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Greek Civilization Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The wisest Titan, a benefactor to mankind, whom he created. His name means "forethought." Originally an ally of Zeus, he later tricked Zeus and was chained in the Caucasus Mountains, where an eagle fed upon his liver daily.

a)

Epimethius

b)

Prometheus

c)

Ares

d)

Hyperion

2.

Was forced to bear the vault of the heavens upon his shoulders at the edge of the world for warring against Zeus

a)

Hyperion

b)

Atlas

c)

Cronus

d)

Prometheus

3.

His name means "after-thought." He accepted the gift of Pandora from Zeus; and Pandora, the first woman, unleashed all the evils of the world on mankind.

a)

Epimethius

b)

Prometheus

c)

Atlas

d)

Hyperion

4.

The son of Hermes, was the god of flocks. He had the torso and head of a man, but the hindquarters and horns of a goat. A marvelous musician, he played the pipes and pursued various nymphs, all of whom rejected him for his ugliness.

a)

Chiron

b)

Pan

c)

Fate

d)

Siren

5.

Considered the chief Titan, a ruling deity who obtained his power by castrating his father Uranus; married his sister and together they produced the Olympian gods

a)

Gaea

b)

Chaos

c)

Cronus

d)

Oceanus

6.

Were three powerful goddesses who determined the lives of men.

a)

Graces

b)

Fates

c)

Sirens

d)

Muses

7.

How did the Minoans produce the most important singular or unique civilization in Antiquity?

a)

One oriented around a fortified city with thick walls and palaces for protection

b)

One oriented around trade and bureaucracy with little or no evidence of a military state.

c)

It developed the Greek language, culture, and mythology

d)

It was the last great Greek civilization

8.

Although he was a great man, Minos was also flawed. One day a magnificent white bull appeared in his kingdom. As punishment, for defying Poseidon, wife Pasiphae falls in love with the bull. As a result, the union with the animal, she gave birth to a monstrous creature called the Minotaur. What was the Minotaur?

a)

A being with the body of a bull and the head of a man

b)

A being with the body of a man and the head of a bull

c)

A winged being that is able to fly

d)

A being with one eye and incredible strength

9.

Spartan government was organized around a dual monarchy, a council, the assembly of Spartiates, and the _________, whose job was to run the administrative task of Sparta.

a)

oligarchy

b)

Ephorate

c)

Council

d)

Assembly

10.

At the age of _________, every male Spartan was sent to military and athletic school. These schools taught toughness, discipline, endurance of pain (often severe pain), and survival skills, while at age of ________ the Spartan became a soldier.

a)

five; eighteen

b)

ten; twenty

c)

twelve; eighteen

d)

seven; twenty

11.

The Spartans employed the phalanx in the classical style in a single line, uniformly deep in files of ________ men. When fighting alongside their allies, the Spartans would normally occupy the honorary _______ flank.

a)

five to ten; right

b)

eight to twelve; left

c)

eight to twelve; right

d)

five to ten; left

12.

At the start of the battle of Thermopylae, The men formed a wall of __________, which would have been highly effective as long as it spanned the width of the pass while the wicker shields and shorter spears of the Persians prevented them from effectively engaging the Greek

a)

three thousand Greek hoplites

b)

immortals

c)

overlapping shields and spears

d)

long spears/wooden pikes 7 meters long

13.

While there were many differences between Sparta and Athens, the major differences between them included _________.

a)

All Athenians were equal and married another of similar age

b)

Spartan women were restricted to the home and rarely seen or heard

c)

Athens covered a larger area and they did not enslave conquered peoples

d)

All Are Correct

14.

At the battle of _________ the two armies met in Attica and the 

Athenians roundly defeated the invading army. Prior to the engagement of the battle Pheidippides ran to Sparta to request troops then to Athens where he died after running 140 miles. 

a)

Issus

b)

Athens

c)

Marathon

d)

Gaugamela

15.

The _________  was a conflict between the Athenians and the Spartans resulting from years of Athenian dominance, tributes, and arrogance leading the  Delian League.

a)

Trojan War

b)

Persian Wars

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

All of the Above

16.

Which of the following best describes the lands in which Alexander the Great conquered?

a)

Greece; Egypt; India, China

b)

Greece; Egypt; and China

c)

Greece; Asia Minor; and India

d)

Greece; Asia Minor; Egypt; India