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Unit 5 Ancient Greece- misc

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Alexander's empire stretched from the Mediterranean to what ancient South Asian empire that we looked at in Semester 1?

a)

Indian

b)

Chinese

c)

Spanish

d)

Caesarean

2.

Asia Minor, the peninsula, includes primarily modern-day ____________.

a)

Iran

b)

Venezuela

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

3.

Which group was formed to unite against the Persian Empire under the headship of Athens?

a)

Delian League

b)

Spartan League

c)

League of Extraordinary City-States

d)

Polis League

4.

Modern-day Turkey and the Greek peninsula are separated by which body of water?

a)

Adriatic

b)

Black

c)

Ionian

d)

Aegean

5.

Which philosopher was a pupil of Socrates and wrote the Allegory of the Cave?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Aeschylus

c)

Plato

d)

Alexander the Great

6.

The battle unit that operates in tight formation for both protection and advancement used by both Spartans and Macedonians.

a)

Phalanx

b)

Hoplite

c)

Polis

d)

Oligarchy

7.

Oligarchy --> __________:

Aristocracy --> rule by the noble birth

a)

rule by the people

b)

rule by the religious

c)

rule by the few

d)

rule by the most athletic

8.

Why is it important to emphasize that Greece was an "early Democracy?"

a)

they existed before the birth of Christ

b)

they had no idea what they were getting into

c)

they preferred to not put labels on things

d)

their "democracy" only included part of the population

9.

The slave population in Sparta compromised of those they conquered were called -

a)

polis

b)

helots

c)

tyrants

d)

hoplites

10.

Athens was generally known for having what military advantage over Sparta?

a)

more advanced weaponry

b)

smaller men

c)

better navy

d)

physically tougher men

11.

The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between -

a)

Athens and Greece

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Sparta and Macedonia

d)

Macedonia and Persia

12.

This Greek historian is considered the greatest of the ancient world; he wrote History of the Peloponnesian War.

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Lycurgus

c)

Plato

d)

Thucydides

13.

This ancient Greek author (who may not have actually existed...) is credited with both The Iliad and The Odyssey

a)

Euripedes

b)

Homer

c)

Herodotus

d)

Aristotle

14.

The term "Hellenistic" means...

a)

to spread the Gospel

b)

to ask questions like Socrates

c)

to imitate the Greeks

d)

to sculpt like Michelango

15.

Former Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena; also served as symbol of wealth and prowess of the Athenians

a)

Colosseum

b)

Parthenon

c)

Tower of Pisa

d)

Taj Mahal

16.

Which philosophy advocates obtaining happiness by accepting one's circumstances and harmonizing with God's will?

a)

Epicureanism

b)

Stoicism

c)

Daoism

d)

Socratism

17.

Which philosophy suggests that happiness can be attained through the pursuit of intellectual pleasure?

a)

Daoism

b)

Stoicism

c)

Epicureanism

d)

Socratism

18.

Father of Athenian Democracy -

a)

Darius

b)

Solon

c)

Pericles

d)

Cleisthenes