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WorksheetsClassical Greece
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
This group of Indo-Europeans were some of the first to inhabit Greece
The Trojan War was fought between which two parties?
Which fabled woman was at the center of the Trojan War?
After the Trojan War, which new group of people replaced the Mycenaeans?
Why was the Dorian Age known as the Dark Age of Greek history?
Period of decline, cultural regression, and little writing after the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization.
What were Homer's two most famous epics?
Who was the primary god of the Greeks?
Which Athenian leader created a harsh legal code to deal with criminals?
What is a government with rule by a king or queen?
A government ruled by a few powerful people is called a
Government by a small group of nobles is an
aristocracy
Which Athenian leader outlawed debt slavery?
Which Athenian ruler created a Council of Five Hundred?
What are Helots?
What started the Persian Wars?
Which battle was heralded by Pheidippides?
Which battle saw the deaths of 300 Spartan warriors in a small mountain pass?
Which naval battle turned Greek ships into battering rams against the Persians?
As a result of the Persian Wars, which league was formed?
Which city-state led the Delian League?
Which Athenian ruler invested heavily in the navy?
Which of the following was NOT a reform of Pericles?
Paid public officials
Tougher fugitive slave laws
Direct democracy
Taking money from the Delian League to strengthen the Athenian navy
Which city-state was the head of the Peloponnesian League?
The Peloponnesian Wars were mainly between which two combatants?
What happened to the Athenians during the second year of the Peloponnesian War?
The Athenian plan to destroy Sparta involved crushing one of Sparta's wealthiest allies, which was
Thebes
Corinth
Syracuse (Sicily)
Argos
Lyric poetry was made to be accompanied by which instrument?
Why was Socrates killed?
What is Plato's most famous work?
Who is Aristotle's most famous student?
Philp II was the leader of which kingdom?
Who warned against the power of King Philip II and urged the Greek city-states to unite?
How did Alexander the Great come to take the throne?
The destruction of which city by Alexander the Great best represents how he dealt with rebellion?
Who was Alexander the Great's main military foe?
Where was Alexander the Great welcomed as a liberator?
How far east did Alexander's empire stretch?
The mixture of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures is called
Which battle fought by Alexander the Great was considered to be the end of Persia's power?
