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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the Persian Wars, Athens created the __________________ to protect Greece from attack in case the Persians returned.

a)

Spartan League

b)

Athenian League

c)

Delian League

d)

Peloponnesian League

2.

After the Persian Wars, Athens entered a time period of peace, prosperity, and innovation called the _____________.

a)

Periclean Age

b)

Golden Age

c)

Great Age

d)

Hellenistic Age

3.

The Greeks excelled in philosophy, sculpture, architecture, and ___________________.

a)

theater

b)

painting

c)

electronics

d)

transportation

4.

The Greeks excelled in drama and theater. They invented ________________ or very serious plays with unhappy endings.

a)

comedies

b)

satires

c)

suspenseful

d)

tragedies

5.

The Greeks created ________________ or the search for wisdom and truth.

a)

psychology

b)

sociology

c)

philosophy

d)

the Scientific Method

6.

The Greeks also created ______________ or plays with humorous themes and happy endings.

a)

comedies

b)

satires

c)

tragedies

d)

documentaries

7.
What did Pericles want to strengthen?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Army 
d)
Both Army and Navy
8.

Which Greek city-state had a democracy?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Troy

9.

Why was the period between 460 and 429 B.C.E. called Athens's "Golden Age?"

a)

Coins and weapons from that era were made from gold.

b)

Athens had conquered all of its neighboring city-states during that time, making it very rich.

c)

At that time, most Athenians worshipped golden statues of gods and goddesses.

d)

Art, science, and philosophy flourished during that time.

10.

How was Athenian democracy different from American democracy?

a)

Citizens were not allowed to serve on juries

b)

People were not allowed to vote for their leaders

c)

Women could not participate in public life

d)

People were not allowed to criticize the government

11.

Which phrase best describes Ancient Athens?

a)

The capital of Greece

b)

A cultural and artistic capital

c)

The birthplace of capitalism

d)

The capital of ancient Europe

12.

Blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Homer

d)

Pythagoras

13.

Greek "Father of History".

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Euclid

c)

Herodotus

d)

Thucydides

14.
Which Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Phidias
15.
Hippocrates made important contributions in the area of 
a)
poetry
b)
sculpture
c)
philosophy
d)
medicine
16.

What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

a)

rocky and mountainous

b)

flat

c)

desert

d)

rolling plains

17.
Which of the following would be an advantage to living in Athens over Sparta?
a)
Athenian woman had more power in the government.
b)
Athens valued education more than Sparta.
c)
Athens had better military training than Sparta.
d)
Athens had less people involved in the government.
18.

What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?

a)

Phalanx

b)

Phylange

c)

Assembly

d)

Ephor

19.

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

a)

Polling Place

b)

Acropolis

c)

Polis

d)

Oligarchy

20.
Which of the following bodies of water does NOT surround Greece?
a)
Aegean Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Ionian Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
21.

What contributions did the Ancient Greeks have to our modern society?

a)

Art & Architecture

b)

Literature & Drama

c)

Science & Mathematics

d)

All of the contributions mentioned

22.
The poetry & drama of the Ancient Greeks featured mainly...
a)
comedies & tragedies
b)
athletic events
c)
chariot races
d)
bull fights
23.
What was the religion of ancient Greece?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
24.
Which was a result of the conquests of Alexander the Great?
a)
Greek culture was spread through North Africa and Asia.
b)
Gold and salt trade expanded throughout West Africa.
c)
Representative democracy was adopted.
d)
Islamic culture was spread throughout Europe.
25.

In which way was life in Athens different from life in Sparta?

a)

Life in Athens involved more farming, while life in Sparta involved more fishing and sailing

b)

Life in Athens was influenced by religious thought, while life in Sparta did not allow religion

c)

Life in Athens praised exercise and strength, while life in Sparta praised democratic citizenship

d)

Life in Athens was focused on education, while life in Sparta was focused on the military

26.

