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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call land with water on 3 sides?

a)

island

b)

inlet

c)

peninsula

2.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

a)

They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

b)

There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

c)

The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

d)

Trade was very important

3.

On what continent is Greece located?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

4.

Which three bodies of water surround Greece?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Ionian

c)

Aegean

d)

Yellow

5.

What are some reasons why the Minoans and Mycenaeans disappeared?

a)

natural catastrophe

b)

invasion

c)

famine

d)

sank into sea

6.

The Minoans lived on the island of _________.

a)

Athens

b)

Crete

c)

Sparta

7.

What is the best reason the Mycenaeans built their homes at the top of hills?

a)

They could see best from there.

b)

Their homes would not flood there.

c)

They could better defend themselves from there.

8.

Period of time after the Mycenaean civilization collapsed.

a)

Heroic Age

b)

Dark Age

c)

Linear A

9.

Which of the following accurately describes the Greek Dark Ages?

a)

It lasted from 800 BC to 400 BC.

b)

It was a time of decline, famine, and population decrease.

c)

The Mycenaean civilization remained in power.

10.

A group of armed foot soldiers who march together in rows in a tight formation.

a)

agora

b)

phalanx

c)

polis

d)

acropolis

11.

Citizen soldiers were called

a)

nobles

b)

foot soldiers

c)

hoplites

d)

phalanx

12.

Central area in a Greek city-state that served as a marketplace and a meeting area.

a)

polis

b)

acropolis

c)

agora

d)

phalanx

13.

Greek word for city-state.

a)

polis

b)

phalanx

c)

acropolis

d)

agora

14.

Hilltop with a fortress on top.

a)

polis

b)

agora

c)

acropolis

d)

phalanx

15.

The first civilization in ancient Greece were the

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Minoans

c)

Dorian

d)

Hellenes

16.

They lived on mainland Greece and spoke Greek; believed to have conquered the Minoans.

a)

Dorians

b)

hoplites

c)

Hellenes

d)

Mycenaeans

17.

Who was in charge of running/governing Greek city-states?

a)

kings

b)

citizens

c)

politicians

d)

soldiers

18.

To be a citizen in most Greek city-states a person must

a)

be foreign-born or native-born man who had to own land.

b)

be living in the city-state.

c)

be a free, native-born man who owned land.

d)

wealthy land owning woman.

19.

What group of people invaded Greece from the north and ruled the land for 300 years?

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Dorians

c)

Hellenes

d)

Trojans

20.

Their name means "Greek" and they were descendants of the Mycenaeans.

a)

Dorians

b)

Hellenes

c)

Minoans

d)

Trojans

21.

The Minoans were expert

a)

ship builders

b)

writers

c)

thinkers

d)

sailors

22.

The Greeks began to build colonies around the Mediterranean because they

a)

want to increase their trade.

b)

could not grow enough grain to feed their growing population.

c)

want to spread their culture.

d)

were expert ship builders.

23.

The Greeks create an alphabet based on the

a)

Minoan alphabet.

b)

Phoenician alphabet.

c)

Egyptian alphabet.

d)

Latin alphabet.

24.

As trade grew, Greeks began to trade using

a)

coins.

b)

barter system.

c)

pottery.

d)

grain.

25.

someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds

a)

channel

b)

bards

c)

citizen

d)

colony

26.

a government ruled by the people

a)

economic

b)

democracy

c)

ephor

d)

Dark Age

27.

a government in which a small group has control

a)

philosopher

b)

phalanx

c)

oligarchy

d)

peninsula

28.

a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment

a)

philsopher

b)

polis

c)

satrap

d)

tyrant

29.

governor of a Persian province, means “defender of the kingdom”

a)

helot

b)

Hellenes

c)

tyrant

d)

satrap

30.

a ruler who seizes authority and has absolute power

a)

Hellenes

b)

tyrant

c)

helot

d)

Minoan

31.

In Athens, people who were not citizens, women, enslaved people, and ? WHERE NOT ABLE TO VOTE?

a)

Foreign-born men

b)

anyone that was 18 and younger

c)

Kings

d)

People that did not own land.

32.

How where women treated differently in Spartan then Athens?

Where did they have more equal rights?

4 lines
33.

