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WorksheetsHellenistic Culture - Test Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 17mins
Greece’s northern neighbor, ruled by Philip II in 359BC
(a)
Alexandria, the Greek capital of Egypt and a center of trade, was most famous among scholars for its
Theaters
Trade
Library
Architecture
How many battles did Alexander lose during his lifetime?
0
2
3
True or False: Alexander the Great's empire lasted for hundreds of years after he died.
True
False
Philip II was the king of
Persia.
Macedonia.
Greece.
Egypt.
Which strategy did Philip II borrow from the Greeks?
Iron weapons
Surprise attacks
Phalanx formation
Building a navy
The Greek mathematician whose theories are the basis for modern geometry.
Aristarchus
Euclid
Socrates
Sophocles
What does the term "Hellenistic" mean?
Absolute ruler
To conquer
Greek-like
Having Greek ancestry
What happened to Alexander's Empire after his sudden death?
Alexander's son was the next king.
Alexander's wife rule the empire.
Persians reconquered the empire.
It was divided up by his generals.
After defeating Persia, Alexander now ruled __________.
modern day France and Germany
most of Asia
the largest empire the world had ever seen
all of India
Alexander supported the spread of ___________ culture.
Greek
Socratic
Indian
Buddhist
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Aristotle
Archimedes
Plato
Darius
What impact did the Hellenistic Empire have on Greece?
A major world religion was spread
A deadly plague was spread to the Persian Empire.
Culturally and politically separate areas were unified.
Caste systems from the Hindus were adopted by Greeks.
Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings?
Alexander the Great
Plato
Aristophanes
Jason
Who freed the Greek cities in Asia Minor from Persian rule?
Philip II
Alexander the Great
Demosthenes
Euclid
Philip II got some Greek cities to join him by ________ them.
Conquering
Inviting
Bribing
All of these
Who told King Ptolemy that “There is no royal way to learn geometry”?
Euclid
Pythagorus
Aristotle
Poseidon
This Macedonian king loved Greek culture and planned to conquer Persia.
Alexander the Great
Aeschylus
Philip II
Homer
Homer’s epic, the Iliad, is about
Alexander the Great
The Trojan War
Gilgamesh
The oracle at Delphi
Who was the goddess of wisdom and crafts?
Aphrodite
Artemis
Athena
Apollo
Herodotus wrote...
The Odyssey.
The History of the Persian Wars.
The Book of the Dead.
Antigone.
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Sophocles
Euripides
Homer
Aesop
Aristotle taught his students to follow the
Golden Rule
Golden Mean
Golden Fleece
None of these
The Hellenistic Era produced a great body of
Scientific Achievement
Art and Architecture
Literature and Philosophy
All of the above
The library here attracted scholars from all over the world
Babylon
Rome
Thebes
Alexandria
Whose armies conquered the land as far east as modern India?
Alexander the Great
Philip II
Ramses II
Cyrus the Great
Who built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself?
Philip II
Macedonia
Alexander the Great
Cyrus
What is a story about gods and heroes?
(a)
Why is Herodotus so significant to the development of historical writing?
he used a lot of different sources
he told history like a story
he used accurate dates
he included gods and goddesses in his histories
What would be an example of a modern-day Sophist?
lawyers
advertisers
politicians
all of the above
What do Sophists care the most about?
finding the truth
winning arguments
developing theories
free education
What is a short story that teaches a moral/lesson?
(a)
How does Greek culture still influence us today?
Why did Alexander's empire fall apart after his death?