Who were the participants in the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Corinth vs. Athens

b)

Persia vs. Greece

c)

Athens vs. Sparta

d)

Sparta vs. Thebes

27.
What new power was rising in the north as Athens and Sparta were fighting each other?
a)
Macedonia
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
28.
What happened that weakened Athens during the First Peloponnesian War?
a)
Many of their ships were sunk in a huge storm
b)
They were attacked by the Persians
c)
There was a plague in the city that killed many people including their leader
d)
Much of the wall protecting the city collapsed due to poor construction
29.
What was a major consequence of the Peloponnesian War?
a)
There were no significant consequence following the war
b)
Athens became the central governing authority of all Greece
c)
Greece was weekend and divided, allowing for Macedonia's rise to power
d)
Sparta created a Greek Empire after winning the war
30.
Who lost the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta
b)
Delos
c)
Persia
d)
Athens
31.
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
a)
Alexander's son Philip took over
b)
Greece conquered Macedonia
c)
Alexander's empire fell apart
d)
Sparta won the Peloponnesian War
32.

Where was Alexander the Great from?

a)

Germany

b)

Macedonia

c)

Greece

d)

Persian Empire

33.

What is the name of Alexander's largest and wealthiest city in Egypt?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Persia

c)

Babylon

d)

Ionia

34.

Hellenistic culture is a perfect example of

a)

isolation

b)

monarchy

c)

equal rights

d)

cultural diffusion

35.
Which city-state led the Peloponnesian league?
a)
Athens
b)
Corinth
c)
Troy
d)
Sparta
36.
The high place or hill of every Greek city was called an-
a)
polis
b)
agora
c)
acropolis
d)
Parthenon
37.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
38.
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Greece?
a)
Mountians
b)
lots of coastline
c)
peninsulas and islands
d)
vast open plains
39.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it. 
b)
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
40.
How did Greece's mountainous land affect life for the Ancient Greeks?
a)
It did not affect life for the Greeks.
b)
The Greeks could only grow certain kinds of crops.
c)
The Greeks mostly ate at restaurants.
d)
The Greeks could grow any kind of crop they wanted.
41.
True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Why did the Greeks raise goats and sheep instead of cattle?
a)
These animals eat only grass.
b)
They can  graze on mountains and hill  sides.
c)
Their milk is very sweet.
d)
Greeks didn't like hamburger.
43.
Why did the Greeks live in isolated communities?
a)
They didn't like each other.
b)
They were worried about spreading diseases.
c)
Mountains and hilly rocky land separated the city-states. 
d)
Many lakes and rivers made travel difficult
44.

On what continent is Greece located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

45.

What is the name of the mountain where the Greek gods live?

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Hood

c)

Mt. Zeus

d)

Mt. Olympus

46.

How did colonies affect ancient Greek culture?

a)

They spread their culture over a wide area

b)

They led the Greeks to adopt Asian culture

c)

They caused village cultures to develop in different ways

d)

They forced settlers to lose their culture and rights as Greeks

47.

Why did the Ancient Greek communities trade?

a)

to stop having to farm

b)

to get goods they needed

c)

to enjoy adventures at sea

d)

to give families work to do

48.

Knossos was...?

a)

A religious temple.

b)

The largest palace on Crete.

c)

The Greece term for house.

d)

A fishing village on Crete.

49.

The earliest civilization in Europe was ?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaen

c)

Trojans

d)

Spartans

50.
Which invading civilization conquered the Minoans?
a)
Trojans
b)
Spartans
c)
Pericles
d)
Mycenaeans
51.

The Minotaur was...

a)

half-man and half-dolphin

b)

half-bird and half man

c)

half-horse and half-man

d)

half-bull and half-man

52.
An agora is a... 
a)
Marketplace 
b)
Seashore
c)
Habor
d)
Acropolis
53.
The agora was located... 
a)
In the center of town which allowed people to meet and debate issues
b)
Outside of town for foreigners to access trades
c)
Along the harbor for merchants to grab goods and run
54.
What is a colony?
a)
settlement in a new territory
b)
marketplace
c)
body of land surrounded by water
d)
Persian empire divided into province
55.

