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WorksheetsWorld History Chapter 8 Greek Civilization - Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of ___________.
Sophocles
Alexander
King Philip II
Homer
Many Greeks visited an ____________ to find out about the future.
oracle
parthenon
theatre
Ziggarat
The Parthenon is an example of a _____________________.
Greek Theater
Ziggarat
temple
agora
_______________ writing had a large effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
Sophocles'
Alexander's
Aristotle's
King Philip's
The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like ________________.
animals
human beings
monsters
aliens
A commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20
Sophocles
Hellenistic Era
Sophists
Alexander
Stoics
_____________ rejected the idea of absolute right or wrong
Sophocles
Hellenistic Era
Sophists
Alexander
Stoics
____________ was a great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding
Sophocles
Hellenistic Era
Sophists
Alexander
Stoics
____________ believed that happiness resulted from using reason
Sophocles
Hellenistic Era
Sophists
Alexander
Stoics
A time when Greek culture spread through the known world
Sophocles
Hellenistic Era
Sophists
Alexander
Stoics
Alexander's empire extended to which river in the east?
Euphrates
Nile
Indus
Tigris
Which body of water bordered Alexander's empire on the west?
Arabian Sea
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Which city of Alexander's empire was in Egypt?
Alexandria
Athens
Persepolis
Susa
Homer's epic, the Iliad is about __________________.
Alexander the Great
Gilgamesh
the oracle of Delphi
the Trojan War
Aesop's fables were a part of Greek
architecture
oral tradition
politics
temples
Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings?
Alexander the Great
Aristophanes
Jason
Plato
Aristotle taught his students the _____________.
golden mean
silver rule
golden way
Golden Fleece
Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?
Plato
Socrates
Archimedes
Aristotle
Who taught students that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers?
Hippocrates
Thucydides
Pythagoras
Miletus
Which Greek scientist concluded that Earth was round?
Euclid
Archimedes
Eratosthenes
Epicurus
Whom did the Greeks worship as their chief god?
Apollo
Zeus
Mercury
Poseidon
What Greek scientist is known as the father of medicine?
Plato
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Pythagoras
According to Demosthenes, what will happen to the Greeks if they fail in their duty?
The gods will leave them
They can expect disaster
others will help them
they will be killed
The soldiers in Alexander the Great’s army who rode horses into battle were the ________________.
charioteers
foot soldiers
cavalry
artillery
The period of time in which Greek culture spread to all of the lands conquered by Alexander the Great is known as the _____________.
Hellenistic Era
Trojan Era
Athenian Era
Greek Era
