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history exam revision

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geography shapes Greek

a)

entertainment

b)

life

c)

none

d)

politics

2.

_______________ are the major landforms of Greece

a)

mountains

b)

seas

c)

both

d)

none

3.

The two important seas of Greece are _____________

a)

Aegean and Nile sea

b)

Ionian and Black sea

c)

All of the above.

d)

Aegean and Ionian Sea

4.

Rugged mountains covered about __________________ of ancient Greece

a)

None

b)

two-fourths

c)

one-fourths

d)

three-fourths

5.

_______________was the third important environmental influence on Greek civilization.

a)

land

b)

climate

c)

sea

d)

roads

6.

The people who live in Mycenae known as________.

a)

Greek

b)

Mycenae

c)

Minoan

d)

Mycenaean

7.

The Mycenaean's adapted the Minoan ____________system to the Greek language.

a)

listening

b)

writing

c)

reading

d)

speakinng

8.

The Mycenaean fought a ten-year war against __________.

a)

crete

b)

italy

c)

troy

d)

minoan

9.

The greatest storyteller was a blind man named as _____________.

a)

Alexander

b)

trojan prince

c)

zeus

d)

homer

10.

The Trojan War forms the backdrop for one of Homer’s great epic poems, __________.

a)

the cyclops

b)

none

c)

The lliad

d)

the odyssey

11.

Under (a)   teaching Alexander had learned science, geography and literature.

12.

An army of about 40,000 men rushed to defend Persia. The two forces met at the (a)   river

13.

Darius tried to negotiate the peace settlement. He offered Alexander all of his lands west of the

(a)  

14.

During his time in Egypt, Alexander found the city of Alexandria at the mouth of the

(a)  

15.

Within a short time, Alexander’s army occupied Babylon, Susa and

(a)  

16.

In 326 B.C., Alexander and his army reached the (a)   valley

17.

Ancient Greece consisted about (a)   islands

18.

Alexander became seriously ill with a fever and died a few days later. He was just (a)   years old

19.

After Alexander dies, (a)   became the king of Macedonia and took control of the city states.

20.

Seleucus took most of the old Persian empire, which became known as the (a)   kingdom.

21.

Alexander’s conquests had an interesting (a)   impact

22.

Ancient Greece consisted mainly of mountainous (a)  

23.

Dorians were far less (a)  

24.

The Greeks developed a rich set of (a)   , or traditional stories about their Gods.

25.

(a)   divided the land of Greece into a number of different regions

26.

As Alexander conquered other regions, he adapted some of their culture.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

Alexander was 50 years old when he died.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Macedonia is in south of Greece.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Alexander the great was from Greece

a)

true

b)

false

30.

Alexander the great died because he was poisoned by his wife.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

Darius III was defeated by Alexander in the battle of Gaugamela

a)

true

b)

false

32.

Indian sea and Arabian sea are connected with Greece.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

Peninsula is connected with main land from one side.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

Ridge and thick wall made the Mycenae city secure

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Trojan war began after Trojan Prince Kidnapped the Greek king.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Major land forms of Greece are islands, peninsulas and mountains

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Myths are the traditional stories of Greeks Kings.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

(write a sentence explaining its significance.) Mycenaean

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39.

Trojan War

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40.

Myth

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41.

Macedonia

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42.

Alexander the Great

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43.

Darius III

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44.

Philip II

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45.

Dorian

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46.

(Answer the following questions) What were some of Mycenae’s strengths?

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47.

The Dorian period is often called Greece’s Dark Age. Why do you think this is so?

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48.

What aspects of culture did the Mycenaean’s adopt from the Minoans?

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49.

What impact did nearness to the sea have on the development of Greece?

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50.

How did the physical geography of Greece cause Greek-speaking peoples to develop separate, isolated communities?

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51.

Which of Alexander’s conquests do you think was the most significant? Why?

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52.

How was Philip II able to conquer Greece?

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53.

What happened to Alexander’s empire after his death?

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54.

Do you think that Alexander was worthy of the title “Great”? Explain

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55.

Why did Alexander continue his conquests after Darius was dead?

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56.

Why did the ancient Greeks create their myths?

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57.

If Alexander had lived longer, do you think he would have been as successful in ruling his empire as he was in building it? Explain your answer

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