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Chapter 7 (Ancient Greece)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged in rows.

a)

militia

b)

phalanx

c)

century

d)

battalion

2.

Someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories.

a)

scribe

b)

storyteller

c)

bard

d)

pharaoh

3.

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

a)

isthmus

b)

strait

c)

peninsula

d)

island

4.

A Greek city-state.

a)

polis

b)

community

c)

agora

d)

acropolis

5.

A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland.

a)

civilization

b)

community

c)

polis

d)

colony

6.

A gathering place; the marketplace in ancient Greece.

a)

acropolis

b)

agora

c)

polis

d)

phalanx

7.

How many letters did the early Greek alphabet have?

a)

26

b)

21

c)

24

d)

13

8.

What crops were grown by farmers in ancient Greece?

a)

wheat

b)

barley

c)

grapes

d)

corn

9.

What was a citizen solider called in the Greek military?

a)

hoplite

b)

phalanx

c)

navy

d)

army

10.

What two physical features dominated ancient Greece?

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

farmland

d)

seas

11.

What type of livestock did the ancient Greeks have?

a)

pigs

b)

sheep

c)

cows

d)

goats

12.

What three items did a Greek solider always carry with him in battle?

a)

shield, sword, and spear

b)

shield, sword, and helmet

c)

sword, spear, and bow and arrow

d)

shield, bow, and slingshot

13.

In ancient Athens. who had the right to be called a citizen?

a)

women

b)

men

c)

free men over the age of 18

d)

free men over the age of 30

14.

What two seas were vital for the ancient Greeks?

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Red Sea

15.

A British archaeologist discovered a site on the island of Crete known as?

a)

Troy

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

d)

Knossos

16.

An enslaved person in Spartan society.

a)

women

b)

unskilled worker

c)

helot

d)

hoplite

17.

A group in Athens government that is chosen by the lottery and proposes laws.

a)

ekklesia

b)

boule

c)

dikasteria

d)

gerousia

18.

A group in Spartan government that votes on laws; Must be over the age of 30.

a)

apella

b)

dikasteria

c)

ephors

d)

boule

19.

The court system in Athenian society.

a)

apella

b)

ekklesia

c)

boule

d)

dikasteria

20.

Five people chosen to keep a close eye on the two kings of Sparta.

a)

gerousia

b)

ephors

c)

helot

d)

apella

21.

The lawmaking group in Athens; free males over the age of 18.

a)

boule

b)

apella

c)

ekklesia

d)

gerousia

22.

A group in Spartan government responsible for drafting laws; males over the age of 60.

a)

boule

b)

apella

c)

gerousia

d)

helot

23.

What characteristic was most important to the city-state of Athens?

a)

military training

b)

education

c)

athletic games

d)

weapon making

24.

How were women treated in the city of Athens?

a)

could not own property

b)

could own property

c)

could not participate in government

d)

could join the government

25.

What was the most important characteristic to the people of Sparta?

a)

education

b)

trade

c)

tourism

d)

military training

26.

How were women treated in Sparta?

a)

women could own property

b)

women could participate in athletic competitions

c)

women could participate in the government

d)

women could get sent to the Olympics

27.

The city-state best known for its success in trading. (Athens or Sparta)

(a)  

28.

The city-state that formed the first democracy. (Athens or Sparta)

(a)  

29.

The city-state that thought of itself as an oligarchy with two kings. (Athens or Sparta)

(a)  

30.

The city-state that became famous for building the Parthenon. (Athens or Sparta)

(a)  

31.

A territory or province of ancient Persia.

a)

satrapy

b)

polis

c)

city-state

d)

community

32.

A defender of the kingdom in Persian society; similar to a governor.

a)

king

b)

pharaoh

c)

satrap

d)

tyrant

33.

A Persian religion based on the belief of one god.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Zoroastrianism

34.

Who won the battle of Thermopylae? (Greece or Persia)

(a)  

35.

