WorksheetsCheckup! Unit IV: Ancient Greece
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
(a) , the birthplace of (b) , enjoyed a "Golden Age" under the leadership of (c) .
Match the person and the description
King Leonidas
"THIS IS SPARTA!"
Pericles
Funeral Oration, emphasizing Athen's unique example to the world
Aristotle
Teacher of Alexander the Great; "Golden Mean"
Socrates
Condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens"
Plato
"Greeks sprouted up around the Mediterranean like frogs around a pond"
(a) became famous for his 26-mile run from (b) to (c) , to report the Greek victory over the (d) .
"Founder of Athenian Democracy". Created the Council of 500, the predecessor to our own Legislative Branch.
Pheidippides
Solon
Cleisthenes
Pericles
The winner of the Peloponnesian War was (a)
The Peloponnesian War broke out between Athens and Sparta because
Sparta became distrustful of Athens' growing influence.
Athens became distrustful of Sparta's growing influence.
Athens insulted Sparta by refusing to host the Olympics
Sparta insulted Athens by not allowing Athenian athletes participate in the Olympics
A (a) is a leader who makes false claims and exploits popular prejudices to gain and maintain power. This is a threat to a (b) .
Athenians would (a) a person that they felt was a threat to their democracy. The banishment lasted (b) years.
Match the term and the description
Philosophy
"Love of Wisdom" - Flourished under Periclesvoc
Hellenistic Era
Alexander the Great spread Greek ideas to the non-Greek world
Helot
Spartan slave
Cleisthenes
Council of 500; Founder of Athenian Democracy
Solon
Wise reforms; cancelled debt slavery
Match the person and the accomplishment
Herodotus
Father of History
Thucydides
Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War
Homer
The Iliad and the Odyssey--about the Trojan War
Bucephalus
Alexander the Great's horse!
Miltiades
General at the Battle of Marathon
In Greek mythology, (a) was the top god. (b) was the goddess of wisdom, and (c) was the god of fire and volcanoes.
In Greek mythology, (a) was the god of the sun, archery and music; (b) was the god of the sea, and (c) was the god of the underworld.
Match the term and the description
Parthenon
Most impressive temple of Greece; built to honor Athena
Acropolis
High hill on which a Greek fortress was built
polis
A Greek city-state
Athens
Art, literature, music, democracy; Delian League
Sparta
Militaristic; Peloponnesian League
According to Plutarch, when Alexander tamed (a) , his father Philip II said: “O my son look thee out a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself, for (b) is too little for thee.”
When the Persians demanded that the Spartans surrender their weapons at Thermopylae, King Leonidas said, "MOLON LABE" which means,
We'll Think About It.
Ok, You Win
Come and Get Them!
We don't have any weapons.
