WorksheetsHellenistic and Greek Test Guide
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
The Athenian government was considered a _____________.
monarchy
democracy
dictatorship
tyranny
How would someone from Athens describe Sparta after visiting it?
“The Spartans are so strict. Their military is what dominates their society.”
“It’s interesting how both the rich and poor can be rulers in Sparta."
"This society has so many personal freedoms, unlike in Athens.”
“Sparta is exactly like Athens."
Which of these is NOT true about the geography of Ancient Greece?
Greece is made up of small islands and peninsulas
Greece had a lot of good farmland
Greece is rocky and mountainous
The mountains and seas isolated Greek city-states
What did all of the Greek city-states have in common?
They shared the same language
They all valued education and the arts
The all had the same type of government
All of these
Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Alexander
What was Socrates main belief or, what did he encourage his students to do?
Question everything
Know everything
Prove everything wrong
Why was Socrates killed?
They found that he plagiarized from other philosophers
He taught students how to think for themselves, which was viewed as problematic
He committed treason against Athens
He stole military weapons from Sparta
What was one of Plato's most famous books?
The Republic
The Bible
The Great Gatsby
The Book of Socrates
What was Plato's fundamental belief expressed in The Republic?
Senses can be trusted
Reason can't be trusted
Senses can't be trusted
Use your eyes
1. Whose historian's process has been regarded as an entirely human affair and has therefore, excluded the Gods from his account, making it more scientific?
Xenophon
Diodorus Siculus
Herodotus
Thucydides
This Greek historian wrote about the Persian Wars
Plato
Herodotus
Thucydides
Sophists
Many historians consider this Greek historian to be the greatest historian of the ancient world.
Plato
Herodotus
Thucydides
Sophists
This Greek historian wrote "The History of the Peloponnesian War".
Plato
Herodotus
Thucydides
Sophists
All of these are true about the Battle of Thermopylae EXCEPT
Leonidas and the brave 300 were killed
The Spartans delayed the Persians long enough for the City States to unite and form an army
The Spartans built a wall out of the Persian dead
The Persians lost the Battle of Thermopylae
Who founded the Persian Empire?
Xerxes
Cyrus II (the Great)
Darius I
Nabonidus
Alexandria, the Greek capital of Egypt, was most famous among scholars for its
Theaters
Trade
Library
Architecture
Who wrote a book that organized information about geometry?
Euclid
Epicurus
Herodotus
Aristarchus
Greek scientist and inventor who calculated the value of pi
Socrates
Herodotus
Hypatia
Archimedes
Hellenistic means...
Like the Greeks
Monotheism only
Go Bruins
Alexander is supreme
The Hellenistic Era means
The time that Greek culture spread to non-Greek areas
The time of Alexander's ruling
The time that Greek culture started to decline
The time when Greek culture mixed with Roman culture
The largest library in the ancient world was located in
(a)
Greek colonies were able to spread Greek culture as far as
Egypt and India
America and Egypt
China and England
Australia and America
What famous mathematician of the Hellenistic Era described plane geometry in his book titled "Elements"?
Euclid
Archimedes
Coach Cohen
Eratosthenes
What Greek philosopher was the founder of Stoicism?
Mr. Schmitz
Zeno
Aristarchus
Eratosthenes
What famous Greek developed solid geometry and figured out the value of pi?
Archimedes
Meander
Mr. Carawan
Aristarchus
How did Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic culture?
Stretched the Greek kingdom to India and Egypt
Wrote plays and books talking about culture
Sat with philosophers to develop culture
Which three major kingdoms emerged following Alexander’s death?
Macedonia (Greece), Ptolemaic, and Seleucid
Sparta, Rome, Mycenae, and Minoa
Persia, Syria, Ptolemaic, and Spain
Ptolemaic, Marathon, Pergamum, and Egypt
What effect did the geography of Greece have on its early development?
Greece had lots of natural resources, so they never had to trade with other nations
Being located on the Mediterranean Sea limited cultural diffusion
75 % of Greece was covered by mountains, which led to independent city-states (called polis)
Its location limited colonization outside of Greece
Which mythological hero captured the golden fleece?
Hercules
Zeus
Jason
Hera
The Stoics believed that the only path to happiness lied in
Emotions
Belief
Logic
Pain
According to Epicurus the goal of life was
To be happy
To avoid pain
To avoid watching the Blues lose
To avoid happiness
This institution collected all written documents
The Lighthouse at Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria
The Stoics
The School of Plato
The Hellenistic Era ended with the rise of
Macedonia
Rome
Athens
Sparta
How did Phillip II of Macedonia conquer the Greeks?