In the battle of Thermopylae, who commanded the Spartan soldiers?

a)

King Xerxes

b)

King Leonidas

c)

King Themistocles

d)

Cyrus the Great

36.

The Persians originally were a group of people from?

a)

Europe

b)

North Asia

c)

America

d)

Southwest Asia

37.

Who was the first great leader of Persia that set up the first permanent military?

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerxes

d)

King Leonidas

38.

The battle of Salamis was between what two leaders. (Athenian leader and Persian leader)

a)

Xerxes

b)

Darius I

c)

Themistocles

d)

Leonidas

39.

Who won the battle of Salamis? (Greece or Persia)

(a)  

40.

What was the name of the group of warriors set to guard the Persian king?

a)

phalanx

b)

navy

c)

immortals

d)

hoplite

41.

Who was the leader that reorganized the Persian government into satrapies?

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerxes

d)

Alexander the Great

42.

What was the name of the final battle between Greece and Persia?

a)

Battle of Marathon

b)

Battle of Plateau

c)

Battle of Thermopylae

d)

Battle of Salamis

43.

After the war, the Persian people became unhappy due to this?

a)

poor leadership

b)

no farmland

c)

high taxes

d)

no food

44.

What were two reasons why Persia was so successful early on?

a)

they let the people they conquered keep their beliefs and customs

b)

they made every group they conquered commit to Persian beliefs

c)

they established a democracy

d)

they built the royal road and improved the road system established by the Assyrians

45.

Who was the young leader that took over Persia in 300 B.C.E.?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

King Xerxes

c)

King Ramses II

d)

Cyrus the Great

46.

An absolute ruler unrestricted by the law.

a)

satrap

b)

tyrant

c)

aristocrat

d)

noble

47.

A person who searches for wisdom and enlightenment.

a)

noble

b)

aristocrat

c)

tyrant

d)

philosopher

48.

Severe, harsh, cruel, or extreme.

a)

Draconian

b)

Solon

c)

philosopher

d)

Cleisthenes

49.

The wealthy, land owning upper class in ancient Greek society.

a)

helot

b)

plebian

c)

aristocracy

d)

hoplite

50.

A leader of ancient Greece that created the council of 500 and did away with the land ownership rule.

a)

Cleisthenes

b)

Solon

c)

Pericles

d)

Pisistratus

51.

A leader of ancient Greece that abolished the debt slavery and promoted foreign trade.

a)

Cleisthenes

b)

Solon

c)

Pericles

d)

Psistratus

52.

A leader of ancient Greece that cut the power of the aristocracy and redistributed the land in Athens.

a)

Solon

b)

Cleisthenes

c)

Pericles

d)

Pisistratus

53.

What groups did not qualify for citizenship in Athens?

a)

women

b)

slaves

c)

foreigners

d)

second generation foreigners

54.

How was democracy in Athens limited?

a)

only women could vote

b)

only 20% of people qualified as citizens

c)

only 50% pf people were citizens

d)

only men over the age of 60 could participate

55.

Who were granted citizenship in Athens?

a)

men over 30

b)

free men over 18 whose parents were born in Athens

c)

free men over the age of 18 born in Athens

d)

all people

56.

What did Draco do as a leader for Athens?

a)

went to war

b)

demolished democracy

c)

created the court system

d)

created the first legal law code

57.

What two things did Pericles do to advance the democracy?

a)

opened political offices to all citizens

b)

made all people citizens

c)

starting paying people to participate in government

d)

let women vote

58.

Why did Pericles create so many building projects during his time?

a)

wanted to show the power of Athens

b)

wanted to make Sparta jealous

c)

wanted to establish jobs for the needy

d)

wanted great architecture for the city

59.

What were two of the most important qualities of Athenian democracy?

a)

equal justice to all

b)

power

c)

poverty did not matter

d)

the wealthy people in society still had all the power

60.

What were the responsibilities that all Athenian citizens were expected to fulfill?

a)

presents for the king

b)

taxes to the aristocrats

c)

want a lot of money to serve in government

d)

always participate in government (civic duty)