WorksheetsChapter 7 Ancient Greece Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a peninsula?
a)
A piece of land completely surrounded by water
b)
A piece of land nearly surrounded by water
c)
A flat, desert-like region
2.
What was a polis in Ancient Greece?
a)
A large farming estate
b)
A Greek city-state
c)
A type of government
3.
What type of government was ruled by a small, wealthy, and powerful group of people?
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
oligarchy
4.
Why did Sparta focus on military training?
a)
To protect against helot uprisings
b)
To prepare for Olympic Games
c)
To explore new lands
5.
What was a phalanx?
a)
A type of Spartan helmet
b)
A group of soldiers fighting in close formation
c)
A religious leader in Athens
6.
What type of democracy did Athens have?
a)
representative democracy
b)
direct democracy
c)
monarchy
7.
Who was Pericles?
a)
A Persian king
b)
An Athenian leader who expanded democracy
c)
A Spartan military commander
8.
What was the Delian League?
a)
An alliance of Greek city-states to defend against Persia
b)
A set of laws for Athens
c)
A Spartan military group
9.
What was the outcome of the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta defeated Athens
b)
Athens defeated Sparta
c)
Persia took over Greece
10.
What empire invaded Greece and fought in the Persian Wars?
a)
Roman Empire
b)
Egyptian Empire
c)
Persian Empire
11.
Greek city-states were united under one national government like the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The Spartans got rid of trade and travel, and kicked out foreigners, to maintain their society.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The Persian Empire let conquered people keep their customs and religions.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The Delian League was created by Sparta to control other city-states.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Women in Athens had the same rights as men.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The Peloponnesian War weakened all of Greece, making it vulnerable to invasion by other empires.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What is a democracy
a)
a government where only the rich can make decisions
b)
A government where all citizens vote on issues
c)
a government that is ruled by a king that makes all decisions
18.
What is one way the ocean influenced Greek life? ( hint: what kinds of things could they do for fun or for work since they were near an ocean)
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19.
Why did the Greek city states form the Delian League?
a)
to defend against Rome
b)
to defend against Athens
c)
to defend against Persia
20.
What was one effect of the Peloponnesian War?
a)
It weakened Greece, lowered the population, and allowed for invasions
b)
It strengthened Greece, increased the population, allowed for growth in trade
c)
It weakened Persia, lowered population, spread democracy
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