WorksheetsAH Chapter 8 Test - Greece
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. gained wealth from trading with other people
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaens
2.
2. attacked cities and pirated ships
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaens
3.
3. their civilization ended when invaders conquered their fortresses
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaens
4.
4. had large palaces that reflected wealthy and artistic people
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaens
5.
5. New laws created a democracy.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
6.
6. The government was more concerned about having a strong army than the individual rights of people.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
7.
7. The government remained an oligarchy.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
8.
8. Justice was curried out by voters or jurors who listened to a trial and decided if a person was guilty or innocent.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
9.
9. Modern-day Greece has more landmass than ancient Greece.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
10. The Persian War affected the Greek civilization by buildings being destroyed, Athens being burned, and the economy and the military being weakened.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
11. After the Persian Wars, Sparta and other city-states formed the Delian League.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
12. Sparta and other city-states formed the Peloponnesian League.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
13. Alexander the Great spread Greek culture by conquering other people, expanding his empire, and encouraging his conquered people to adopt the Greek culture.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
14. ______ helped restore the former beauty of Athens by encouraging the rebuilding of sacred buildings and bringing in the classical age of architecture.
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Aristotle
c)
Hippocrates
d)
Pericles
15.
15. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek ______.
a)
conquerors
b)
gods
c)
kings
d)
philosophers
16.
16. The scientific method of careful observation and record keeping was developed by a Greek named ______.
a)
Archimedes
b)
Aristotle
c)
Hippocrates
d)
Pythagoras
17.
In what ways did the Peloponnesian War affect Greek civilization?
a)
Many buildings lay in ruins.
b)
Athens was burned.
c)
The economy reached its highest point.
d)
Manufacturing, trade, and the military were weakened.
18.
18. In what ways did Greek culture affect the ancient world?
a)
People adopted Greek philosophy
b)
People used Greek inventions
c)
People learned from Greek scholars
d)
Greek art appeared throughout the empire
e)
Greek became the common language of people, which allowed Scripture to be translated
19.
19. A description of education in ancient Greece includes that ______.
a)
boys began school at age 6 and continued until at least age 14
b)
boys from poorer families and also girls attended school
c)
students used the Greek alphabet as they wrote on wax-coated tablets
20.
20. Homer's contribution to literature includes that ______.
a)
his works included the epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"
b)
his epics give glimpses into life and culture during the dark age of Greece
c)
his epics emphasize the values heroes should have
21.
21. Greek myths ______.
a)
tell stories about Greek gods and goddesses or human heroes
b)
were passed down by storytellers
c)
remained unchanged from the original versions
22.
22. Greek plays ______.
a)
were performed as a literary art form during religious festivals
b)
were mostly about the gods and heroes
c)
included the comedy and the tragedy
23.
23. Fables ______.
a)
were stories that were written down
b)
often had main characters that were animals that talked and acted as humans do
c)
usually contain a moral in a closing statement
24.
24. Achievements in math and science in ancient Greece include that ______.
a)
Archimedes advanced the development of pulleys
b)
Hippocrates contributed to the study of astronomy
c)
Pythagoras studied geometry and developed a theorem about the area of triangles
25.
25. A description of athletic games in ancient Greece includes that athletes ______.
a)
began practicing as schoolboys
b)
competed in events such as sprints, wrestling, discus throwing, and chariot races
c)
who won were crowned with garlands of laurel leaves
26.
26. What is this location on the map?
a)
Athens
b)
Crete
c)
Greece
d)
Peloponnesus
e)
Sparta
27.
27. What is this location on the map?
a)
Athens
b)
Crete
c)
Greece
d)
Peloponnesus
e)
Sparta
28.
28. What is this location on the map?
a)
Athens
b)
Crete
c)
Greece
d)
Peloponnesus
e)
Sparta
29.
29. What is this location on the map?
a)
Athens
b)
Crete
c)
Greece
d)
Peloponnesus
e)
Sparta
30.
30. What is this location on the map?
a)
Athens
b)
Crete
c)
Greece
d)
Peloponnesus
e)
Sparta
31.
Which are true about Greek religion?
a)
They were polytheistic
b)
Their gods often acted like humans
c)
They were monotheistic
d)
Their gods demanded sacrifices
e)
Their gods cared about their lives
32.
2. A lengthy poem about the actions of heroes is called a/an...
a)
epic
b)
fable
c)
myth
d)
play
33.
Which of these Greek inventions or ideas are still used today?
a)
Pulleys
b)
Geometry
c)
Ramp
d)
Architecture
e)
Paintings
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