WorksheetsAncient Greece Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 32mins
What was Alexander the Great’s greatest accomplishment?
Uniting Athens and Sparta
Launching Greece’s Golden Age
Conquering a vast empire
Defeating the Romans
What type of government was developed in Athens?
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Which geographic features shaped ancient Greece? (Select ALL that apply)
Peninsulas
Deserts
Straits
Islands
Which of these are contributions from ancient Greece? (Select ALL that apply)
Dentistry
Geometry
Drama
Written history
How would you best describe Greek city-states? (Select ALL that apply)
Independent
United
Kingdoms
Small
The Peloponnesian War was mainly fought between which two city-states?
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Corinth
Sparta and Marathon
Corinth and Mycenae
Why is the Greek alphabet considered an important achievement?
It introduced lowercase letters.
It allowed Greeks and Romans to communicate.
It was the first alphabet to include vowels.
It helped develop new languages.
How were early Greek city-states politically organized?
Unified under one ruler
Strongly independent
Always at war
Controlled by Persia
In ancient Greece, women in which city-state had more rights and responsibilities?
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Delphi
What form of government did Athens have after the Persian Wars?
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
How did Alexander the Great manage his large empire?
He replaced all local leaders with Macedonians.
He left many existing government structures in place.
He ruled every region directly.
He spread Athenian democracy everywhere.
Why were Spartan boys given limited food and no warm clothes?
To punish them
To prepare them for military life
Because Sparta was poor
To encourage them to leave Sparta
Which features are seen in ancient Greek architecture? (Select ALL that apply)
Columns
Domes
Sculptures
Arches
Where did Alexander the Great fight his first major battle in Asia?
Issus
Gaugamela
Granicus
Persia
What was the largest region conquered by Alexander the Great?
Egypt
Macedonia
Persia
Syria
Why were some Spartan boys brought up without warm clothes and with limited food?
to help prepare them for tough military life
so they would use fewer resources
to punish them for stealing food
because Sparta was a very poor city
He spread Greek culture to the many lands he conquered
Alexander the Great
Darius
Euclid
Plato
What was the lasting influence of Alexander’s conquests?
the rise of a new religion
the cultural diffusion or spread of Greek culture
the growth of a nomadic way of life
the political unity of Asia and Egypt
The Peloponnesian War was between Athens and (a) .
What was an outcome of the Peloponnesian War?
Persia defeated Sparta.
Sparta defeated Athens.
Athens conquered Egypt.
Greece conquered Macedonia.
Who was considered a citizen in most of the city-states of Greece?
all men
all men and women
only men who owned land
only men who worked in government
What two features changed how the Greeks lived?
rivers and the sea
mountains and the sea
mountains and plains
deserts and rivers
Which of the following places was ruled by an oligarchy?
Athens
Persia
Sparta
Troy
Which of the following places had a democracy?
Athens
Sparta
Macedonia
Persia
Which letter on the map represents Greece?
A
B
Which of the following applies to Sparta? Check all that apply
Oligarchy
Best military on land
Spartan women had more freedom and respect than Athenian women
300 Spartan soldiers fought 10,000 Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae
What did the ancient Greeks use the sea for?
food only
transportation only
food and transportation
none of the above
How did mountains change the way the Greeks lived?
mountains connected the city-states
mountains divided the territory into valleys
mountains made farming better
mountains allowed the Greeks to go on many adventures
What is a city-state?
a city that governs itself
a city that looks like a state
a country that governs many cities
none of the above
Which of the following statements best describes early Greek city-states?
they were close allies
they were fierce enemies
they were strongly independent
they disagreed on the tastiness of coconuts
What was the eastern edge of Alexander the Great's Empire?
Macedonia
Athens
India
Egypt
Most girls in Ancient Athens received a good education in all subjects.
Women train to be physically fit.
Sparta
Athens
Women can own land.
Sparta
Athens
