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Greek Civilization Review #2

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What leader unified the Greek city-states in 337 B.C.?

a)
Pericles
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Philip II of Macedon
2.

What individual was the father of history who wrote about the Persian Wars?

a)
Socrates
b)
Herodotus
c)
Thucydides
d)
Plato
3.

What two Greek city-states rivaled each other that caused the Peloponnesian Wars?

a)
Athens and Sparta
b)
Athens and Corinth
c)
Sparta and Argos
4.

In what city-state is this structure located?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

5.

What type of column is this?

a)

Ionic

b)

Corinthian

c)

Doric

6.

What type of Greek column is featured?

a)

Corinthian

b)

Doric

c)

Ionic

7.

In order to increase trade, commerce, and influence, what did the Greek civilization establish?

a)
Colonies along the Mediterranean Sea
b)
Trade routes through the Sahara Desert
8.

What Athenian general led Athens through its Golden Age in the 5th Century B.C.E.?

a)
Pericles
b)
Socrates
9.

What happened at the battle of Marathon?

a)
The Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon.
b)
The Persians defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon.
10.

What Greek mathematician came up with the Pythagorean Theorem?

a)
Pythagoras
b)
Euclid
11.

What two Athenian tyrants worked for reform?

a)
Aristotle and Socrates
b)

Solon and Draco

12.

What blind poet from Asia Minor wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?

a)
Virgil
b)
Homer
13.

What Greek writer is called the father of tragedy?

a)
Aeschylus
b)
Homer
14.

Who was Sophocles?

a)
Sophocles was an ancient Greek playwright.
b)
Sophocles was a famous ancient Greek painter.
c)
Sophocles was a Roman philosopher.
15.

How far east did Alexander the Great's empire stretch?

a)
The Indus River in present-day Pakistan.
b)
The Caspian Sea in Iran.
c)
The Mediterranean Sea in Greece.
d)
The Nile River in Egypt.
16.

Which number represents the location of Ancient Athens?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

What primary factor encouraged Greek city-states to develop different identities?

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Language

18.

Achilles' heel-Weak spot

Odyssey-Adventurous journey

Titantic-Something large and strong

Trojan horse-Device used to gain access by stealth

Which statement describes the origins of these terms?

a)

They are events from Roman history.

b)

They are found in Babylonian legends.

c)

They are taken from Greek mythology.

d)

They are actions of Egyptian gods.

19.

The lack of arable land in Greece contributed to an economic system based on-

a)

Shipping and trade

b)

Manufactured goods

c)

Agricultural production

d)

Lumber and minerals

20.

1.) Warfare between alliances led by Athens and Sparta

2.) Lasted nearly 30 years

3.) Ended the Golden Age of Pericles

Which event is described in the list above?

a)

Peloponnesian War

b)

Persian Wars

21.

Phidias is to Sculpture as ____________ is to Medicine

a)

Archimedes

b)

Homer

c)

Euclid

d)

Hippocrates

22.

Ancient Athens was responsible for developing which concept of government?

a)

Elected legislatures

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Written laws

23.

What is a polis?

a)

A fortress

b)

A castle

c)

A temple

d)

A city-state

24.

What Greek scientist is attributed to this device featured in the diagram?

a)
Pythagoras
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Euclid
d)
Archimedes
25.

What is the Socratic Method?

a)
A method of teaching through lectures and presentations.
b)
A technique for memorizing philosophical texts.
c)
A method of questioning to stimulate critical thinking and illuminate ideas.
d)
A style of debate focused on winning arguments rather than understanding.
26.

Which of the following was designed by Phidias and built in Athens?

a)

b)

c)

d)

27.

The ruler of the gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus was-

a)
Hades
b)
Apollo
c)
Poseidon
d)
Zeus
28.

The earliest Greek plays tended to be what?

a)
Comedies and musicals
b)
Historical narratives
c)
Religious rituals and tragedies
d)
Philosophical debates
29.

Who were the Greek fathers of tragedies?

a)
Homer, Plato, Aristotle
b)
Virgil, Ovid, Seneca
c)

Aeschylus, Sophocles,

d)
Thucydides, Herodotus, Xenophon
30.

