 years before .....

a)

Athens won

b)

Sparta Won

c)

A truce was called

45.

After the truce was called on the Peloponnesian War, ________ won the war when Athens tried to expand its empire.

a)

Corinth

b)

Persia

c)

Sparta

d)

Egypt