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GREEK-PERSIAN EDPUZZLE QUIZ

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did the Greeks unite to fight against?

a)

The Spartans

b)

The Persians

c)

The North

d)

The Assyrians

2.

The ____________ were regarded as the best and most fierce warriors in all of Greece.

a)

Mesopotamians

b)

The Assyrians

c)

The Spartans

d)

None of the above

3.

What advantage did the Greeks have over the Persians?

a)

The Greeks had gunpowder they were able to use cannons against the Greeks

b)

The Greeks had the Phalanx formation that enabled them to strategically defeat the Persians

c)

The Chinese allied with the Greeks by giving them ships to use to defeat the persians.

d)

None of the above

4.

Which of the following is a Greek City-State

a)

Norway

b)

Texas

c)

Athens

d)

Belgium

5.

What did the Greeks build to celebrate their victory over the Persians?

a)

Hammurabi's Stone

b)

The Pyramids

c)

The Parthenon

d)

The Trojan Horse

6.

What was significant about the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC?

a)

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC.

b)

During the first Persian invasion of Greece.

c)

A fight between Athenians and Persians took place in Greece.

7.

__________-rule by the people (male citizens).

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Rebellion

8.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Greeks were polytheistic(believe in multiple Gods)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

What major geography impacted the settlement of Greece the most?

a)

Mountains

b)

Pleateaus

c)

Hills

d)

Open Range

10.

This term is also known as a city-state in Ancient Greece

a)

Polis

b)

Poli

c)

Pole

d)

Poland

11.

____________-rule by an individual(King) who had inherited his role.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Tyranny

12.

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

a)

They promoted road building.

b)

They made farmers stop speaking.

c)

They isolated the city-states

d)

They led people to write letters.

13.

How did living by the sea influence/impact Greek life?

a)

They became great explorers and shipbuilders

b)

They became good traders

c)

They became great sailors, shipbuilders, traders and explorers

d)

They become great sailors and traders

14.

Greeks life revolved around which geographical feature?

a)

The Aegean Sea

b)

The trees

c)

The hills

d)

The plains

15.

What does the term "polytheistic' mean?

a)

belief in one God.

b)

Belief in multiple Gods

c)

Belief in Animalistic Idols

d)

None of the above

16.

What type of landform was ancient greece?

a)

A plant

b)

An isalnd

c)

A peninsula

d)

none of the above