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World History Chapter 8 Greek Civilization - Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of ___________.

a)

Sophocles

b)

Alexander

c)

King Philip II

d)

Homer

2.

Many Greeks visited an ____________ to find out about the future.

a)

oracle

b)

parthenon

c)

theatre

d)

Ziggarat

3.

The Parthenon is an example of a _____________________.

a)

Greek Theater

b)

Ziggarat

c)

temple

d)

agora

4.

_______________ writing had a large effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution.

a)

Sophocles'

b)

Alexander's

c)

Aristotle's

d)

King Philip's

5.

The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like ________________.

a)

animals

b)

human beings

c)

monsters

d)

aliens

6.

A commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20

a)

Sophocles

b)

Hellenistic Era

c)

Sophists

d)

Alexander

e)

Stoics

7.

_____________ rejected the idea of absolute right or wrong

a)

Sophocles

b)

Hellenistic Era

c)

Sophists

d)

Alexander

e)

Stoics

8.

____________ was a great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding

a)

Sophocles

b)

Hellenistic Era

c)

Sophists

d)

Alexander

e)

Stoics

9.

____________ believed that happiness resulted from using reason

a)

Sophocles

b)

Hellenistic Era

c)

Sophists

d)

Alexander

e)

Stoics

10.

A time when Greek culture spread through the known world

a)

Sophocles

b)

Hellenistic Era

c)

Sophists

d)

Alexander

e)

Stoics

11.

Alexander's empire extended to which river in the east?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Tigris

12.

Which body of water bordered Alexander's empire on the west?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Mediterranean Sea

13.

Which city of Alexander's empire was in Egypt?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Athens

c)

Persepolis

d)

Susa

14.

Homer's epic, the Iliad is about __________________.

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

the oracle of Delphi

d)

the Trojan War

15.

Aesop's fables were a part of Greek

a)

architecture

b)

oral tradition

c)

politics

d)

temples

16.

Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Aristophanes

c)

Jason

d)

Plato

17.

Aristotle taught his students the _____________.

a)

golden mean

b)

silver rule

c)

golden way

d)

Golden Fleece

18.

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Archimedes

d)

Aristotle

19.

Who taught students that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Thucydides

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Miletus

20.

Which Greek scientist concluded that Earth was round?

a)

Euclid

b)

Archimedes

c)

Eratosthenes

d)

Epicurus

21.

Whom did the Greeks worship as their chief god?

a)

Apollo

b)

Zeus

c)

Mercury

d)

Poseidon

22.

What Greek scientist is known as the father of medicine?

a)

Plato

b)

Archimedes

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Pythagoras

23.

According to Demosthenes, what will happen to the Greeks if they fail in their duty?

a)

The gods will leave them

b)

They can expect disaster

c)

others will help them

d)

they will be killed

24.

The soldiers in Alexander the Great’s army who rode horses into battle were the ________________.

a)

charioteers

b)

foot soldiers

c)

cavalry

d)

artillery

25.

The period of time in which Greek culture spread to all of the lands conquered by Alexander the Great is known as the _____________.

a)

Hellenistic Era

b)

Trojan Era

c)

Athenian Era

d)

Greek Era