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WorksheetsAncient Studies
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a type of landform
a)
agora
b)
peninsula
c)
polis
d)
phalanx
2.
a new settlement that keeps close ties to its homeland
a)
peninsula
b)
polis
c)
colony
d)
agora
3.
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
a)
phalanx
b)
polis
c)
peninsula
d)
agora
4.
a market and a place where people meet and debate
a)
polis
b)
parthenon
c)
phalanx
d)
agora
5.
a Greek city-state
a)
polis
b)
agora
c)
phalanx
d)
peninsula
6.
The ________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
a)
Phoenician
b)
Dorian
c)
Mycenaean
d)
Minoan
7.
Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
a)
the Trojan War
b)
economic collapse and lack of written language
c)
earthquakes and civil war
d)
migration
8.
Greek city-states were run by their
a)
soldiers.
b)
citizens.
c)
politicians.
d)
kings.
9.
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
a)
free, native-born men who owned land
b)
any man, whether he owned land or not
c)
wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
d)
foreign-born or native-born men, who may or may not have been landowners
10.
a person who enforced laws and managed tax collection in Sparta
a)
ephor
b)
tyrant
c)
oligarchy
d)
helot
11.
the Spartan name for an enslaved worker
a)
ephor
b)
helot
c)
tyrant
d)
6th graders
12.
a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
a)
helot
b)
ephor
c)
tyrant
d)
Mr. Jones
13.
a system of government in which a few people hold power
a)
oligarchy
b)
democracy
c)
dictatorship
d)
Middle School
14.
a system of government in which all citizens share in running the government
a)
oligarchy
b)
tyranny
c)
dictatorship
d)
democracy
15.
The type of leader in power in Greece around 600 B.C. due to growing political unrest among city-states was a(n)
a)
democrat.
b)
ephor.
c)
oligarch.
d)
tyrant.
16.
What did Sparta use to control its citizens?
a)
the helots
b)
the military
c)
the government
d)
forced physical fitness
17.
Spartan women were trained in
a)
cooking, cleaning, and combat.
b)
art, music, and poetry
c)
sewing, sword-fighting, and trade.
d)
running, wrestling, and javelin throwing
18.
In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?
a)
Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military
b)
Athenian boys studied combat; Spartan boys played sports.
c)
Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartan boys lived at home.
d)
Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartan boys became citizens at 18.
19.
__________ defeated the Greeks at Thermopylae
a)
Zoroaster
b)
Cyrus the Great
c)
Darius I
d)
Xerxes
20.
religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion
a)
Xerxes
b)
Buddah
c)
Zoroaster
d)
Cyrus the Great
21.
_____________ reorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapies
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Darius I
c)
Xerxes
d)
Mr McGowen the Awesome
22.
___________ king from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at Thermopylae
a)
Themistocles
b)
Leonidas
c)
Xerxes
d)
Arnold Schwartzeneggar
23.
__________ expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army.
a)
Cyrus
b)
Darius
c)
Xerxes
d)
Leonidas
24.
Who wrote History of the Persian Wars?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Herodotus
c)
Themistocles
d)
Mr. Wiggs
25.
Persian King Darius I
a)
did away with separate governors in each province.
b)
sent the Zoroastrians into exile.
c)
established a citizen army to serve during times of war.
d)
reorganized the Persian government to make it more efficient.
26.
Cyrus the Great held his growing empire together by
a)
establishing harsh military rule.
b)
limiting travel between provinces.
c)
treating conquered people fairly
d)
building strong fortresses in each conquered land.
27.
Under King Cyrus, in the 540s B.C., the Persian Empire conquered the lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and
a)
Athens.
b)
Sparta
c)
Crete
d)
Mesopotamia
28.
Aspasia was a popular woman who encouraged women to become more involved in government.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Pericles was a major figure in the politics of Sparta.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
In a representative democracy, a small group makes government decisions on behalf of many.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The Delian League was named for the Greek philosopher Delos.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The Age of Pericles was known as a golden age of
a)
farming and trade.
b)
prosperity, culture, and achievement.
c)
military conquest and rebuilding.
d)
politics and religion.
34.
Beginning in 478 B.C., which league served as a protective group and a defensive league?
a)
Persian League
b)
Athenian League
c)
Delian League
d)
National Football League
35.
The Athenian economy was supported by
a)
merchants and artisans.
b)
government intervention.
c)
pottery and jewelry.
d)
farming and trade
36.
In 431 B.C. Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the
a)
Peloponnesian War.
b)
Spartan War.
c)
Persian War
d)
Greek Civil War.
37.
Direct democracy worked well in Athens because
a)
women were allowed to participate in government
b)
elections were held to help select representatives.
c)
every resident of Athens could participate in government.
d)
there was a small number of citizens.
38.
Colonies were first established by Greece around 700 B.C. to supply food.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The Minoans made their living as traders.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Because of the conquests of King Cyrus, Persia had control of Athens
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Sparta’s economy was based on trade.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis
a)
Xerxes
b)
Cyrus
c)
Darius
d)
Leonidas
44.
Persian king who invaded Greece at Marathon
a)
Xerxes
b)
Darius
c)
Cyrus
d)
Leonidas
45.
leader who made Athens more democratic
a)
Leonidas
b)
Pericles
c)
Aristotle
d)
Ms Williams
46.
Spartan king who led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae
a)
Darius
b)
Cyrus
c)
Leonidas
d)
Thomesticles
47.
king who built a strong Persian army and expanded the Persian Empire
a)
Pericles
b)
Cyrus
c)
Leonidas
d)
Xerxes
48.
Which Greek tyrant became popular by giving land to landless farmers?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Solon
c)
Peisistratus
d)
Cyrus
49.
Which of these did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?
a)
navigating by the sun and stars
b)
advances in philosophy and the arts
c)
making iron tools
d)
pottery making
50.
A 300-year period of time in Greece beginning around 1100 B.C. is called the Dark Age because
a)
Persians conquered Greece and ruled with absolute power
b)
trade and farming failed, and many stopped reading and writing.
c)
there were natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, plagues, and famines.
d)
the Greek city-states fought one another so much that the economy failed completely.
51.
The Athenian assembly appointed ten generals who
a)
were educational leaders.
b)
led armies into battle
c)
carried out the assembly’s laws.
d)
tried to increase trade.
52.
Sparta finally was able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War
a)
by burning the city.
b)
because they killed the leaders of the Athenian army
c)
when they received assistance from Macedonia.
d)
by destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city
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