How might Alexander have described his approach to unifying empire?

a)

"I respect the beliefs of many different peoples."

b)

"I am a great leader who has conquered the world."

c)

"I make sure everyone practices the same religion."

d)

"I have gold for everyone."

56.
What is one way Alexander used religion to control his empire?
a)
He enslaved people who did not share his religion
b)
He encouraged people to believe he was a god
c)
He insisted that everyone believe in Greek gods
d)
He developed a new religion that all would share
57.
After his military victory, how did Alexander keep his power in Persia?
a)
He had the Persians worship Greek gods.
b)
He adopted many Persian practices.
c)
He had the Persians read Egyptian books.
d)
He adopted a Persian boy to succeed him.
58.
How did the Alexander the great spread greek ideas?
a)
Whenever Alexander took control over an area he left behind greeks to spread the greek culture.
b)
He started a mass book collection of greek ideas. 
c)
He built libraries.
d)
He forced ideas on people or killed them for not listening. 
59.

What type of animal , named Bucephalus, was Alexander's favourite?

a)

Dog

b)

Bear

c)

Horse

d)

Cat

60.

A good location to start an ancient Greek colony would have had

a)

tall mountains

b)

a high city wall

c)

a natural harbor

d)

strong local tribes

61.

Which of the following was a result of the Ptolemaic kings’ construction of the Museum and the library in Alexandria?

a)

Trade and manufacturing were encouraged in Egypt.

b)

People in Parthia and Bactria rebelled.

c)

New architectural styles were developed using Persian influences.

d)

Greek culture and learning spread in Egypt.

62.

What question did Hellenistic philosophers spend much of their time trying to answer?

a)

How should people live their life?

b)

How can people become wealthy?

c)

How can people improve society?

d)

How can people prove the existence of god?

63.

The library here attracted scholars from all over the world.

a)

Athens

b)

Alexandria

c)

Antioch

d)

Asia

64.

The astronomer Eratosthenes determined that

a)

Earth is the center of the universe, while the sun rotates around it.

b)

Earth is round and calculated its circumference to be relatively close to the actual figure.

c)

Pluto is part of our solar system.

d)

the moon controlled the cyclic rise and fall of the tides.

65.

According to the philosophy of Stoicism,

a)

life could only be complete when it was centered on the basic ideal of friendship.

b)

happiness could only be found when people gained inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God.

c)

gaining material wealth brings happiness.

d)

happiness was the goal of life, and the way to achieve it was the pursuit of pleasure, the only true good.

66.

According to the philosophy of Epicurus,

a)

public service was regarded as noble; selfish pursuits brought about sadness.

b)

happiness was the goal of life and could be achieved through the pursuit of pleasure.

c)

enlightenment could only be achieved through long periods of meditation.

d)

happiness could be found only when people studied poetry.

67.

The conquests of Alexander the Great created the

a)

Macedonian Age, a period of advancement in art.

b)

Hellenistic Era, an age that saw the expansion of the Greek language and Greek ideas to the non-Greek world.

c)

Dark Ages, a time of great sadness for the Greek people.

d)

Age of Lawlessness, a period of extreme cruelty and anarchy.

68.

The mathematician Euclid wrote the Elements, which was a

a)

revolutionary exploration of art, including the value of painting.

b)

treatise on the geometry of spheres and cylinders.

c)

discussion of specific gravity.

d)

textbook on plane geometry that has been used up to modern times.

69.
Which of these areas was not part of the Hellenistic world?
a)
Egypt
b)
Greece
c)
Southwest Asia
d)
China
70.

What was one of the differences between the Spartan and Athenian army?

a)

The Athenians had a better naval fleet

b)

The Spartans were more experienced

c)

The Spartans had fought longer

d)

The Athenians were better on land

71.

What is a seige

a)

The attempt to do something better than another person

b)

An attempt to gain control of something

c)

The attempt to make a truce

d)

The attempt to let something go

72.
The Peloponessian War was a time of 
a)
Unity because of the Delian League
b)
Disunity in Greece between Sparta and Athens
c)
Fighting with Persia 
d)
Macedonian conquest of Greece
73.