This map is represent the empire of-

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Gengis Kahn

d)

Alexander the Great

31.

Draco's code of law was considered an improvement because it-

a)
were based on oral traditions
b)
allowed for more arbitrary decisions
c)
were only applicable to the wealthy
d)

eliminated inconsistent laws and punishment

32.

Which Athenian ruler extended democracy by ensuring that most adult males had an equal voice in government?

a)
Cleisthenes
b)
Theseus
c)
Solon
d)
Pericles
33.

Why did Alexander stop his conquests before conquering India?

a)
He was defeated in battle before reaching India.
b)
He wanted to focus on consolidating his empire in Persia.
c)
He received news of a rebellion back home.
d)

He stopped due to the exhaustion and reluctance of his troops and he turned them around

34.

Athens: Democracy as ___________ is to Oligarchy

a)

Corinth

b)

Troy

c)

Sparta

d)

Rome

35.

Who is considered to be the goddess of love and beauty?

a)
Aphrodite
b)
Artemis
c)
Hera
d)
Athena
36.

Life in Sparta was different from life in Athens because Sparta had a militaristic society.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Ares was the god of thunder.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Athena was the goddess of wisdom and warfare.

a)

False

b)

True

39.

Greek religion was polytheistic, based on mythology to explain natural events and phenomena, and their gods resembled humans and had human qualities.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Slavery was based on race in Ancient Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Slavery in Greece was based on enslaved parents, debt, being captured in a war, and need to repay a loan.

a)

False

b)

True

42.

What was Hera's name in Roman mythology?

a)

Minerva

b)

Juno

43.

What was the Artemis's name in Roman mythology?

a)
Demeter
b)

Diana

44.

What alliance did Athens form during the Peloponnesian Wars?

a)
Delian League
b)
Peloponnesian League
45.

What were the results of the Persian Wars?

a)
The Persian Empire conquered all of Greece, leading to Persian dominance in Europe.
b)
The Greek city-states defeated the Persian Empire, leading to the rise of Athens and the end of Persian expansion into Europe.
c)
The Greek city-states remained divided and were unable to unite against Persia.
d)
The wars resulted in a peace treaty that allowed Persia to expand further into Europe.
46.

What were results of the Peloponnesian Wars?

a)
The expansion of Athenian democracy throughout Greece.
b)
The establishment of a lasting peace between Athens and Sparta.
c)
The unification of Greek city-states under Athenian rule.
d)
The decline of Athenian power and the rise of Sparta.
47.

How did Marathon get its name?

a)
The name 'Marathon' comes from a popular Greek dish.
b)

The name 'Marathon' comes from the Battle of Marathon.

48.

From what civilization did the Romans borrow their mythological religion?

a)

Greek

b)

Egyptian

c)

Islamic

49.

Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence of the evolution of Athenian government?

a)
Monarchy -> Aristocracy -> Tyranny -> Democracy
b)
Aristocracy -> Monarchy -> Democracy -> Tyranny
c)
Monarchy -> Democracy -> Tyranny -> Aristocracy
50.

What was Zeus' name in Roman mythology?

a)
Hades
b)
Jupiter
51.

The Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare was Athena. What was her name in Roman mythology?

a)
Venus
b)
Minerva
52.

What was Apollo's name in Roman mythology?

a)
Apollo
b)
Hermes
53.

Which groups of people were denied citizenship in ancient Athens?

a)

Women, slaves, and foreigners

b)
Wealthy landowners
54.

What type of Greek column is this?

a)
Ionic
b)
Corinthian
55.

The person featured in Alexander the Great. Why was he important to the Greek civilization?

a)

He was important for spreading Greek/Hellenistic culture and unifying the Greek city-states through his conquests.

b)
He was known for his contributions to mathematics and philosophy.
56.

What Athenian leader led Greece through its Golden Age, expanded democracy, and reconstructed the Parthenon after the Persian Wars?

a)
Pericles
b)
Plato
57.

What body of water is number 1 on the map?

a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Ionian Sea
58.

What body of water is number 2 on the map?

a)

Aegean Sea

b)
Ionian Sea