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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 28mins
The cities in Greece
Mohenjo and Daro
Athens and Sparta
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow and Yangtze
Pyramids
The Great Wall
Parthenon
Sphynx
Women were not allowed in the military in Greece.
True
False
The war between Athens and Sparta
The Great War
World War 1
Peloponnesian War
Ancient War
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
They were both defeated.
The war ended in a draw.
Athens
Sparta
The Minoans were a(n) …
group of people who lived on the island of Crete.
type of Greek animal.
elite military group.
ancient musical clan.
Who were eligible to become citizens in Athens?
Only adult women.
All men and women.
Only free, adult men.
Only those who paid tribute to the ruler.
What unlikely occurrence took place at the First Persian Invasion?
The Athenians surrendered
The Athenians, even though outnumbered, defeated the Persians
Both groups agreed to a truce
The Persians massacred their own people
Which two tactics did Alexander the Great use to put down revolts across Greece?
Diplomacy and force
Patience and grace
War and genocide
Surrender and retreat
Greece boasted natural harbors and close proximity to the sea. What explains the effects of those geographical resources?
Lots of sailing races were able to take place
People were able to swim easily
Greece was easily invaded
Many traded, fished, and made a living from the sea
The Myceneans were weakened by infighting thanks to which of the following groups?
The Russians
The Dorians
The Turks
The Romans
The mixing of the ancient Greek world with that of Asia and North Africa after Alexander the Great’s conquests resulted in the -
Hellenistic Period
Hellenic Period
Neolithic Era
Archaic Era
In this city beauty and art were important.
Thebes
Sparta
Ionia
Athens
Who created the Academy, often described as the first European University?
Galileo
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
During the Peloponnesian War, which occurrence significantly weakened Athens?
A tornado
A plague
An earthquake
A fire
What accomplishment is Cyrus the Great known for?
Creating the first written form of music
Being kind to the citizens
Building the largest empire in the world: the Persian Empire
Abiding by the rule of law
This city did not allow weak children to live.
Sparta
Ionia
Athens
Thebes
Which philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristolte
Galileo
Pluto
Socrates
This city was ruled by an oligarchy.
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
Ionia
In this city children were educated to fight.
Ionia
Athens
Thebes
Sparta
What is the long-term effect of the Persian war between the Persians and Athens?
Athens emerged victorious as the most powerful city-state.
Persia and Athens became great allies.
They both end up destroyed.
The Persian empire took over Greece.
Which characteristic best describes society in Sparta?
Progressive
Militaristic
Isolated
Democratic
During the second Persian invasion, which of the following teamed up to defend Greece?
France and Germany
Individual villages
City-states
All the world empires.
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.
Moses
Plato
Socrates
Hephaestus
A war between Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC. It was called the?
Great Grecian War
Peloponnesian War
Macedonian War
Greek Civil War
Government that is made up of a small group of people from the highest social class in a society is called a?
Theocracy
Plutocracy
Democracy
Aristocracy
A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built was called the Acropolis
True
False
A type of government in which people rule themselves by directly voting is called?
Monarchy
Theocracy
Republic
Democracy
In ancient Greece, the name for an independent city-state was the_______?
Monarchy
Polis
Villa
Confederation
A government in which only one person has power is called a Oligarchy
True
False
An agreement to work together was known as a ______?
Alliance
Monopoly
Coincidence
Tyranny
The ancient Greeks used stories about heroes and gods that explained how the world works. It was called__________?
Science Fiction
Mythology
Wizardy
Sorcery
By 2800 BC, a Bronze age civilization called the Minoans had been established on the island of (a) ,
An (a) is a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero
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)
The main gathering place in a polis was usually a hill. At the top of the hill was a fortified area called an (a)
Below the acropolis was an (a) , an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
By 700 B.C. the military system was based on (a) , who were heavily armed infantry or "foot soldiers"
Hoplites went into battle as a unit, marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation known as a
(a)
Greek (a) were leaders who seized power by force from the aristocrats
"rule by few"
Ruled by a small group of people or family.
(a)
The first Greek dramas were (a) , which were presented in a trilogy, a set of three plays, built around a common theme
The Persian Achaemenid dynasty was founded in 539 BCE by (a) . He took his nomadic warriors and conquered most of Mesopotamia
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)
