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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What contributed to the lack of Ancient Greek farmers

a)

A carnivorous diet

b)

The geography of Greece

c)

Little technical innovation

d)

Laziness

2.

True or False: The Mycenaeans had colonies

(a)  

3.

All of the following is true about the Dark Age of Greece, EXCEPT

a)

There are few written records

b)

There was a population decline

c)

Iron replaced bronze

d)

There was an explosion of culture

4.

The Iliad and the Odyssey were written down by

(a)  

5.

A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero is known as a(n)

a)

Tragedy

b)

Comedy

c)

Drama

d)

Epic

6.

The Greek word for city-state is

(a)  

7.

The slaves of Sparta were known as

(a)  

8.

What form of government did Athens have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Republic

9.

What form of government did Sparta have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Republic

10.

Darius' invasion of Greece was stopped at Battle of

a)

Aegospotami

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Marathon

d)

Gaugamela

11.

After Darius’ death, his son __________ vowed revenge and invaded Greece.

a)

Xerxes

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Darius II

d)

Philip II

12.

The famous 300 Spartans made their last stand at the Battle of _________.

a)

Aegospotami

b)

Gaugamela

c)

Marathon

d)

Thermopylae

13.

Ancient Greek warriors were known as

a)

Helots

b)

Hoplites

c)

Hellenists

d)

Heroes

14.

Ancient Greek warriors are known for this battle formation

a)

Phalanx

b)

Shield Wall

c)

Testudo

d)

Hoplite

15.

What group of Greeks revolted against the Persians, leading to the Persian Wars?

a)

Dorian

b)

Ionian

c)

Aeolian

d)

Arcadian

16.

This king conquered most of Greece before being assassinated.

(a)  

17.

Philip II's major contribution to warfare was the introduction of

a)

A new marching formation

b)

Longer spears

c)

Horse mounted archers

d)

Larger shields

18.

Alexander the Great conquered this great empire

a)

Roman

b)

Persian

c)

Safavid

d)

Byzantine

19.

What made Alexander stop his conquests?

a)

He fell ill

b)

He wanted to focus on ruling his empire

c)

His men refused to go on

d)

He died in battle

20.

He used a question-and-answer technique to make students see things for themselves

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

21.

He is known for writing "The Republic"

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

22.

True or False: In Ancient Greece, Tyrants were often supported by the Peasants

(a)  

23.

He was mainly concerned with analyzing and classifying things based on observation and investigation.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

24.

A temple and public buildings would most likely be located at the...

a)

Acropolis

b)

Agora

c)

Agoge

d)

Parthenon

25.

This temple to Athena, located in Athens, is known as the...

a)

Acropolis

b)

Agora

c)

Agoge

d)

Parthenon

26.

Alexander the Great defeated the Persian army at the Battle of...

a)

Salamis

b)

Ageospotami

c)

Gaugamela

d)

Plataea

27.

The Minoans lived on the island of...

a)

Delos

b)

Icaria

c)

Ithaca

d)

Crete

28.

Philip II and Alexander the Great came from the Greek polis of...

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Macedonia

d)

Argos

29.

This archaeologist found the city of Troy and Mycenae

a)

William F. Albright

b)

Howard Carter

c)

Heinrich Schliemann

d)

Lewis Binford

30.

This city-state was a warrior society

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Macedonia

d)

Argos