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Ancient Greece Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

City-states developed in Greece because:

a)

The Greeks all descended from different peoples

b)

They all wanted access to the Mediterranean Sea

c)

The mountains that isolated them and prevented unity

d)

The ancient Greeks were intolerant of other belief systems

2.

Which of the following is true about the Minoans?

a)

They lived on the island of Crete

b)

We know little about them since their writing is undeciphered

c)

They were from mainland Greece

d)

They worshipped the centaur

3.

Which ancient Greek philosopher told the Allegory of the Cave?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Herodotus

4.

Homer's stories:

a)

Are considered truth today

b)

Teach Greek values

c)

Were believed by the Greeks to be history

d)

Were actually written by Thucydides

5.

Earthquakes on Crete may have been explained by:

a)

Flooding of the river Styx

b)

Hera breaking free from the Underworld

c)

The story of Zeus and Hades

d)

The story of the minotaur

6.

Which government rule often led to the development of democracy?

a)

Tyranny

b)

Republic

c)

Socialist

d)

Monarchy

7.

What would motivate the Athenians to conquer new territory?

a)

Fear of invasion

b)

Greater equality between citizens

c)

Overpopulation and poor farmland

d)

Tyrannical government

8.

What made the Greek armies successful?

a)

Using bronze weapons

b)

Excellent weapons, armor, and hoplites

c)

Use of cavalry

d)

A willingness to attack head-on

9.

A greek city-state is a:

a)

Polis

b)

Hoplite

c)

Phalanx

d)

Helot

10.

Greeks were:

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Impractical

d)

Agnostic

11.

Which is true about Aristotle?

a)

He organized the first Academy.

b)

He believed in learning from the senses.

c)

He did not trust his senses to show reality.

d)

He was Plato's teacher.

12.

In which battle did King Leonidas lead the 300 against the Persians?

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Marathon

c)

Salamis

d)

Aegean

13.

What was the purpose of the Olympic games?

a)

To honor the end of the Persian Wars

b)

To signify an alliance between Athens & Sparta

c)

To earn money

d)

To honor Zeus

14.

Once the Delian League was formed:

a)

Sparta chose to join

b)

Persia invaded Athens

c)

Athens became the dominant city-state in Greece

d)

Themistocles built the Athenian fleet

15.

Why was the battle of Marathon significant?

a)

It made Sparta the dominant force in Greece.

b)

It proved the Persians were not invincible.

c)

It fully unified all city-states.

d)

It started the Persian Wars.

16.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle:

a)

Were the leading Greek philosophers

b)

Were all best friends

c)

Started democracy in Athens

d)

Created the oligarchy of Sparta

17.

Which is/are true about hoplites?

a)

They were so fierce they went into battle without army.

b)

They formed the legions of Rome.

c)

They were the citizen-soldiers of Greece.

d)

They replaced the use of cavalry

18.

In the Peloponnesian War:

a)

Athens was a naval power and Sparta was a land power.

b)

The 300 defeated the Persians.

c)

Themistocles built a fleet of ships.

d)

Much of why Athens lost was because of a plague.

19.

A style of teaching that involves the teacher asking many questions.

a)

Aristotelian Prompt

b)

Socratic Method

c)

Platonian Proofs

d)

Confucian Education

20.

Which city headed Hellenistic culture?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Alexandria

d)

Corinth

21.

Philip II:

a)

Unified Greece for the first time

b)

Conquered Persia

c)

Spread Hellenistic culture

d)

Defeated Rome

22.

Polis that focused on military service

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

23.

Polis that was the birthplace of democracy.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

24.

Responsible for the fusion of Greek and local cultures, creating Hellenism.

a)

Pericles

b)

Philip II

c)

Leonidas

d)

Alexander the Great