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GREECE TEST 6 and 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
13. What did the Egyptians do for Alexander?
a)
They fought him very hard by the banks of the Nile
b)
They fought him in a naval battle.
c)
They showed him how to irrigate.
d)
They just gave him the country without a fight.
2.

What was the impact of Alexander's conquests on the spread of Greek culture?

a)

It led to the decline of Greek culture

b)

It isolated Greek culture from other civilizations

c)

It had no significant impact on Greek culture

d)

It facilitated the spread of Greek culture across three continents

3.
10. What happened tp Philip right before he was about to invade Persia?
a)
He got married
b)
He became a living god.
c)
He was assassinated.
d)
He made a deal with the Greeks to take half of their land.
4.

What was the primary reason for Alexander's campaign against Persia?

a)

To establish trade routes

b)

To find new lands for settlement

c)

To avenge the Persian invasion of Greece

d)

To spread Greek culture

5.
Who led the Greek world against the Spartans?
a)
Athens
b)
Corinth
c)
Persia
d)
Thebes
6.

How did Alexander manage to maintain control over his vast empire?

a)

By appointing local governors

b)

By establishing a strong navy

c)

By building numerous fortresses

d)

By marrying into local nobility

7.
8. What happened when the Greeks fought the Macedonians in 338BC?
a)
The Greeks won.
b)
The Macedonians won, and the Greeks were conquered for the first time.
c)
Nobody won, as there were many deaths on both sides.
d)
The Persians showed up at the battle and defeated both the Greeks and Macedonians.
8.
18. Why did Alexander's soldiers revolt when he planned on conquering India?
a)
They could understand conquering Persia but not the Indians who never harmed them.
b)
Many had relatives who lived in India.
c)
The Indians were friends with the Romans
d)
Alex's soldiers felt his wife made him attack India.
9.
7. Why did many Greeks like Philip's idea?
a)
The Greeks had been weakened by constant war and they felt Philip could save them from the Persians.
b)
They loved and trusted Philip.
c)
They hated Sparta and thought Philip could help defeat them.
d)
They knew the Persians loved Philip, and they wouldn't attack if he was with the Greeks.
10.
What kind of Government did Sparta set up around the Greek world?
a)
Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
11.
Why was Epaminondas' death so bad for the Greeks?
a)
The one man that could have united Greece was dead.
b)
Athens loved him and was never the same once he was killed
c)
Sparta wanted to give him their kingdom without a fight
d)
King Philip was willing to serve under Thebes if Epaminondas had not been killed.
12.
4. Why was Philip sent as a hostage to Greece?
a)
Because the Persians demanded it be so.
b)
As a promise to Thebes and Greece that the Macedonians would not attack Greece.
c)
Because Sparta would have attacked Macedonia if he was not sent.
d)
To get ready for another Persian invasion.
13.
5. How did Philip change the phalanx once he became king of Macedonia?
a)
He changed the color of the shields
b)
He made the spears shorter and the shields larger
c)
He took away the calvary.
d)
He made the shields smaller, the spears longer, and he added calvary.
14.
6. What did King Philip tell the Greeks he wanted to do?
a)
Conquer Sparta.
b)
Conquer Athens
c)
Conquer Thebes
d)
Lead the Greek world against the Persians
15.
15. How many cities did Alexander name after himself?
a)
23
b)
90
c)
10
d)
16
16.
17. Why did Alexander have to get the Greeks and Persians to get along?
a)
He needed them to conquer the Chinese.
b)
He couldn't control his new Empire if they were constantly fighting with each other.
c)
His wife demanded he do so.
d)
King Philip knew it was the right thing to do.
17.
21. Why is Alexander still a topic of study today?
a)
He had 54 wives
b)
No man has ever conquered so much in such a short period of time, and he never lost a battle
c)
His system of education for his troops was outstanding.
d)
Alex believed that the world should be ruled by four different kings.
18.
12. How many men did Alexander take to conquer Persia?
a)
30,000
b)
65,00
c)
120,000
d)
10,000
19.

What was the significance of the Battle of Gaugamela?

a)

It marked the end of the Persian Empire

b)

It was Alexander's first major defeat

c)

It led to the unification of Greece

d)

It was a turning point in the Peloponnesian War

20.
9. Who tutored Alexander, and what was Alex's only goal?
a)
Plato, Alex loved math.
b)
Socrates, Alex loved science.
c)
Darius, Alex loved writing.
d)
Aristotle, Alex only wanted to conquer the world.