WorksheetsUnit 7 Ancient Greece
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What type of evidence should a writer look for when researching for an essay?
evidence from opinionated sources
evidence from unidentified sources
evidence from sources that are free of bias
evidence from sources that present a single point of view
What should be part of each body paragraph in a research-based essay?
a hook
a summary
a thesis statement
supporting evidence
When paraphrasing information from a source in an essay, what information should be included?
the website address
the author’s name
the year of publication
the publisher’s information
What should be avoided when writing an effective conclusion?
summarizing main ideas
introducing new information
restating the thesis statement
reviewing supporting evidence
How did Pericles expand the Athenian navy?
He raised taxes on overseas trade.
He took apart the army to pay for ships.
He used tributes from the Delian League.
He took over the navies of other city-states.
How did Pericles use the Delian League to Athens's advantage?
He helped spread democracy
He invaded the Persian Empire.
He protected Athens from Spartan attacks.
He made Athens the most powerful member.
How did the Peloponnesian War impact Athens?
Athens lost its powerful navy.
Athenian farmland was ruined.
Athens became a democracy.
Athens fell to a Persian invasion.
What advantage did Athens have during the Peloponnesian War?
Athens had extensive farmland to feed its people.
Athens was protected by its location high up on a hill.
Athens was surrounded by rivers, which made it difficult to enter the city.
Athens was located inland, which made it difficult to invade by sea.
What was true of the Persian Empire?
It was quick to invade regions throughout China.
It was the first to defeat the powerful Greek Empire.
It was the first empire to link Asia, Africa, and Europe.
It was defeated by the Medians, Babylonians, and Lydians.
Who first improved on the Persian political and legal systems established by Cyrus the Great?
Darius I
hereodotus
Xerxes I
Zoroaster
Who founded a religion that was widely practiced in the Persian Empire?
Ahura Mazda
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes
Zoroaster
What prompted Darius I to lead a Persian invasion of Greece?
Themistocles trapped and destroyed the Persian navy at Salamis.
Dozens of Spartans fought the entire Persian army at Thermopylae.
Persia supported Sparta against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars.
Athens supported a revolt of Ionian Greeks against the Persian governor.
Which statement best describes how citizenship differed between Sparta and Athens?
In Athens, all men over the age of 18 were citizens, while in Sparta, only soldiers became citizens.
In Athens, men over the age of 20 were citizens, while in Sparta, all adults were citizens.
In Athens, citizens were men who were born free, while in Sparta, only councils set up citizenship.
In Athens, all adults over the age of 18 were citizens, while in Sparta, only men were citizens.
Which statement best explains how the social structure of Athens differed from that of Sparta?
The Athenians had four social classes, while the Spartans had three social classes.
The Athenian classes were based on equality, while in Sparta, citizens had the most power.
The Athenians considered elders the top social class, while the Spartans prioritized citizens.
The Athenians included women as citizens, while Spartan women had their own social class.
What advantage did the Greek army have at the Battle of Marathon?
They had more archers than the Persians.
They had a larger cavalry than the Persians.
They were skilled at fighting from a distance.
They were better prepared for a close-range battle.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Marathon?
The Greek navy trapped the Persian ships.
The Persian cavalry destroyed the Greek army.
The Greek army forced back the Persian soldiers.
The Persian archers were victorious against the Greeks.
What is a characteristic of an oligarchy?
One person makes all the rules and laws.
People who rule are born into their positions.
Someone takes over to help oppressed people.
Power comes from having a lot of land or money.
What role did Cleisthenes play in the development of Greek democracy?
He distributed power more evenly among the citizens.
He opened citizenship to immigrants and enslaved workers.
He freed the people who had been enslaved due to debt.
He organized citizens into groups based on occupation.
What happened to people who were ostracized in ancient Greece?
They could request a trial by jury.
They could apply to become citizens.
They were removed from positions of power.
They were removed from the polis for 10 years.
Why was it important for citizens to participate in the Assembly?
to have a say in the creation of rules
to select leaders to run the government
to have enough people available for a fair jury
to ensure that enough people were in the army
What was true about trade between the Mycenaeans, the Phoenicians, and the Egyptians?
Trade allowed new technologies to spread.
Trade prevented the rise of a merchant class.
Trade limited the growth of these civilizations.
Trade decreased competition among these civilizations.
What allowed ancient Mediterranean civilizations to change to an economy based on monetary exchange?
checks
currency
grain
weapons
The image shows the ruins of Tiryns, a Mycenaean city. What statement about the Mycenaean people does the image support?
They were skilled sailors.
They were a nomadic people.
They had a rigid social structure.
They were concerned with defense.
Which ancient civilization developed on the island of Crete?
the Egyptians
the Minoans
the Mycenaeans
the Phoenicians
What is the best way to describe the climate of Greece?
It has long, mild winters and short, cool summers.
It has short, cold winters and long, humid, wet summers.
It has short, mild winters and long, hot, dry summers.
It has long, wet winters and short, mild summers.
What is the best way to describe the geography of Greece?
Greece is completely surrounded by the sea.
Greece is a peninsula with mountainous areas.
Greece is connected to Europe by a narrow isthmus.
Greece is a group of islands across the Aegean Sea.
How did mountains affect government in the ancient Greek city-states?
Close community relationships led to a united government.
Isolation limited contact and prevented a united government.
Isolation led to reliance on sea travel for building the government.
Threat of invasion resulted in separate independent governments.
How did interactions with other cultures affect the ancient Greeks?
Ancient Greeks adopted Egyptian religious beliefs.
Ancient Greeks copied Roman architectural methods.
Trade with Phoenicians led the ancient Greeks to develop a unique alphabet.
Trade with Mesopotamians led the ancient Greeks to develop shipbuilding techniques.
