WorksheetsUnit 2: Greece
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Athens
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
2.
A form of government in which power is held by the nobility or wealthy class is called
a)
oligarchy
b)
democracy
c)
aristocracy
d)
acropolis
3.
What was the place where 12 of the most important Greek gods lived?
a)
Homer
b)
Acropolis
c)
Mount Olympus
d)
polis
4.
Mediterranean Sea
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
5.
Term meaning a city-state in Ancient Greece
a)
Polis
b)
acropolis
c)
Aristocracy
d)
Oligarchy
6.
System of government where power lies in the hands of all citizens
a)
Homer
b)
oligarchy
c)
aristocracy
d)
Democracy
7.
A hill in the center of a Greek city that is heavily fortified
a)
Plato
b)
Acropolis
c)
Mount Olympus
d)
Polis
8.
What is the war between the Athens and Sparta called?
a)
Peloponnesian War
b)
Trojan War
c)
Plato
d)
Persian War
9.
System of goverment where a few people hold power over the larger group of people
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Plato
c)
Mount Olympus
d)
Aristocracy
10.
From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be
a)
philosophers
b)
politicians
c)
soldiers
d)
artists
11.
The celebration of drama and theater twice a year was to honer of the god or goddess
a)
Zeus
b)
Apollo
c)
Dionysus
d)
Venus
12.
Macedonia
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
13.
Schools in Greece used the lliad and the Odyssey to teach
a)
history.
b)
values.
c)
English
d)
literature.
14.
Greek sculpture, like architecture reached its "Golden" height in Athens during the time of
a)
Troy
b)
Zeus
c)
Trojan War
d)
Pericles
15.
Why did Persia go to war with Athens in 490 B.C.?
a)
Athenian traders attacked Persian ships.
b)
Athens interfered in Persian affairs.
c)
Persia wanted to expand it's empire.
d)
Persia tried to regain stolen land.
16.
Persian Empire
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
F
17.
Which cultures contributed to the new Hellenistic civilization?
a)
Greek and Indian.
b)
Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian
c)
Greek, African, and Italian
d)
Indian and Persian
18.
Athens was defeated during the Peloponnesian war by an alliance led by the
a)
Macedonians.
b)
Persians.
c)
Spartans.
d)
Delian League
19.
Located on Peloponneus, what Greek citystate/polis evolved into a purely military society?
a)
Sparta
b)
Delia
c)
Athens
d)
Ionia
20.
Who composed two famous Greek epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey?
a)
Homer
b)
polis
c)
Plato
d)
acropolis
21.
Spartan men were allowed to retire from the army at age
a)
20
b)
30
c)
40
d)
60
22.
A Greek play that mocked people or social customs is called a
a)
comedy
b)
satire
c)
tragedy
d)
love story
23.
Crete
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
F
24.
Where was the Minoan Civilization located?
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Crete
c)
Mt. Olympus
d)
Egypt
25.
A major factor in Greece's victories during the Persian wars was
a)
the cooperation of the independent city states
b)
the relationship between Ionia and Sparta
c)
the poor relationship between Athens and Sparta
d)
its vastly greater numbers of warships
26.
Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India?
a)
Alexander
b)
Pericles
c)
Philip II
d)
Herdotus
27.
The mixture of Greek and Middle Eastern culture that formed during & after Alexander is called
a)
Septuagint
b)
Ptolemaic
c)
Hellenistic
d)
Stoic
28.
All of the following were true of the ancient Olympics EXCEPT
a)
women were not permitted to watch
b)
non-Athenians were not allowed to compete
c)
they were held in honor of Zeus
d)
they did not include team events
29.
During the Peloponnesian war, Sparta and its allies were called the
a)
Delian league
b)
allies
c)
Peloponnesian League
d)
Hellenestic League
30.
Philosopher who questioned peoples' beliefs and was sentenced to death
a)
Minoan
b)
Plato
c)
Hades
d)
Socrates
31.
Who was the god of the "underworld?"
a)
Helots
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
32.
Who is the goddess of love, desire and beauty?
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Socrates
c)
Zeus
d)
Minoan
33.
What was the war where the Mycenaeans defeated the city if Troy called?
a)
Persian war
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Trojan War
d)
Helots
34.
What was one of the first cultures of Greece?
a)
rhetoric
b)
Helots
c)
Minoan
d)
Zeus
35.
King of the Olympian Gods
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Hades
c)
Zeus
d)
Socrates
36.
What were the enslaved people of Sparta called?
a)
Helots
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Zeus
d)
Rhetorics
37.
What is the art of skillfully speaking called?
a)
Rhetoric
b)
Minoan
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Helots
38.
All of the following effected Athens after the Peloponnesian war EXCEPT
a)
populations declined
b)
land was destroyed
c)
Greeks lost faith in democracy
d)
unemployment increased
39.
Who founded Geometry during the Hellenistic Age?
a)
Euclid
b)
Archimedes
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Hippocrates
40.
Under which leader did the democracy in Athens work best?
a)
Persistratus
b)
Draco
c)
Pericles
d)
Solonivilizations
41.
Why was the Delian League formed?
a)
to guard against the future attacks from Persia
b)
to create a trading alliance
c)
to give all the city-states equal power in Greece
d)
to unite the city-states into one empire
42.
A Greek play that told a story of human suffering is called a
a)
comedy
b)
satire
c)
tragedy
d)
love story
43.
All of the following were Greek philosophers EXCEPT
a)
Pericles
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Plato
44.
Who created the oath that set ethical standards for doctors during the Hellenistic age?
a)
Euclid
b)
Archimeded
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Hippocrates
45.
The Spartans were able to defeat the Athenians in the Peloponnesian war with the aid of
a)
lonians
b)
Persians
c)
Delian League
d)
Thebians
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