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Greek City-States and Persia

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Athens, most of the boys from poor families

a)

learned to sing and play musical instruments.

b)

studied warfare and were placed in the army.

c)

became farmers and grew food for the wealthy.

d)

were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.

2.

What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?

a)

Sparta refused to join Athens in the Delian League.

b)

Athens quit the Peloponnesian League.

c)

Greek cities feared Athens would control Greece.

d)

Athens joined forces with the Persians.

3.

Why did the Greeks create colonies?

a)

they wanted to become rich from trade.

b)

they wanted to create a large empire.

c)

they wanted to conquer the entire Mediterranean region.

d)

they wanted to sail to exotic places.

4.

What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta?

a)

learning about philosophy

b)

preparing for battles

c)

playing music

d)

learning to lead people

5.

Xerses was the son of

a)

Philip of Macedonia.

b)

Darius.

c)

Draco.

d)

Osama bin Laden.

6.

Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened in Sparta if its army had become weak?

a)

Slaves would have staged a rebellion.

b)

Spartan women would have joined the army.

c)

Soldiers would have lost their self-confidence.

d)

Boys would have lost their courage and strength.

7.

The leader who made Athens a center of art, philosophy, and architecture was

a)

Pericles.

b)

Darius.

c)

Draco.

d)

Cleisthenes.

8.

At the top of the Acropolis was

a)

an agora.

b)

a polis.

c)

a temple.

d)

an amphitheater.

9.

One important result of the reforms made in Athens by Solon was that

a)

more Athenians could take part in government.

b)

rules for Athenian citizenship were made stricter.

c)

punishments for crimes were extremely harsh.

d)

a strong military government kept order in the city-state.

10.

Within the Persian empire, the Immortals were

a)

merchants who used the silk route to China.

b)

inspectors who traveled to distant provinces.

c)

people who could not die.

d)

the leading soldiers in the army.

11.

The Battle of Marathon was an important victory for

a)

Athens over Sparta.

b)

Sparta over Athens.

c)

Athens over the Persians.

d)

The Persians over Athens.

12.

Only citizens of the Greek city-states could

a)

travel on the roads.

b)

worship at the temple.

c)

sell goods at the marketplace.

d)

vote and own property.

13.

Sparta's army and government were run by

a)

merchants and artisans.

b)

helots and perioeci.

c)

priests.

d)

aristocrats.

14.

Sparta was located in a region of Greece known as

a)

Chaldea.

b)

Vargyville.

c)

Peloponnesus.

d)

Attica.

15.

Which of the following was NOT true of the defensive league led by Athens?

a)

It was also called the Delian League.

b)

It was headquartered in Delos.

c)

It was formed from a group of city-states.

d)

It ruled all of Asia Minor.

16.

Unhealthy Spartan newborns were

a)

left to die.

b)

allowed to live in exile.

c)

given to the ephors.

d)

given to the helots.

17.

The life of a Spartan male centered on

a)

the arts.

b)

physical fitness and military training.

c)

farming and trading.

d)

business and trade.

18.

The first Athenian constitution was prepared by

a)

Vargy.

b)

Draco.

c)

Solon.

d)

Darius.

19.

Those who were considered citizens of a Greek city-state included

a)

all adult males, Greek and foreign-born.

b)

free adult men born in Greece.

c)

only Vargy.

d)

all adult men and women born in that city-state.

20.

The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Persians tricked the Greeks into sailing into a narrow strait where they were defeated.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Solon had Long Walls built to help get supplies to Persia.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A plague that struck Athens helped lead to its decline.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

10,000 soldiers who were chosen for their bravery and skill

a)

assembly

b)

immortals

c)

triremes

d)

satraps

e)

helots

26.

This term is Greek for "rule by the people"

a)

democracy

b)

democratic

c)

republic

d)

oligarchy

27.

The city where democracy was born

a)

Sparta

b)

Susa

c)

Thebes

d)

Athens

28.

Nobles who held political power

a)

satraps

b)

aristocrats

c)

helots

d)

perioeci

29.

Government controlled by a small group

a)

monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

theocracy

30.

The Greek goddess of victory

a)

Athena

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Nike

31.

Political districts of a larger government

a)

provinces

b)

counties

c)

kingdoms

d)

divisions

32.

Hired soldiers

a)

helots

b)

mercenaries

c)

aristocrats

d)

immortals

33.

Group that passed laws and decided questions of war and peace

a)

Council of Elders

b)

Ephors

c)

Assembly

d)

Governors

34.

Enslaved people of Sparta

a)

aristocrats

b)

helots

c)

perioeci

d)

satraps

35.

A open-air market

a)

acropolis

b)

triremes

c)

agora

d)

temple

36.

Favoring equality of all people

a)

democracy

b)

democratic

c)

theocracy

d)

oligarchy

37.

Persian leader who led in the Battle of Thermopylae

a)

Darius

b)

Cyrus

c)

Xerses

d)

Pericles

38.

Rules and ideas by which a community is governed

a)

constitution

b)

decree

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

polis

39.

Served as Sparta's high court

a)

Assembly

b)

Ephors

c)

Council of Elders

d)

Governors

40.

Another term for city-state

a)

assembly

b)

polis

c)

triremes

d)

satraps

41.

Persian officials who collected taxes, served as judges, and put down rebellions within their territories

a)

Ephors

b)

Council of Elders

c)

Assembly

d)

Satraps

42.

Fortified hill

a)

agora

b)

satrap

c)

acropolis

d)

fort

43.

War fought between Sparta and Athens

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Plateau

c)

Marathon

d)

Peloponnesian

44.

Ships with three levels of rowers

a)

agora

b)

starboards

c)

triremes

d)

war ships

45.

Merchants and artisans of Sparta

a)

perioeci

b)

helots

c)

satraps

d)

caravans

46.

had the strongest army in Greece

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

47.

Xerses

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

48.

remained an oligarchy

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

49.

went through a long series of political reforms

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

50.

won the Peloponessian War

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

51.

allowed conquered people to trade and keep their own cultures

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

52.

each year a council of 500 was chosen by lot

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

53.

Whole existence was built around war and military discipline

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

54.

Believed loyalty could be more easily won with fairness

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

55.

Pericles

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

56.

Had the strongest navy in Greece

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

57.

Located on the Attica region

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

58.

Iranians

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

59.

Was not interested in "the finer things in life"

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

60.

Led the Delian League

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

61.

Was ruled by two kings and a council (at first)

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

62.

Cared little for new ideas or inventions

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

63.

"Birth place" of democracy

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

64.

Darius

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

65.

Athena was the patron goddess

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

66.

The Royal Road

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

67.

Women were expected to be strong and healthy so they could have strong children

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

68.

Practiced tolerance to conquered peoples

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

69.

Philosophy thrived in this city-state

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

70.

Immortals

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

71.

Cleisthenes

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

72.

Solon

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

73.

Artists and poets thrived here

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

74.

Understood that education sustained their culture

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

75.

Which battle marked the end of the Persian Wars?

a)

Battle of Marathon

b)

Battle of Salamis

c)

Battle of Thermopylae

d)

Battle of Plataea

76.

Which of the following was struck by a plague during the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persia

77.

Absolute Ruler

a)

dictator

b)

president

c)

satrap

d)

governor

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