Sparta revolved around

a)

Military

b)

Citizens building a family

c)

Military, Power, and Victory

d)

invading other City-States

34.

In what way did a boys life in Athens differ from a boy's life in Sparta?

4 lines
35.

What was a difference between how Spartan girls and boys were raised?

4 lines
36.

Why did Sparta fall behind other Greek city-states in many areas?

4 lines
37.

What do Spartans call their captive workers?

a)

helots

b)

slaves

c)

tyrant

d)

oligarchy

38.

What were Spartan women trained in?

a)

cooking, cleaning, and combat

b)

art, music, and poetry

c)

sewing, sword fighting, and trade

d)

running, wrestling, and javelin throwing

39.

What was not a part of a Spartan boy's life?

a)

Boys were in the "reserves" from the age of 30 to 60.

b)

Boys studied Math.

c)

Boys left home at the age of 7.

d)

Mothers did not expect the boys to come home a coward.

40.

What did Peisistratus do?

a)

killed thousands of Spartans

b)

divided large farms among the poor

c)

became emperor

d)

made women equals

41.

who were usually considered citizens of Athens?

a)

everyone

b)

women

c)

foreign born people

d)

men

42.

Who enforced laws and managed tax collection in Sparta?

a)

a tyrant

b)

the ephors

c)

women

d)

helots

43.

What was the cause of the Persian War?

a)

Sparta got mad at Athens

b)

Greece wanted to take over Persia

c)

Persia wanted to punish the Greeks for helping Ionia

d)

Anakin went to the Dark Side

44.

What were the elite Persian soldiers called?

a)

Jedi

b)

Knights

c)

Hoplites

d)

Immortals

45.

What were the Greek soldiers called?

a)

Jedi

b)

Immortals

c)

Hoplites

d)

Spartans

46.

Check the battles that were Persian victories.

a)

Marathon

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Salamis

d)

Plataea

47.

Which battle saw 300 Spartans make the ultimate sacrifice?

a)

Marathon

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Salamis

d)

Plataea

48.

In which battle did Greeks march 26.2 miles to protect Athens?

a)

Marathon

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Salamis

d)

Plataea

49.

Which Greek city-state was burned during the Persian War?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Belmont

d)

Boston

50.

Who "won" the Persian War?

a)

Sparta

b)

Persia

c)

Greece

d)

Nobody - Does anyone really win in a war?

51.

Check everything that happened AFTER the Persian War.

a)

Athens had to rebuild

b)

The Delian League was formed

c)

The Death Star was destroyed

d)

The Peloponnesian League was formed

52.

Which city-state lead the Delian League?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Boston

d)

Belmont

53.

What was the goal of the Delian League?

a)

To fight Sparta

b)

To rule the world

c)

To prevent future Persian attacks

d)

To regrow olive trees

54.

Who was the Greek leader at Thermopylae?

a)

Miltiades

b)

Leonidas

c)

Mr. Hartunian

d)

Themistocles

55.

Who was the Greek leader at Salamis?

a)

Ms. J

b)

Miltiades

c)

Leonidas

d)

Themistocles

56.

Who was the Persian king during Marathon?

a)

Xerxes

b)

Darius

c)

Hippias

d)

Mr. Ligon

57.

Who was the king of Persia at the start of the Persian Wars?

a)

King Leonidas

b)

King Cyrus

c)

King Darius

d)

King Xerxes

58.

Because of a ____________________ the Persians were shown a path along the mountain ridge-

a)

Athenian

b)

loyal Persian

c)

king

d)

traitor

59.

Leonidas sent the majority of the Greeks back to Athens but kept his personal guards, 300, to _________________________

a)

join the Persians

b)

stall the Persians

c)

defeat the Athenians

d)

burn Athens

60.

Who am I?

I conquered the Ionian Colony hoping to broaden my empire. I was defeated at the Battle of Marathon.

a)

Xerxes

b)

Leonidas

c)

Themistocles

d)

Darius

61.

Who am I?

I led the Greeks in the battle of Thermoplyae. I died with my fellow Spartan soldiers as one of the brave 300.

a)

Militiades

b)

Themistocles

c)

Leonidas

d)

Xerxes

62.

Who am I?

