WorksheetsClassical Greece review 25-26
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 28mins
In Spartan society, a woman's primary duty was:
Give birth to strong Spartan children
Serve in the military
Educate their child
Maintain agricultural practices
Following Alexander's death, what happened to his empire?
It remained united
Democratic ideals were spread throughout the territories
The empire was divided among three of his generals
Persian customs and achievements were destroyed or forgotten
What type of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
How did Mycenaean civilization change as it encountered the Minoans?
The Mycenaeans adopted Minoan military tactics and advanced weaponry.
The Mycenaeans learned how to construct fortified cities from the Minoans
The Mycenaeans used the Minoan writing system and adapted it to the Greek language.
The Mycenaeans married Minoan royal family members to produce a new class of Greek nobles.
This was considered a prestigious Greek festival, dedicated to honoring Zeus through a series of athletic competitions:
Olympic Games
World Series
Marathon run
Chariot Races
Which of the following is NOT a democratic principle shared by Athens and the United States?
The judicial branch conducts trials.
Political power resides with the citizens of the country.
There are two branches of government.
The executive branch ensures laws are executed properly.
Why were Socrates’s teachings viewed as a threat to Athenian society?
Socrates criticized Athenian democratic principles that allowed slavery to continue.
Socrates believed that political power should be given to Greek women.
Socrates called into question Athenian traditions, such as the worship of Greek gods.
Socrates expressed the belief that the best government was one led by a philosopher, not a democracy.
Who is Aristotle's most famous student?
Plato
Phillip II
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Which of these represents a major change for Greek women during the Hellenistic period?
They could own property
They could hold office
They were able to get a divorce
They were considered socially equal to men
A Greek City-State was also known as:
An Acropolis
An Agora
A Polis
A Market
In Athenian ______, males had the opportunity to participate in government and vote.
Democracy
Polis
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
The belief that the Earth was the center of the solar system was widely accepted during which Greek period?
Dorian
Hellenistic
Delian
Mythical
This Greek city-state had the strongest navy during the Peloponnesean war:
Athens
Sparta
Democracy
Thebes
What philosophy taught that humans should live in harmony with the gods?
Epicureans
Mycenaeans
Stoics
Greeks
Classical Greek painters used all of the following as subject matter for their art EXCEPT:
heroes from the Hebrew Bible
heroes from the Iliad
mythological gods and goddesses
fierce animals, such as the Minotaur
What is the period of time in Greek history that followed Alexander the Great's many conquests?
Dark Ages, a time of great sadness for the Greek people
Macedonian Age, a period of advancement in art
Hellenistic Era, an age that saw the expansion of the Greek language and Greek ideas to the non-Greek world
Age of Lawlessness, a period of extreme cruelty and anarchy
The type of Greek poetry characterized as dealing with emotion themes, often accompanied by a musical instrument:
Slam Poetry
Athenian Poetry
Lyric Poetry
Sophocles Poetry
Alexander was considered prepared to lead the Macedonian army when he became king because:
He was older than most of his generals and experienced at fighting.
He had limited ambitions, which earned him his troops’ respect.
He was highly educated in both the humanities and in military tactics.
He showed mercy toward his foes, which demonstrated his wise leadership.
Which best describes Spartan society?
Spartans valued individual freedom over self-discipline.
Its citizens valued intellectual accomplishments.
Its helots were given political power as members of a council.
Spartan males were expected to serve as soldiers for most of their lives.
At the Battle of Marathon, what advantage did Athenians hold over the Persians?
superior military tactics
the element of surprise
support of Spartan allies
greater number of soldiers
What was Pericles biggest impact on democracy?
He separated the branches of government
The establishment a representative democracy
He turned Greece into an empire
The introduction of direct democracy
The introduction of direct democracy for Athenian government is seen as ________ greatest political achievement.
Aristotle's
Pericles'
Sophocles'
Plato's
Who was the Greek messenger who ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens, alerting them of the Athenian victory over the Persians?
