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Unit 7 Ancient Greece Review (study guide)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which TWO of the following states how Greece was affected by the Persian Wars?

a)

Led to a time of disorder and chaos.

b)

Gave them power over the Persians.

c)

United them as a nation for the first time.

d)

Were controlled by the Persians for a time longer.

e)

Allowed them to form a Greek culture and identity

2.

Who were TWO Persian kings during the Perisan Wars?

a)

King Leonidas

b)

King Darius I

c)

King Xerxes

d)

King Marathon

3.
Why did the first Persian War start?
a)
Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.
b)
Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
c)
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.
d)
Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia.
4.
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
5.

What was the ultimate cause of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens created the Delian League to strengthen allies against Persia

b)

Disagreements about trade

c)

The plague

d)

The helots revolted.

6.

In the myths, the Greek gods had human-like emotions (ex: jealousy, impatience, anger).

a)

True

b)

False

7.
"Rule by the few"
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
8.

What was the major contribution made by the Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristole?

a)

All three encouraged Greeks to take a more reasoned view of the world around them

b)

All three invented medical tools

c)

All three served in the Greek army

d)

All three encouraged the building of the Parthenon

9.

Which city-state conquered others rather than trading?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

10.

Why did the people in ancient Greece set up colonies?

a)

People wanted to see the world

b)

Not enough farmland to grow food

11.

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

12.
Which type of landscape best describes much of the region of Ancient Greece?
a)
flat
b)
mountainous
c)
desert
d)
rainforest
13.
The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”
a)
the mob
b)
the monarch
c)
the president
d)
the people
14.

Why did the Trojan War begin?

a)

Because Troy invaded Mycenae

b)

Because Hector of Troy stole Helen from Menelaus

c)

Because Paris of Troy stole Helen from Menelaus

d)

Because the Greeks invaded Troy for land

15.

What is a result of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Greece gained a lot of land

b)

Greek city-states were left divided and weak

c)

Athens got richer.

d)

Sparta gained soldiers from Persia.

16.

Who had significantly more troops during the Battle of Marathon?

a)

Persia

b)

Greece

c)

The forces were about the same in size.

17.
Greece's mainland can best be described as a(n)...
a)
peninsula
b)
archipelago
c)
island
d)
delta
18.
The type of government the Spartans practiced was
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
19.

Hades rules ______________?

a)

the sky

b)

the underworld

c)

the forest

d)

the ocean

20.

Darius' son who tried to conquer Greece

a)

Abraham

b)

Xerxes

c)

Pericles

d)

Sappho

21.
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
a)
He tried to overthrow the government.
b)
He was corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens.
c)
He stole silver from the treasury.
d)
He protested democracy.
22.

Alexander's father was:

a)

Philip II

b)

Aristotle

c)

Sophocles

d)

Hammurabi

23.

This term means: the form of Greek culture spread throughout the ancient world by Alexander the Great

a)

Hellenistic

b)

Futuristic

c)

Greektastic

d)

Alexanderistic

24.

Which city-state believed in a well-rounded education (reading, writing, singing, fighting, etc)?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Both

d)

Neither

25.

Which city-state had an oligarchy with a council of elders?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Both

d)

Neither

26.

Which city-state had a Democracy where citizens voted?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Both

d)

Neither

27.

How did someone become a member of Athens' Council of 500?

a)

by inheriting the position from their fathers

b)

chosen by a lottery

c)

by being elected in a vote from other citizens

d)

he seized the power from previous council members

28.
What was most important to Spartans when it came to education?
a)
reading and writing
b)
a strong mind and body
c)
boys and girls receiving military training
d)
boys and girls learning to cook and clean
29.

What are Homer's famous stories?

a)

Iliad & Odyssey

b)

Iliad & Trojan War

c)

Odyssey & Psyche

d)

Eros & Psyche

30.

Philosophy is the study of knowledge, nature and truth.

a)

True

b)

False

31.
Alexander built cities with these features: an agora, a temple, a theater, and a university.  Why did he design cities this way?
a)
Because he enjoyed watching people buy and sell their goods.
b)
Because he wanted the cities to be like Greek cities.
c)
Because he believed people needed a public place to pray.
d)
Because he thought it would encourage people to attend plays.
32.

Which statements accurately describe the religion of ancient Greece? (Choose 2)

a)

The Ancient Greek religion had human-like gods.

b)

The Ancient Greek religion was followed by only one city-state.

c)

The Ancient Greek religion was polytheistic.

d)

The Ancient Greek religion was similar to Buddhism.

e)

The Ancient Greek religion had a head god named Helios.

33.

How did the Greeks build amphitheaters?

a)

They were built into the side of a hill so that seats rose from the central stage.

b)

They were built with marble columns and a wood ceiling so that the ceiling was not too heavy.

c)

They were built with a shallow pool in front so that light reflected onto a central stage.

d)

They were built as high, fortified retreats so that people had a place to go when under attack.

34.

Why did the Olympic games begin?

a)

to give Hera a special gift

b)

to honor Zeus with a competition

c)

to provide Hades with a sacrifice

d)

to please Helios with a ritual

35.

Which statement accurately describes this structure?

a)

The Parthenon was a temple to honor Athena located on the Acropolis of Athens.

b)

The Parthenon was a citadel to protect Athens located on the Acropolis.

c)

The Acropolis was a citadel to protect Athens located on the Parthenon.

d)

The Acropolis was a temple to honor Athena located on the Parthenon of Athens.

36.

How did the Greeks use myths?

a)

to explain events in their everyday lives

b)

to perform rituals to please their gods

c)

to write great epic poems

d)

to make temples more holy

37.

How did the Iliad and the Odyssey provide insight into ancient Greek life?

a)

by providing an account of historical events written at that time

b)

by explaining advancement in math and architecture

c)

by featuring the values and customs of ancient Greek society

d)

by detailing the many ways Homer was an ancient Greek hero

38.

Who founded the Academy in Athens?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Alexander

39.

Who tutored Alexander the Great?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Alexander

40.

What is a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill? It means "high city" in Greek.

a)

eros

b)

philadelphia

c)

acropolis

d)

agape