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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cities in Greece

a)

Mohenjo and Daro

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Yellow and Yangtze

2.
a)

Pyramids

b)

The Great Wall

c)

Parthenon

d)

Sphynx

3.

Women were not allowed in the military in Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The war between Athens and Sparta

a)

The Great War

b)

World War 1

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Ancient War

5.

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

a)

They were both defeated.

b)

The war ended in a draw.

c)

Athens

d)

Sparta

6.

The Minoans were a(n) …

a)

group of people who lived on the island of Crete.

b)

type of Greek animal.

c)

elite military group.

d)

ancient musical clan.

7.

Who were eligible to become citizens in Athens?

a)

Only adult women.

b)

All men and women.

c)

Only free, adult men.

d)

Only those who paid tribute to the ruler.

8.

What unlikely occurrence took place at the First Persian Invasion?

a)

The Athenians surrendered

b)

The Athenians, even though outnumbered, defeated the Persians

c)

Both groups agreed to a truce

d)

The Persians massacred their own people

9.

Which two tactics did Alexander the Great use to put down revolts across Greece?

a)

Diplomacy and force

b)

Patience and grace

c)

War and genocide

d)

Surrender and retreat

10.

Greece boasted natural harbors and close proximity to the sea. What explains the effects of those geographical resources?

a)

Lots of sailing races were able to take place

b)

People were able to swim easily

c)

Greece was easily invaded

d)

Many traded, fished, and made a living from the sea

11.

The Myceneans were weakened by infighting thanks to which of the following groups?

a)

The Russians

b)

The Dorians

c)

The Turks

d)

The Romans

12.

The mixing of the ancient Greek world with that of Asia and North Africa after Alexander the Great’s conquests resulted in the -

a)

Hellenistic Period

b)

Hellenic Period

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

Archaic Era

13.

In this city beauty and art were important.

a)

Thebes

b)

Sparta

c)

Ionia

d)

Athens

14.

Who created the Academy, often described as the first European University?

a)

Galileo

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

15.

During the Peloponnesian War, which occurrence significantly weakened Athens?

a)

A tornado

b)

A plague

c)

An earthquake

d)

A fire

16.

What accomplishment is Cyrus the Great known for?

a)

Creating the first written form of music

b)

Being kind to the citizens

c)

Building the largest empire in the world: the Persian Empire

d)

Abiding by the rule of law

17.

This city did not allow weak children to live.

a)

Sparta

b)

Ionia

c)

Athens

d)

Thebes

18.

Which philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?

a)

Aristolte

b)

Galileo

c)

Pluto

d)

Socrates

19.

This city was ruled by an oligarchy.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Thebes

d)

Ionia

20.

In this city children were educated to fight.

a)

Ionia

b)

Athens

c)

Thebes

d)

Sparta

21.

What is the long-term effect of the Persian war between the Persians and Athens?

a)

Athens emerged victorious as the most powerful city-state.

b)

Persia and Athens became great allies.

c)

They both end up destroyed.

d)

The Persian empire took over Greece.

22.

Which characteristic best describes society in Sparta?

a)

Progressive

b)

Militaristic

c)

Isolated

d)

Democratic

23.

During the second Persian invasion, which of the following teamed up to defend Greece?

a)

France and Germany

b)

Individual villages

c)

City-states

d)

All the world empires.

24.

Greek philosopher; he was a student of Socrates. He started a school in Athens, called the Academy, and wrote The Republic, which describes an ideal society run by philosophers.

a)

Moses

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Hephaestus

25.

A war between Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC. It was called the?

a)

Great Grecian War

b)

Peloponnesian War

c)

Macedonian War

d)

Greek Civil War

26.

Government that is made up of a small group of people from the highest social class in a society is called a?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Plutocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Aristocracy

27.

A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built was called the Acropolis

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A type of government in which people rule themselves by directly voting is called?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Republic

d)

Democracy

29.

In ancient Greece, the name for an independent city-state was the_______?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Polis

c)

Villa

d)

Confederation

30.

A government in which only one person has power is called a Oligarchy

a)

True

b)

False

31.

An agreement to work together was known as a ______?

a)

Alliance

b)

Monopoly

c)

Coincidence

d)

Tyranny

32.

The ancient Greeks used stories about heroes and gods that explained how the world works. It was called__________?

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Mythology

c)

Wizardy

d)

Sorcery

33.

By 2800 BC, a Bronze age civilization called the Minoans had been established on the island of (a)   ,

34.

An (a)   is a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero

35.

By 750 B.C. , the city-state, or what the Greeks called the (a)   became the central focus of Greek life.

(Greek word for city-state)

36.

The main gathering place in a polis was usually a hill. At the top of the hill was a fortified area called an (a)  

37.

Below the acropolis was an (a)   , an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market

38.

By 700 B.C. the military system was based on (a)   , who were heavily armed infantry or "foot soldiers"

39.

Hoplites went into battle as a unit, marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation known as a

(a)  

40.

Greek (a)   were leaders who seized power by force from the aristocrats

41.

"rule by few"

Ruled by a small group of people or family.

(a)  

42.

The first Greek dramas were (a)   , which were presented in a trilogy, a set of three plays, built around a common theme

43.

The Persian Achaemenid dynasty was founded in 539 BCE by (a)   . He took his nomadic warriors and conquered most of Mesopotamia

44.

This man had 3 great accomplishments such as that he tamed a wild horse when he was 13, he never lost a battle, and he destroyed the Persian Empire

(a)