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WorksheetsAncient Greek Civilizations Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations both declined mysteriously.
True
False
Who is Solon and why was he important?
A Greek philosopher known for his contributions to ethics
An Athenian statesman who created the Assembly, introducing democracy to Athens
A Roman general known for his military conquests
An Egyptian pharaoh known for his architectural achievements
Merchants in Greek city-states formed what type of government?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
Tyranny
A Greek warship is called?
Trireme
Galley
Caravel
Dhow
What did Athens and Sparta do to resist conquest by the Persians?
Formed an alliance
Surrendered immediately
Fled to other regions
Paid tribute to Persia
Myths are:
Factual historical accounts
Traditional stories explaining natural or social phenomena
Scientific theories
Modern fictional tales
Pick the 3 historians we talked about in Chapter 9
Xenophon
Thucydides
Herodotus
Pericles
Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates were:
Famous Greek philosophers
Roman emperors
Egyptian pharaohs
Medieval knights
The Peloponnesian War was fought between which two major Greek city-states?
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Thebes
Sparta and Corinth
Thebes and Corinth
Name the league that Athens formed with its allies.
Peloponnesian League
Delian League
Corinthian League
Aetolian League
The leader of the Macedonian empire that unified Greece was:
Philip II
Alexander the Great
Pericles
Leonidas
Who was the leader that conquered the Persian empire?
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Genghis Khan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Which of the following were the 4 kingdoms that Alexander the Great’s empire was divided into?
Macedonia, Egypt, Seleucid Empire, Pergamon
Macedonia, Persia, Egypt, India
Rome, Carthage, Egypt, Macedonia
Persia, Greece, Egypt, Babylon
Both Athenian Democracy and U.S. Democracy conducts a trial by jury, with impartial jurors.
True
False
In U.S. Democracy, citizenship is bestowed on males at the age of 18 if their parents are citizens.
True
False
In which form of democracy was there a system of checks and balances put in place?
Athenian democracy
U.S. democracy
Athenian democracy and U.S. democracy
