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Ancient Greece Module 4 Test Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the Phoenicians share with other groups they met, which is important to us today?
a)
Stories and legends
b)
Maps and compasses
c)
Shipbuilding and sailing strategies
d)
the alphabet they had invented
2.

Athens had a direct democracy. What does "direct democracy" mean?

a)

That people vote on laws themselves, without representatives

b)

That only certain people can serve on juries and hold office

c)

That people who've committed crimes can't vote

d)

That state legislatures elect representatives, not the people themselves

3.
Ancient Greece bordered the Mediterranean Sea.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

What were some of the ways that Athenians could participate directly in democracy

a)

Attend the Assembly, discuss issues and vote

b)

They could talk to the Monarch about issues

c)

They could vote for representatives

d)

They could serve on the Council of 500 as many times as they like

5.

Every citizen votes on all important decisions, without elected representatives.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Indirect Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

I was picking my nose when we discussed this!

6.

What type of democracy allows the citizens to elect officials to represent them in the government?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Elected Democracy

c)

Representative (indirect) Democracy

d)

Choice Democracy

7.

In the U.S. 12 people serve on a jury, how many people served on an Athenian jury?

a)

12

b)

Between 51 and 501

c)

Between 501 and 1500

d)

6000

8.

What are the three branches of athenian democracy?

a)

council of 500.

b)

court.

c)

assembly.

d)

all of the above.

9.
What feature of Athenian democracy still exists in American democracy?
a)
There is still no powerful executive branch
b)
Representatives are still elected by lottery
c)
Juries still consist of regular citizens
d)
All laws are still subject to popular vote
10.
What was the "ASSEMBLY"?
a)
Where all citizens could debate issues and vote
b)
Where 500 people supervised the running of the government
c)
Where elected representatives voted on issues
d)
Where they would put people on trial for crimes
11.
What were some of the ways that Athenians could participate in democracy
a)
Attend the Assembly, discuss issues and vote
b)
They could talk to the Monarch about issues
c)
They could vote for representatives
d)
They could serve on the Council of 500 as many times as they like
12.

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

a)

area

b)

polis

c)

region

d)

political

13.

THE WORD DEMOCRACY MEANS

a)

THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE

b)

THE RULE OF POWER

c)

PEOPLE WITH POWER

d)

BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT

14.
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 
15.

Which of the following people would be able to participate in the Athenian form of democracy?

a)

Petros, a slave whose owner gave him 2 acres of land for his birthday

b)

Cephas, a free man who does not own property

c)

Nikos, a free male homeowner whose parents both wereborn in Athens

d)

Nikos' mother, Athena

16.
Greece is a country on the continent of
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)

China

17.
Was farming more important than trade in  Sparta?
a)
No
b)
Yes
18.
Which city-state made sure the education of girls included physical training so they could produce strong,healthy babies?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
19.
Who were considered citizens in the democracy of ancient Athens
a)
all men & women
b)
all men born in Athens
c)
all men
d)
all men & women born in Athens.
20.

Art, architecture and philosophy grew/flourished in ...

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

21.

... won the Peloponnesian War and became the most powerful city-state in Ancient Greece.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

22.
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
23.
The Athenian economy was based on _________________.
a)
trading
b)
conquering
c)
farming
d)
stealing
24.
What is true of education in Sparta?
a)
Its purpose was to create good citizens with strong minds and bodies.
b)
Its purpose was to create people who could protect the city-state.
c)
Only men were trained to fight.
d)
Reading and writing were taught and were considered very important.
25.
Spartan women could NOT
a)
speak to men in public.
b)
marry another man if their husband was away too long at war.
c)
own their own property.
d)
be a member of the Assembly.
26.
The Parthenon was built to honor ________.
a)
Zeus
b)
Medusa
c)
Athena
27.

Created a mathematical theorem.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Homer

d)

Pythagoras

28.

Greek "Father of the Study of Medicine".

a)

Aristotle

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Homer

d)

Pythagoras

29.

Greek "Father of History".

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Euclid

c)

Herodotus

d)

Thucydides

30.

Who was the king of Macedon that conquered most of Greece?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Pericles

c)

Philip II

d)

Sophocles

31.

Who spread Hellenistic culture by building an empire from India to Greece? (Son of Philip II)

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Asoka

d)

Darius I

32.

The king of all Gods was.....

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Marathon

d)

Aristotle

33.

The goddesses and gods lived on Mt. Olympus

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Created by Hippocrates, a doctor's pledge which states a doctor must do everything possible to help a patient and, above all, "Do No Harm."

a)

Socratic Method

b)

Doctor's Pledge

c)

Platonic Rules

d)

Hippocratic Oath

35.
In the 400s b.c., the Persians tried to expand ______.
a)
A.in Europe and began by invading Greece
b)
 B.in the east and invaded what is now Afghanistan
c)
C.in Africa and invaded North Africa
d)
D.in Europe and invaded Spain
36.
After the Greeks defeated the Persians at Plataea, the Persians stopped trying to conquer Greece.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
A.Greek city-states united to prevent Persia from conquering Greece.
b)
B.Persian provinces sent volunteer soldiers to fight against Greece.
c)
C.In the Persian Empire, governors of satrapies were called ephors.
d)
D.Most Persians rejected Zoroaster's teachings.
38.
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
39.
What 2 city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Persia vs. Greece
b)
Athens vs. Sparta
c)
Egypt vs. Sparta
d)
Greece vs. Sparta
40.
Who declared war in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Athens
b)
Greece
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
41.
Who lost the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta
b)
Delos
c)
Persia
d)
Athens
42.

What is a result of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Greece gained a lot of land

b)

Greeks lost their sense of community

c)

Athens got richer.

d)

Sparta gained soldiers from Persia.

43.

Why did other city-states become angry with Athens?

a)

Athens took control of the Delian League's money and used the money for its own benefit.

b)

The Delian League changed from a military alliance to an empire ruled by Athens.

c)

They interferred with other city-states.

d)

All of the above.

44.

Why did other city-states become angry with Athens?

a)

Athens took control of the Delian League's money and used the money for its own benefit.

b)

The Delian League changed from a military alliance to an empire ruled by Athens.

c)

They interferred with other city-states.

d)

All of the above.

45.

What was the ultimate cause of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Power struggles between the city-states

b)

Disagreements about trade

c)

The plague

d)

The helots revolted.

46.

The Olympic games were held in honor of what?

a)

Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom

b)

Zeus, the King of all Gods

c)

The Summer Solstice

47.
Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called 
a)
essays
b)
fables
c)
histories
d)
myths
48.

What method of teaching did Socrates use with asking questions and having someone answer?

a)

Montessori Method

b)

Academy Method

c)

Socratic Method

d)

Political Method

49.

Who is known as the Father of Medicine and was the best known Greek doctor?

a)

Thales

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Sophocles

d)

Thucydides

50.
Alexander the Great is from 
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
51.
Alexander the Great is famous because 
a)
he was a student of Aristotle 
b)
he was King Philip's son
c)
he conquered a lot of land
d)
he died
52.

How old was Alexander when he became king?

a)

50

b)

35

c)

20

53.

Macedonia is __________ of Greece.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

54.

TRUE OR FALSE: Greek culture spread east as Alexander did.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

55.

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