Choose 2
He borrowed and improved the Greeks strategy of the phalanx
He used war elephants that he got from conquering India.
His army used bigger spears
His army used smaller spears
Which of the following is NOT true about Alexander the Great?
He was the son of Phillip II
He became the ruler of Persia
His empire was 2,000,000 square miles when he died, about the size of the United States.
He was the elected leader of Macedonia
Which empire was the most wealthy, powerful, and stable?
Antigonid
Seleucid
Ptolemaic
Who took control of Alexander's empire when he died?
Alexander's son, Alexander IV
3 Powerful generals
Alexander's sister, Cleopatra of Macedon
The empire immediately fell apart
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Macedonia
Greece
North Africa
Spain
How did Alexander the Great encourage the spread of Greek culture throughout his empire?
He encouraged conquered people to visit Greece and learn about its culture.
He forced conquered people to live like Greeks.
He founded new Greek-like cities and blended Greek culture with local cultures.
He adopted the cultures of the people he conquered.
The division of Alexander the Great's Empire was caused by:
Alexander sharing control of the empire with his brothers.
Natural disasters that divided the empire.
Rebel groups that broke away.
Alexander dying with no successor.
Which is NOT an accurate statement about Philip II?
King of Macedonia who created a strong military by uniting the Macedonians
Conqueror of Greece
Created the League of Corinth to unify Macedonia and Greece
Conqueror of Egypt and Persia
Which ruler made Hellenistic Egypt the most powerful and successful Hellenistic kingdom?
Philip II
Alexander
Cleopatra
Ptolomy
What made Alexandria, Egypt, a cultural center?
It had the remains of Alexander the Great.
It had the best places to vacation.
Since scholars from all over the world came to study, many different cultures were shared.
Since Egypt could grow so many crops, it did not need to trade and interact with other cultures.
Which of the following did Sparta and Athens have in common?
Both Favored Democracy
Both were dominated by their military
Both were Greek city-states
They fought on the same side in the Peloponnesian Wars
Hellenistic
Time period in which Ancient Greek culture was still pure and unaffected by other cultures.
Philosopher
A person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
Philosophy
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered
Aristotle
Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived; invented formal logic.
Archimedes
Archimedes was a mathematician, engineer and inventor; invented pi.
What is a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside?
colony
town
city-state
city
What continent is Greece on?
Africa
North America
Asia
Europe
The three seas that surround Greece:
Adriatic, Mediterranean, Ionian Sea
Mediterranean, Ionian, Aegean Sea
Mediterranean, Ionian, Black Sea
Aegean, Black, Adriatic Sea
The tallest mountain in Greece; believed to be the home of the Greek Gods is which of the following?
Pindus Mountains
Mt. Parnassus
Mt. Everest
Mt. Olympus
This term is also known as a city-state in Ancient Greece
Polis
Poli
Pole
Poland
Ancient Greece was a
peninsula with many islands
tropical rain forest
city found in the Arctic Circle.
desert region.
How did living by the sea influence/impact Greek life?
They became great explorers and shipbuilders
They became good traders
They became great sailors, shipbuilders, traders and explorers
They become great sailors and traders
Which of these is the BIGGEST sea that borders Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
Ionian Sea
Adriatic Sea
What geographic features run North and South through Greece?
deserts
rivers
plains
mountains
Which of the following is a way the geography of Greece shaped how the Ancient Greeks lived?
They had one large united kingdom.
They were able to travel and communicate easily.
They never fished or traveled by sea.
They had small city-states that ran themselves.
Match the following.
Zeus
King of the Gods, God of the Sky & Lightning
Athena
Goddess of Wisdom and War
Hades
God of the Underworld
Poseidon
God of the Sea
Aphrodite
Goddess of Love and Beauty
Peninsula
a piece of land surrounded by water
any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water or projecting out into a body of water
an area or region with regard to its physical features
Large peninsula located at the southern tip of the Greek mainland.
Peloponnesus
Pindus
Mount Olympus
Which best completes the analogy?
CLUE--Find Crete on the map on this page.
Mt. Olympus : Mountain :: Crete : ____________.
river
island
isthmus
plain
Due to the many mountains, the Greeks used the surrounding seas to become skillful _________ and _________ to make contact with the wider world.
Sailors & Merchants
Swimmers & Plumbers
The largest peninsula in mainland Greece (shaded in red) is called the...
Florida Peninsula
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Glenfield Peninsula
What were two most famous city-states that were a part of Ancient Greece...
Sparta and Ionia
Sparta and Troy
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Ionia
