1) Why was trade nearly impossible in Ancient Greece? a) There were laws against trade. b) Mountains made transportation difficult. c) The rivers were dried up, and people could not send boats. d) Both b and c 2) A one-man rule that arises when one man seizes power by appealing to the people is called a) democracy b) monarcy c) tyranny d) oligarchy 3) What was required to be a citizen of Athens? a) be male b) fight in a war c) be over 18 d) be god-like 4) What percentage of Greece was covered in mountains? a) 50% b) 25% c) 80% d) 60% 5) Athens formed the ____ League to prevent another Persian invasion. a) Hellenistic b) Peloponnesian c) Phalanx d) Delian 6) Which of these Greek city-states had a military culture? a) Athens b) Sparta c) Thebes d) Corinth 7) What is the form of government where a majority of the citizens make important decisions? a) democracy b) oligarchy c) aristocracy d) monarchy 8) In Athens, who could participate in the government? a) Women and slaves b) Men c) Men who were citizens and over 18 d) Any citizen over 18 and owned land 9) Homer's two greatest works are... a) Oligarchy and Odyssey b) Odyssey and Iliad c) Iliad and Oligarchy d) Phalanx and Oligarchy 10) In Sparta, the slave population was called... a) Athenians b) clingers c) Spartans d) helots 11) Citizens from Athens, Sparta, and other Greek city-states worked together to defeat the a) Persians b) Spartans c) Peloponnesians d) Macedonians 12) Someone who enjoys wisdom, learning, and thinking about life... a) Iliad b) philosopher c) oligarch d) teacher 13) The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between a) Athens and Corinth b) Athens and Persia c) Athens and Sparta d) Macedonia and Persia 14) The goal of Alexander the Great was to a) help the Persian capture Greece b) Rebuild Athens after the Hellenistic Age c) unite and rule the known world and spread the Greek language d) Force Greek culture onto others 15) _____ was a Greek city-state. a) Hellenistic b) agora c) acropolis d) polis 16) The term _____ means to rule by many or the common people. a) monarchy b) oligarchy c) democracy d) phalanx 17) A large group of foot soldiers trained to charge the enemy--successful military strategy used by the Macedonians. a) phalanx b) polis c) helot d) ruling class 18) The leader of Macedonia who united the Greek city-states and brought peace to Greece? a) King Ferdinand b) Alexander the Great c) King Philip III d) Aristotle 19) To multiply the military strength, Sparta formed the _____ League. a) Delian b) Peloponnesian c) Phalannx d) Hellenistic 20) A public market or meeting place in Greece called... a) plaza centre b) acropolis c) agora d) polis 21) Alexander the Great's empire stretched from ____ to _____ a) Macedonia; Russia b) Egypt; China c) Greece; Mesopotamia d) Greece; India 22) The period between Alexander's conquest and rise of the Roman Empire is known as a) Monarchy b) Hellenistic c) thriving d) End of Greece 23) Who could be citizens of Athens? a) slaves b) women c) men d) all of the above 24) After the Battle of Thermopylae, the Persians attacked and burned the city-state of Athens. How did Athenians continue to fight? a) used their navy b) attacked several islands c) agreed to surrender d) hid out in the mountains 25) What was an important result of the Persian Wars? a) They prevented Persia from conquering Greece. b) They destroyed the city of Sparta. c) They ended Greek independence. d) They caused the Greeks to invent new gods. 26) Which form of government involves the state being ruled by a single individual who inherits his position? a) aristocracy b) monarchy c) oligarchy d) tyrranny 27) How would someone from Athens describe Sparta after visiting it? a) "This society has so many personal freedoms, unlike in Athens." b) "It's interesting how both the rich and poor can be rulers in Sparta." c) "Sparta is exactly like Athens." d) "The Spartans are so strict. Their military is what dominates their society." 28) Who conquered all of Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars? a) Alexander the Great b) King Philip of Macedonia c) King Darius of Persia d) Kind Xerxes of Persia 29) Why was the city of Alexandria in Egypt important? a) It was the center of Hellenistic culture and the center of trade in the Mediterranean. b) The Greeks destroyed all of Egyptian culture. c) As a military power, Alexandria was second only to Sparta. d) It was the military headquarters for the Macedonian Army. 30) Who was Alexander the Great's tuttor? a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Pericles 31) Which war weakened the power of the city-states? a) Peloponnesian War b) Trojan War c) Persian War d) Battle of Marathon 32) What led to the ultimate downfall of the Greek Empire? a) Famine and warfare between the city-states b) Athens and Sparta's endless fighting c) Death of Alexander the Great and the split of the empire into four kingdoms d) Invasion from Babylonians 33) Who was the Peloponnesian Wars? a) Sparta--killed all of Athens b) Athens--trapped Spartan ships c) Sparta--plague struck Athens d) Athens-plague struck Sparta

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