Pheidippides
Cleisthenes
Phalanx
Zeno
Who was the Persian king who was defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon?
Aristarchus
Xerxes
Alexander
Darius
In Athens, Solon outlawed ________
Voting
Debt slavery
Democracy
Religion
In what way did Greek government change during the Dorian period?
They turned into city-states
They reformed into a theocracy
It did not change at all
It turned into a vast empire
Why was the Delian League created?
To raise money for Athenian artwork
To protect Greek polis from Persia
For Athens to show how powerful they were
For Athens to control the Balkan peninsula
In the Persian War, what battle(s) did the Greek polis win?
Thermopylae
Marathon
Olympia
Crete
Salamis
What did the Greeks think of the Macedonians?
As uncivilized barbarians
As strong military opponents
Smart, organized and intellectual neighbors
Weirdos
Why was Macedonia able to conquer Greece so easily during the 340s B.C.?
Macedonia allied with Persia to overwhelm the Greek states.
Macedonia captured the Greek navy early in its campaign.
The Greek states were weakened by fighting among themselves.
The Greek states were weakened by a plague that killed many of their people.
The Peloponnesian war occurred between:
Greeks and Romans
Athens and Sparta
The US and Russia
Miceneans and Minoans
The Hoplites used a rectangular fighting formation in battle, utilizing long spears and shields. This formation was called a:
Phalanx
Sphinx
Sphere
Triangle choke
Greece is located on the ______ peninsula:
Florida
Balkan
Iberian
European
An ancient Greek outdoor marketplace and government center:
Oligarchy
Agora
Acropolis
Democracy
Greeks were known to typically worship many gods, a concept called:
Monotheism
Atheism
Altruism
Polytheism
Which of the following changes resulted from Alexander's conquests?
Greek culture spread
Greece stopped existing
Greece turned into a democracy
Greece became a monarchy
Sparta was a city-state in Greece primarily characterized by:
Military power
Democratic government
Fishing
Naval power
The name for a fortified hill usually located at the center of the Greek city-state:
oligarchy
agora
acropolis
democracy
What was Athens plan to defeat the Spartans?
They wanted to fight a decisive land battle
They wanted to commence airstrikes
They wanted to get others to abandon the Spartans
They wanted to dominate them by sea and exhaust Spartan forces
In order to pay for many of Athens' great artistic achievements, Pericles:
Sold Athenian land to Sparta
Increased taxes on all Athenian citizens
Borrowed money from the Persian Empire
Took money from the Delian League treasury
Who was most likely to receive a formal education in Athenian society?
The sons of wealthy families
The children military members
Most men and women
Children that passed a certain test
What problem did many Athenians have with Draco's legal reforms?
It was far too weak on crime
The penalties for crimes were too severe (often death)
They did not address society's problems
It favored the elite class
Hellenistic culture is seen as Greek culture mixed with which of the following three cultures?
Chinese, Egyptian, German
Egyptian, Indian, Persian
Egyptian, Greek, Norwegian
Persian, Roman, Chinese
Who wrote two of the most famous epics in ancient Greece, The Odyssey and The Iliad?
Homer
Sophocles
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Who was the Persian King defeated at the Battle of Marathon?
Darius the Great
Herodotus
Xerxes
Alexander
The Spartan economy was mostly:
Based around slavery
Trade-based
Agricultural
Militaristic
Greek historian credited with writing the first real history in Western Civilization, mainly detailing the Persian War
Herodotus
Darius
Sophocles
Pheideppedes
This Persian king suffered defeat at the Battles of Salamis and Platea
Darius
Xerxes
Alexander
Cyrus
Stoics believed that:
Humans should live in harmony with the gods
Democracy should be the primary form of government
The gods did not exist
The gods do not care about human beings
Form of government in which a small group of people make the decisions:
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
What philosophy taught that gods have no interest in human beings?
Epicureans
Mycenaeans
Stoics
Greeks
In the Persian War, what battle(s) did the Persians win?
Thermopylae
Marathon
Olympia
Crete
Salamis
