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Ancient Greece Test Study Guide

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heavily armed infantrymen or foot soldiers are known as?

a)

phalanx

b)

spartans

c)

calvry

d)

hoplite

2.

_____________ comes from the Greek word that means “love of wisdom.”

a)

Literature

b)

Theater

c)

Philosophy

d)

Mathematics

3.

Which of the following best describes Sparta?

a)

A city-state that valued alliances with other cultures

b)

A Macedonian democracy

c)

A strict society run by helots

d)

A military state focused on the art of war

4.

Who benefited from the power struggles of Athens, Sparta, and Thebes?

a)

Philip II of Macedonia

b)

The Delian League

c)

Women in all three societies

d)

Pericles of Athens

5.

Which of the following is true of Aristotle?

a)

He developed the Pythagorean theorem

b)

He designed the Parthenon, the greatest example of the classical Greek temple

c)

He defined the subject of logic

d)

He is considered the greatest warrior of the ancient world.

6.

What was Alexander’s cultural legacy?

a)

The gold and silver that his thieving brought

b)

The spread of Greek language, architecture, literature, and art

c)

The possession of the entire Persian Empire

d)

His strong skills as a military leader

7.

Which object was the center of Ptolemy's model of the universe?

a)

 Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

The Moon

d)

The sun

8.

 Which statement best describes a contribution made by the ancient Greeks?

a)

They made the first empire.

b)

They developed the first codes of laws.

c)

They formed the first democracy

d)

The end of the Persian Empire

9.

Which Hellenistic Greek thinker came up with the formula to describe right triangles

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Euclid

c)

Aristotle

d)

Ptolemy

10.

How was education different for boys in ancient Athens and Sparta?

a)

Spartan boys only received military training

b)

Athenian boys did not receive athletic training.

c)

Athenian boys did not receive military training.