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Chapter 5-3 Golden Age of Greece

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  (a)   was the wise statesman who led Athens during much of its golden age.

2.

1. A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives is called (a)   .

3.
______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.
a)
Athens
b)
a peace keeping Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Macedonia
4.

A temple crafted by the sculptor Phidias to honor the goddess Athena was the (a)   .

5.

The Greek values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion in art served as the standard for what became known as (a)   .

6.

A (a)   was a serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, and betrayal.

7.

The greatest historian of the Greek classical age was (a)   .

8.

Greek city-states Athens and Sparta fought each other in the (a)   .

9.

Greek thinkers who were determined to seek the truth were called (a)   .

10.

The (a)   were a group of thinkers who questioned the existence of the traditional Greek gods.

11.

 One thinker who developed a method of teaching using questions and answers was (a)   .

12.

(a)   was a famous thinker who set forth his idea of a perfectly governed society in The Republic.

13.

A philosopher who opened a school in Athens called the Lyceum was (a)   .

14.
What was Athens' war strategy?
a)
Fight the Spartans wherever and whenever they could.
b)
Avoid land battles and fight the Spartans at sea.
c)
Ask the Persians to fight the Spartans on land.
d)
Evacuate Athens and fight the Spartans at sea near Salamis.
15.

About how many people and armed forces did Athens lose to the plague?

a)

About one-fourth

b)

About one-third

c)

About one-eighth

d)

About one-tenth

16.

What was Sparta's war strategy?

a)

To cut off the Spartan food supply by planting crops

b)

To cut off the Spartan food supply by destroying crops

c)

To cut off the Athenian food supply by planting crops

d)

To cut off the Athenian food supply by destroying crops

17.

How did the Peloponnesian War end?

a)

In 421 B.C., Athens signed a truce, or an agreement to stop fighting.

b)

Athens finally surrendered to Sparta in 404 B.C.

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

18.

Where did the Peloponnesian War get its name?

a)

from Peloponnesus, the peninsula Sparta was located on

b)

From Athens, the winner of the war

c)

From Pele the famous soccer player

d)

Peloponnesian is the Greek word for victory

19.
According to the speech by Pericles, who would most likely by chosen for government positions?
a)
Educated women
b)
Wealthy men
c)
Military leaders
d)
Devoted citizens
20.
How did Socrates teach?
a)
Created PowerPoints
b)
Lectured about philosophy and ethics
c)
Asked probing questions
d)
Made his students read many books