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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
Democracy in Athens meant that...
all men could vote
all men and women could vote
all male citizens could vote
all members of the Oligarchy could vote
When was the battle of Marathon?
2017
490 BC
690 BC
490 AD
The Battle of Marathon is how we got the term for the modern day marathon race.
True
False
Who was in the Battle of Marathon?
Athenians & Persians
Spartans & Americans
Nobody
Who was the leader of the Persian army?
Darius
Xerxes
Xenophon
Achilles
Hector
Where did the Battle of Marathon get its name?
The soldiers had to run a marathon before fighting
The general was named Marathon
The battle was fought on the plain of Marathon
Who was Miltiades?
a smart, strategic Athenian general
a smart, strategic Persian general
a smart, strategic Spartan general
What strategy did Miltiades use to defeat the Persians?
He attacked the Persians on three sides and caught the Persians by surprise
He had Athenian ships waiting offshore
He assembled twice as many troops than the Persians
Who won the battle of Marathon?
The Greeks
The Persians
The Ionians
An Ancient Greek messenger raced from the site of Marathon to Athens, for nearly 25 miles, to report news of the Greek victory. This is where we get the modern day....
Olympic games
Democracy
Battle strategy
Marathon
In 490 B.C.E. who was the king of Persia?
Darius
Xerxes
Leonidas
Mrs. Curry
First athletic festival was held in Greece in 776BC
Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games
Festival of Zeus
The Goddess of marriage and children
Hera
Athena
Select all points that were the SAME for Athens and Spartan society.
Boys received education
Women could not be citizens
Areas were divided into city states
Greek gods and mythology were believed
Focused on strength and warfare
Select the points which are unique to Athenian society (did not occur in Sparta).
Jewelry and clothing were important possessions
Largest in area and population
Slaves (helots) could not buy their freedom.
All of the above.
Select the points which are unique to Sparta (did not occur in Athenian society).
Education focused on warfare and strength
Boys left home at 7 to learn warfare and
Helots (slaves) could buy their freedom
Girls also learnt weaponary and fighting skills.
