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Ancient Greece Test Part 1 Questions 23-45

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Spartan women have more freedom than Athenian women

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is a peninsula?

a)

A landform completely surrounded by water

b)

A landform that is mostly surrounded by water

c)

A type of island

d)

A landform that is raised above sea level

3.

How did mountains affect civilization in Ancient Greece?

a)

They didn't

b)

Allowed people to communicate over long distances

c)

Poor soil restricted types of crops able to be grown

d)

Greeks were protected by natural barriers

e)

Rich soil was found in the mountains which allowed the Greeks to become successful farmers

4.

How did the sea affect civilization in Ancient Greece?

a)

It caused yearly floods which damaged crops

b)

It became a source of food for the Greeks

c)

It gave the Greeks the ability to trade

d)

Many Greeks became fishermen, sailors, and merchants

e)

It made the Greeks scared of the water

5.

Why did the Greeks create their own city-states instead of a united country during ancient history?

a)

They didn't like each other

b)

The mountains and seas isolated the Greek communities

c)

They lived too far away from each other

d)

They were constantly at war with each other, so they isolated themselves

6.

True or False: The Greeks did NOT have a holy book for their religion

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the name for the major god and goddesses from Greek mythology"

a)

Norse gods/goddesses

b)

Qurans

c)

Olympians

8.

Why did many Greeks travel to the city-state of Delphi and see the Pythia at the Temple of Apollo

a)

They wanted to listen to the Pythia tell them about their future

b)

They wanted a blessing from Apollo

c)

They gathered there to discuss important ideas

d)

They wanted a blessing from Pythia, who was the spokesperson for Apollo

9.

Select the philosophers

a)

Socrates

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Plato

d)

Aristotle

e)

Cleopatra

10.

What types of plays were invented by the ancient Greeks and became a form of entertainment?

a)

Historical

b)

Tragedy

c)

Terminology

d)

Comedy

11.

Homer was considered an important figure in world history because...

a)

He created a code of ethics for doctors

b)

He was the student of Socrates

c)

He was the teacher of Socrates

d)

He wrote 2 epics called the Odessey and Illiad

12.

Which ancient Greek scholar wrote about the history of the Persian War?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Herodotus

c)

Thucydities

d)

Homer

13.

Which ancient Greek scholar wrote about the history of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Herodotus

c)

Thucydities

d)

Socrates

14.

Why is Hippocrates considered and important figure in world history?

a)

He was an important philosopher

b)

He was an important general and led Athens to victory against Sparta

c)

He documented the Persian Wars

d)

He created a code of ethics for doctors

15.

Why do historians refer to a period of ancient Greek history as the Dark Age?

a)

There were no written records available

b)

All of the city-states were at war with each other

c)

The smoke from their fires blotted out the sun

d)

An epidemic hit all of Greece

16.

How did Solon change the government in Athens?

a)

He was a tyrant who declared war on Sparta

b)

He outlawed slavery if you owed a debt

c)

He removed the aristocracy from power

d)

He gave citizenship to all free men

17.

How were tyrants viewed differently in some ancient civilizations, such as Greece, compared to in modern times?

a)

Tyrants were much more cruel than now

b)

Tyrants were often voted into power

c)

Tyrants weren't always cruel or harsh

d)

Tyrants were always enslaving the people they conquered

18.

What did Peisistrotos do?

a)

He created new festivals and temples

b)

He tried to improve life for ordinary people

c)

He was very well liked for his poetry

d)

He was Plato's teacher

19.

Why is Cleisthenes considered an important figure in world history?

a)

He came up with the idea for the Olympics

b)

He was an important philosopher who discovered the meaning of the stars

c)

He removed the aristocracy from power

d)

He made Athens a democracy

e)

He changed the Athenian constitution

20.

Who was excluded from participating in the government in Athenian democracy?

a)

women

b)

soldiers

c)

immigrants

d)

children

e)

slaves

21.

How did the Assembly work in Athenian democracy?

a)

The soldiers assembled to recieve their orders and train

b)

People sent representatives to debate on important issues

c)

People gathered and debated/voted on laws

d)

The women all talked about the important decisions

22.

Who was the Greek plitician that was a huge advocate for democracy, supervised the reconstruction of the Acropolis, and turned the

Delian League into an empire?

a)

Pericles

b)

Herodotus

c)

Socrates

d)

Darius

23.

Why do many modern-day countries elect politicians, instead of allowing all citizens to serve in the government?

a)

There is too little people

b)

No one will show up

c)

There is too many people

d)

The government doesn't like to do that

24.

King Darius sent the Persian army to attack Greece in the Battle of Marathon because...

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a)

He was mad the Greeks tried to help a rebellion in the Persian city Egypt

b)

He was mad the Greeks tried to help a rebellion in the Persian city Sparta

c)

He was mad the Greeks tried to help a rebellion in the Persian city Ionia

d)

He hated the Greeks for humiliating him in the Peloponesian War

25.

What was the significance of the Battle of Thermopylae during the Persian Wars?

a)

The Greeks lost but managed to capture the general of the Persians

b)

It was a huge victory for the Greeks and the turning point of the war

c)

It was a complete disaster for the Greeks but it motivated them to eventually win the war

d)

It was a narrow victory and the Greeks won but lost many soldeirs

26.

What was a major cause of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta?

a)

Athens became too powerful after turning the Delian League into its own empire

b)

Sparta became too powerful after turning the Delian League into its own empire

c)

Athens stopped trading with Sparta and Sparta declared war on them to get more resources

d)

The Spartan king killed Pericles