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Ancient Greek Civilizations Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations both declined mysteriously.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Who is Solon and why was he important?

a)

A Greek philosopher known for his contributions to ethics

b)

An Athenian statesman who created the Assembly, introducing democracy to Athens

c)

A Roman general known for his military conquests

d)

An Egyptian pharaoh known for his architectural achievements

3.

Merchants in Greek city-states formed what type of government?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Tyranny

4.

A Greek warship is called?

a)

Trireme

b)

Galley

c)

Caravel

d)

Dhow

5.

What did Athens and Sparta do to resist conquest by the Persians?

a)

Formed an alliance

b)

Surrendered immediately

c)

Fled to other regions

d)

Paid tribute to Persia

6.

Myths are:

a)

Factual historical accounts

b)

Traditional stories explaining natural or social phenomena

c)

Scientific theories

d)

Modern fictional tales

7.

Pick the 3 historians we talked about in Chapter 9

a)

Xenophon

b)

Thucydides

c)

Herodotus

d)

Pericles

8.

Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates were:

a)

Famous Greek philosophers

b)

Roman emperors

c)

Egyptian pharaohs

d)

Medieval knights

9.

The Peloponnesian War was fought between which two major Greek city-states?

a)

Athens and Sparta

b)

Athens and Thebes

c)

Sparta and Corinth

d)

Thebes and Corinth

10.

Name the league that Athens formed with its allies.

a)

Peloponnesian League

b)

Delian League

c)

Corinthian League

d)

Aetolian League

11.

The leader of the Macedonian empire that unified Greece was:

a)

Philip II

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Pericles

d)

Leonidas

12.

Who was the leader that conquered the Persian empire?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

13.

Which of the following were the 4 kingdoms that Alexander the Great’s empire was divided into?

a)

Macedonia, Egypt, Seleucid Empire, Pergamon

b)

Macedonia, Persia, Egypt, India

c)

Rome, Carthage, Egypt, Macedonia

d)

Persia, Greece, Egypt, Babylon

14.

Both Athenian Democracy and U.S. Democracy conducts a trial by jury, with impartial jurors.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In U.S. Democracy, citizenship is bestowed on males at the age of 18 if their parents are citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In which form of democracy was there a system of checks and balances put in place?

a)

Athenian democracy

b)

U.S. democracy

c)

Athenian democracy and U.S. democracy