I pretended to change sides and tricked Xerxes into leading his troops to a narrow hellespont, where the Athenian navy sunk 300 Persian ships. Though I may be shady, I successfully won the battle of Salamis for the Greeks.

a)

Cyrus

b)

Themistocles

c)

Militiades

d)

Leonidas

63.
After the Persian Wars, how was Greece organized?
a)
under 1 leader
b)
became part of Persia
c)
into city-states
d)
became an empire of its own
64.

Which city-state gained power before the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Corinth

d)

Ionia

65.
What 2 city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Persia vs. Greece
b)
Athens vs. Sparta
c)
Egypt vs. Sparta
d)
Greece vs. Sparta
66.

ancient Greek historian remembered for his history of the Peloponnesian War

a)

Thucydides

b)

Pericles

c)

Piraeus

d)

Parthenon

67.

Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy and for leading the rebuilding of Athens after the Persian Wars

a)

Pericles

b)

Piraeus

c)

King Philip II

d)

Parthenon

68.

Alliance created and led by Sparta that consisted of Spartan and their allies

a)

Peloponnesian League

b)

Delian League

c)

Rule of the Thirty

d)

The King's Peace

69.

Athens war strategy was to

a)

burn Sparta's crops

b)

Pray to Zeus

c)

hide behind the city walls.

d)

ask Persia to send help

70.

Pericles was considered a great leader until his death.  Why is it that he was considered a great leader?

a)

Brought Athens back from a destroyed city-state

b)

He died from a disease

c)

He made a few poor choices that brought the downfall of Athens

71.

The people of Greek city-states such as Athens and Sparta often traveled by boat as it was faster.  Which two seas did they often travel?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates River

b)

Ionian Sea & Mediterranean Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea & Aegean Sea

d)

Black Sea & Ionian Sea

72.

What is direct democracy

a)

A type of government where the people vote for themselves

b)

A type of government where representatives vote for the people

c)

A type of government where only one ruler makes all of the decisions

73.

What is representative democracy?

a)

A type of government where the people vote for themselves

b)

A type of government where representatives vote for the people

c)

A type of government where only one ruler makes all of the decisions

74.

Which form of democracy best resembles the United States?

a)

Representative

b)

Direct

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Totalitarian

75.

A person who searches for wisdom and enlightenment is called a ____________.

a)

architect

b)

helot

c)

geographer

d)

philosopher

76.

The Athenians had a series of unexpected events occur to them that impacted their success against the Spartans. What is one event that occured

a)

Sparta destroyed Athens' Navy

b)

Athens ran out of weapons

77.

Athenian Stateman who transformed the Delian League into an Empire, rebuilt the Parthenon, and died of plague at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War

a)

Brasidas

b)

Pericles

c)

Cleon

d)

Alcibiades

78.

What was the ultimate cause of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Power struggles between the city-states

b)

Disagreements about trade

c)

The plague

d)

The helots revolted.

79.

What happened that weakened Athens during the first part of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Many of their ships were sunk in a huge storm

b)

They were attacked by the Persians

c)

There was a plague in the city that killed many people including their leader

d)

Much of the wall protecting the city collapsed due to poor construction

80.

Which of the following best describes the war strategy of Pericles?

a)

To meet the Spartans head on and destroy them in a ground battle

b)

To remain inside the walls of their city and use their superior ships to win the war

c)

To lay siege to Sparta and eventually starve them out of their city

d)

None of these

81.
How did Persia help Sparta to win the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Persia fought alongside Sparta in battle.
b)
Persia did not provide any support.
c)
Persia sent a ship with plague on it to Athens.
d)
Persia provided money to Sparta to build triremes.
82.

What did Pericles build using the treasury of the Delian League?

a)

The Parthenon

b)

Thermopylae - The Hot Gates

c)

The Athenian Agora

d)

The Colosseum

83.

Why did Sparta create their own league?

a)

The Persians attacked.

b)

Ares told the leaders of Sparta to leave.

c)

Athens was trying to rule all the city-states.

d)

Sparta did not want to worship Athena.

84.

Because all of Greece was weakened by 27 years of war ______was able to conquer them all.

a)

Philip of Macedonia

b)

Xerxes

c)

Darius

d)

Charlie Brown

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