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WorksheetsClassical Greek & Hellenistic Civilizations
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
What system of writing was adopted by the Greeks after the Dark Age ended?
Linear A
the Phoenician alphabet
Linear B
cuneiform
What major innovation did the Greeks make to the process of writing?
using some letters for consonant sounds
papyrus
using some letters for vowel sounds
hieroglyphs
Which of these three major city-states never became the dominant city-state in Greece?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Which city-state developed a government of two powerless kings, an assembly of male aristocrats over 20 years old, 5 ephors who managed daily business, and a council of elders?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Thebes
Which city-state made all male children go to military school from 7 to 18 years of age?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Thebes
Why did Solon reform the Draconian constitution?
it's laws were too harsh
to give more power to nobles
to frighten the Spartans
to give women the right to vote
Which city gradually increased the number of people who could vote in the assembly from 600 B.C. to 500 B.C. until all its males over 20 could vote?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Thebes
Which city is located on the isthmus that connects the Peloponnesus to the rest of Greece?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Thebes
Who managed the daily business of the government of Athens under the constitution of Cleisthenes?
ephors
a military dictator
council of 500
a council of elders
What was the Greek phalanx?
a type of warship
rows of soldiers with large shields and long spears
an Athenian slave
a temple for worshiping the gods
Which statement is NOT true of the Greek gods?
they could be cruel to humans
they created the cosmos
there were many of them
they are called the Immortals
_____ spread the culture and language of Greece all the way to India and throughout Egypt by conquering the entire Persian Empire in about eight years.
Philip II of Macedon
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Ramses II
Who is considered the first European Civilization?
Rome
Myceneans
Troy
Minoans
What symbol is found in Minoan art, suggesting it has a religious meaning behind it?
The Bull
The Shield
The Falcon
Zeus
The myth associated with the Minoan Civilization is:
The Odyssey
The Iliad
The Minotaur and the Labyrinth
The Twelve Labors of Hercules
The Minoans were the first great civilization in what regard?
Farming
Seafaring
Ship building
Trading
What is the name of the earliest kind of art found at Knossos Palace?
pottery
frescoes with watercolors
mosaics
statues
Mycenaean Civilization was centered around where?
Macedonia
Peloponnesus
Anatolia
Crete
What good was used in Mycenaean life for lamps, cooking and body rubs?
Olive Oil
Sea Water
Propane
Porcelain
Mycenaean society was very focused on what aspect of life?
Land trade and camels
Art and Creativity
Politics and Democracy
War and battles
What is the relationship between Mycenaean and Minoan art?
Minoan art is directly taken from Mycenaean artists
Mycenaean art resembles Minoan art
No resemblance
Mycenaean art resembles Roman art instead
Where was the civilization of Troy located?
Minoa in Crete
Northern Africa next to Egypt
Anatolia in Asia Minor
On the Italian Peninsula
What did Troy control that was significant for trade?
The Silk Road
The Bosporus Strait
The Dardanelles Strait
The Suez Canal
What event with the Mycenaeans inspired Homer's Iliad and Odyssey?
The invasion of Minoa
The Fall of the Hittites
The Trojan War
What's the relationship History has with the Trojan War and the Mycenaeans?
It's the first account of 100% accurate historical writings
It is on the boundary between myth and history
The Trojan War didn't happen and was thought to be real until very recently
The Trojan War was recorded by the world's first historian
What kind of government ruled over Sparta?
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
dictatorship
Was tasked with reforming Athenian Laws, was known for being extremely harsh with his punishments
Socrates
Pericles
Solon
Draco
Spartan boys were sent to the military at what age?
5 years old
7 years old
10 years old
12 years old
What did Spartans do with newborns they considered weak?
they were given 0 rights as citizens
they were put on the front line of the military when they came of age
they left them to die of exposure
they used healthcare systems to cure the babies
What was Draco's policy to deal with debtors from a lower class?
He enslaved them
he forgave their debts
He put them in jail until they paid off the debt
He sentenced them to the death penalty
This man was tasked with reforming Draconian Laws to not be so harsh
Leonidas
Pericles
Plato
Solon
This part of the Athenian Democracy was available for free males over 20 years of age
Council of 400
Council of 500
Assembly
10 generals
This Athenian man created Athens' first democratic constitution.
Cleisthenes
Draco
Pericles
Alexander the Great
What did Solon do in regards to slavery in Athens?
He enslaved all debtors
He freed and returned many of them
He killed slaves
He gifted slaves to citizens
