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WorksheetsUnit 4: Ancient Greece and Alexander the Great
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following figures was a Greek philosopher?
Pythagorean
Euclid
Aristotle
Hippocrates
Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia and Greece, and responsible for which of the following?
Golden Age
Classical Age
Hellenistic Age
Dark Ages
The Golden Age of Athens occured under which leader?
Darius
Xerxes
Pericles
Socrates
How did Sparta differ from Athens?
It cared little about democracy or the arts
It was a society centered around the military
Spartans lived a simple, minimal way of life.
All of the above
Athens was renowned for its great minds. What was Socrates known for?
He taught using the Socratic method
He opened up the philosophical school, the Academy
He created many works on politics and science
He theorized about the perfect city-state.
During the classical age of Greek civilization, where was the center of art and literature located?
Carthage
Sparta
Athens
Delphi
The end of the Trojan War is described by which piece of literature?
The Iliad by Homer
The Aenid by Vergil
The Odyssey by Homer
The Republic by Plato
The Peloponnesian War was fought between which two areas of land?
Greece and Rome
Rome and Carthage
Greece and Persia
Athens and Sparta
Which of the following describes the Hellenistic Era?
all the major civilizations were isolated
most of Europe and Asia was connected by Greek culture and language
warfare was prominent
the importance of Greek culture on the world stage diminished
Compared to Athenian women, Spartan women are best described as which of the following?
experienced more freedom and the same legal rights as men
more educated
less healthy
had fewer legal rights and less freedom
What was the political role of women in Athens?
They had some political rights, but no legal rights
They had no political or legal rights
They had legal rights but were not allowed to participate in government
They were very influential in politics through their husbands.
What resulted from the Persian War?
Athens organized the Delian League
Sparta dominated the Mediterranean
Persia controlled the Greek states
The Greek states began a civil war
Which term best describes the government of Sparta?
a democracy
a monarchy
an oligarchy
an aristocracy
How was the Greek civilization organized?
Under a united empire
Into competing city-states
Among several kings
Into a large democracy
What is the ancient city of Sparta most associated with?
educational advancements
military dominance
democratic reforms
agriculture successes
What was Athens named after?
its first king
a nearby river
the hill it was founded on
the goddess of wisdom
Base your answer on The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides of a right triangle. Who was this concept developed by?
Socrates
Confucius
Pythagorean
Hippocrates
Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and Hellenistic culture are associated with which ancient civilization?
Egyptian
Greek
Roman
Phoenician
Which of the following describes Alexander the Great's great accomplishments?
spreading Greek culture
expanding his empire with great military conquests
creating a Hellenistic culture with East and West influences
all of the above
Alexander the Great's conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia resulted in which of the following?
spread of Hellenic culture
worldwide adoption of the feudal system
establishment of representative democracy throughout Eurasia
spread of Islamic culture across Europe
One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of which of the following?
absolute monarchies
separate, independent city-states
extensive trade with the Persians
belief in one God
What geographical feature prevented the Greeks from developing political unity?
Deserts
Rivers
Seas
Mountains
