WorksheetsChapter 7- The Ancient Greeks- Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
The Minoans lived on the island of...
Crete
Rhodes
Sicily
Delos
The Minoans built _____________ so they could trade and travel.
wheels
chariots
carts
ships
The Mycenaeans lived on the ______________ peninsula.
Italian
Peloponnesus
Macedonian
Rhodesian
The ___________ separated villages and towns on the Greek peninsula and made it difficult to farm, communicate and travel.
seas
lakes
mountains
peninsulas
The ______________ made it easier to travel and provided food for people.
mountains
seas
lakes
peninsulas
Peloponnesus is a...
peninsula
mountain
sea
plateau
People theorize that a volcano erupted and destroyed the _____________ civilization.
Macedonian
Mycenaean
Persian
Minoan
People theorize that either the Dorians or earthquakes led to the destruction of the _____________________ civilization.
Macedonian
Minoan
Mycenaean
Persian
Who took over the Athenian government, with the help of the aristocrats, and he created strict laws?
Draco
Solon
Themistocles
Cleisthenes
Who lessened the laws for all Greek citizens and allowed free men to participate in government?
Draco
Solon
Cleisthenes
Darius
Who is the "father of democracy?"
Cleisthenes
Peisistratus
Solon
Draco
Mr. Saikin
The assembly in ancient Greece was held on/in a...
hillside
mountain
temple
beach
In a(n) _______________ democracy, citizens elect officials, there is a separation of powers and males and females can vote.
direct
representative
evasive
permanent
______________ revolted against the Medes and he did not force the people he conquered to adopt Persian customs and he did not mistreat the people he conquered.
Darius I
Cambyses
Cyrus II
Sargon
A __________ was a governor.
president
sandtrap
aristocrat
satrap
Darius built the _______ Road.
Silk
Royal
Rigid
Holy
_________________ was the capital of Persia while Darius I was ruler.
Persepolis
Pasargadae
Uruk
Babylon
Athens and other Greek city-states formed a(n) _____________ after the Persian Wars.
city-state
alliance
confederacy
democracy
The ____________, or slaves, were afraid of the Spartan army.
helots
women
tourists
men
This city-state encouraged an education, thinking, the arts and military service.
Athens
Sparta
Boys in this city-state had harsh training and were given very little to survive.
Athens
Sparta
Girls in this city-state learned how to weave and sew and little else.
Athens
Sparta
Women in this city-state could own land and run the household while their husband was away.
Athens
Sparta
This League was created in order to punish Persia and protect the Greek city-states.
Athenian
Delian
Peloponnesian
Spartan
The southern Greek city-states created a league of their own called the ________ League.
Delian
Athenian
Spartan
Peloponnesian
The Athenians were finally defeated and their __________ was destroyed so they could not attack again.
army
air force
navy
marines
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
free, native-born men who owned land
any man, whether he owned land or not
wealthy women who owned land
foreign-born men, who may or may not have been landowners
In what way did a boy's life in Athens differ from a boy's life in Sparta?
Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military
Athenian boys studied combat; Spartan boys played sports
Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartan boys lived at home
Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartan boys became citizens at 18
Who wrote History of the Persian Wars?
Xerxes
Herodotus
Themistocles
Cyrus
Direct democracy worked well in Athens because
women were allowed to participate in government
elections were held to help select representatives
every resident of Athens could participate in government
there was a small number of citizens
What is a market and a place where people meet and debate
acropolis
agora
trireme
pnyx
a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process
direct democracy
representative democracy
the Spartan name for an enslaved worker
helot
agoras
untouchable
Helenes
king from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at Thermopylae
Themistocles
Pericles
Leonidas
Xerxes I
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
philosopher
wizard
mathematician
thinkers
religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion
Zoroaster
Xerxes I
Darius I
Cambyses
a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
monarchy
tyrant
aristocract
helot
a Greek city-state
polis
agora
acropolis
pnyx
Where is Greece located?
Southwest Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
A type of government where only a few rule
monarchy
democracy
tyranny
oligarchy