After _____________ was stripped of his command and sentenced to death, he escaped to Sparta and told them how to defeat the Athenians.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Thucydides

c)

Pericles

d)

General Alcibiades

74.
Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
The Marathon
b)
The Triathlon
c)
The Olympics
d)
The Pentathlon
75.

The following information describes which battle of the Persian War: The final battle of the Persian War where Athens easily beat the army of the Persians (on land).

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Salamis

c)

Plataea

d)

Marathon

76.

The following information describes which of the Persian Wars: Greeks led Persians into a narrow strait of water and then easily sank many Persian ships (because of their large size) causing the Persians to retreat.

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Salamis

c)

Plataea

d)

Marathon

77.
Who won the Persian War?
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
c)
Both; they tied
d)
Neither
78.
The Persian Empire was victorious against _______ at the Battle of Thermopylae.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Macedonia
d)
Olympia
79.
What was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation that he often fought in?
a)
Hoplite, phalanx
b)
Hoplite, trireme
c)
Spartan, greaves
d)
Cuirass, hoplite
80.
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
81.
The Spartan king who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was
a)
Lycurgus
b)
Themistocles
c)
Leonidas
d)
Pheidippides
82.

He was invaded Greece as revenge for his father's defeat at Marathon and to build a base for expansion into Europe.

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus II (the Great)

c)

Darius I

83.

Who were Darius I and Xerxes?

a)

Generals for the army of Sparta

b)

Leaders of the city of Athens

c)

The greatest of the Greek warriors

d)

Emperors of Persia

e)

Kings of Sparta

84.

What were triremes?

a)

Spartan warriors who used spears and shields

b)

A type of Persian siege equipment used to take down city walls

c)

Fast ships used by the Athenian flee

d)

Soldiers who used long bows to attack from a distance

e)

Special forces in the Persian army

85.

Which of the following is NOT an objective of Greek Mythology?

a)

Explain things found in nature

b)

Provide a path for salvation (getting into heaven)

c)

Explain human qualities

d)

Explain life events

86.

Greek goddess of wisdom and the namesake of Athens.

a)

Artemis

b)

Diana

c)

Juno

d)

Athena

87.

Who was the King of the gods?

a)

Apollo

b)

Demeter

c)

Poseidon

d)

Zeus

88.
Which Greek building honored Athena?
a)
Parthenon
b)
Gymnasium
c)
Acropolis
d)
Temple to Apollo
89.
Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Persephone
90.
God of travelers, thieves, messages, a many other things; has winged shoes
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Hades
91.

God of Prophecy, Music, Healing and Light; plays the lyre

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Apollo

92.
God of War; not very popular
a)
Poseidon
b)
Artemis
c)
Hercules
d)
Ares
93.
Goddess of the harvest; sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone.
a)
Hera
b)
Demeter
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite 
94.
Sprouted fully armed from Zeus's head; goddess of wisdom, battle strategy
a)
Hera
b)
Persephone
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
95.
Who is the goddess of love and beauty? 
a)
Hades
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
96.
God of the sky; chief god; weapon is a lightning bolt
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Poisidon
97.
Who is the god of fire ;blacksmith to the gods ?
a)
Hephaestes 
b)
Troy
c)
Zeus
d)
Achilles 
98.

The Delian League was an alliance that was created by Athens to ____________.

a)

go to war with Sparta

b)

protect its members from attack by the Persians

c)

to form a peace with Persia

d)

to form a peace with Sparta

99.

Pericles used the money from the Delian League to...

a)

pay for the Olympic Games.

b)

rebuild the Parthenon.

c)

pay Pericles salary.

d)

build ships for trading.

100.

What was the Delian League?

a)

A group of elite soldiers

b)

A collective tax of greek city states to fund war and defense, controlled by Athens

c)

An old wooden ship

d)

A greek battle formation

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