Download Ancient Greece: Learning Period 7 Quiz

Ancient Greece: Learning Period 7 Quiz
Learning Period 7: Ancient World History
Student Name: __________________________________________________________________
Date: ____________
Part I Directions: Use the character word bank to match each character with the best statement. (1 Point Each)
Character Word Bank
Thucydides
Sophocles
Pythagoras
Sappho
Plato
Pericles
Aristotle
Aesop
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Darius I
Hippocrates
Homer
Phillip II
Socrates
Xerxes I
Aspasia
Miltiades
Pheidippides
Euclid
Leonidas
1. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek historian and a writer that changed the way
historians conducted their research.
2. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek military and political leader that encouraged the
spread of democracy. I also led Athens during the Golden Age and
helped rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars.
3. _______________________________
I am the famous Persian emperor who invaded Greece and started the
Persian Wars. I was defeated by the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon.
4. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek poet who wrote two famous Greek epic poems
called the Iliad and the Odyssey that described the deeds of heroes
during and after the Trojan War.
5. _______________________________
I am the famous Macedonian king that defeated the Greek city-states
and was Alexander the Great’s father.
6. _______________________________
I am the famous Athenian military strategist and statesman who
successfully brought about Athenian victory over the Persians at the
Battle of Marathon.
7. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek mathematician who was interested in geometry
and the study of lines, angles, and shapes. I am referred to as the
“Father of Geometry".
8. _______________________________
I am the famous Spartan king whose stand against the invading Persian
army at Thermopylae in central Greece is one of the enduring tales of
Greek heroism.
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I am the famous Athenian messenger who ran 40 km from the
battlefield near Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over
Persia in the Battle of Marathon.
10. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek female teacher and writer who was a companion
of Pericles. I support women’s rights and I believe the city should
educate woman as it does men.
11. _______________________________
I am the famous Persian ruler who was the son of Darius I. L I tried to
conquer the Greeks like my father, but I too failed. I left Greece after
defeats in the Battle of Salamis and the Battle of Plataea.
12. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek famous Greek philosopher known for asking
questions. My teachings are at the root of modern philosophy. I was
condemned to death for challenging authority and corrupting the minds
of the young.
13. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek philosopher and mathematician that developed
a mathematical theorem that describes the relationship among the
sides of a right triangle.
14. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek doctor known as the father of modern medicine.
I have become famous for my ideas on how doctors should conduct
themselves.
15. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek philosopher and teacher who was taught by
Socrates. I wrote a book called the Republic, which outlines an ideal
society run by philosophers.
16. _______________________________
I am the famous Persian emperor who created the Persian Empire and
let the people I conquered keep their own customs, which made them
less likely to rebel.
17. _______________________________
I am the famous Macedonian ruler who spread Greek culture
throughout my empire. I am one of the greatest military commanders in
history and I came as close as anyone to ruling the world.
18. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek storyteller who wrote the Tortoise and the Hare.
My fables have survived over the years because of storytelling tradition.
19. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek philosopher and scientist that studied with Plato,
founded the Lyceum, and taught Alexander the Great.
20. _______________________________
I am the famous Greek female poet that established a school of poetry
and music for young women and wrote lyric poems.
I am the famous Athenian playwright that wrote Oedipus Rex.
21. _______________________________
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Part II Directions: Use the term word bank to match each term with the best definition. (1 Point Each)
Term Word Bank
Tyrant
Polis
Acropolis
Agora
Athenian Democracy
Citizen
Olympic Games
Fables
Aristocrat
Settlements
Mythology
Golden Age
Architecture
Drama
Peloponnesus
Philosophy
Hoplites
Parthenon
Merchants
Colony
Athenian Education
22. _______________________________
a rich landowner or noble who was a member of the most powerful class in
ancient Greek society.
23. _______________________________
short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on
how to live.
24. _______________________________
a period of great peace and wealth between 479 and 431 B.C.E when
Athens was the artistic and cultural center of Greece.
25. _______________________________
the peninsula forming the southern part of mainland Greece located on
the plain between the mountains and the sea where the Greek citystate Sparta was located.
26. _______________________________
the search for knowledge that the Athenians pursued through
discussion and debate.
27. _______________________________
the art of writing, acting in, and producing plays.
28. _______________________________
the art of designing buildings, like Greek temples for the Greek gods and
goddesses.
29. _______________________________
an ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force.
30. _______________________________
Greek warriors named after their heavy, round, bronze-covered wooden
shields.
31. _______________________________
32. _______________________________
a famous Greek temple of the Doric order honoring the goddesses
Athena.
designed to produce good citizens with sharp minds and healthy bodies.
33. _______________________________
a person who makes money by selling goods.
34. _______________________________
a settlement in a distant place.
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35. _______________________________
a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the
world works.
36. _______________________________
small communities or villages in ancient Greece isolated from one
another because of high mountains.
37. _______________________________
the ancient Greece marketplace.
38. _______________________________
a person who has the right to participate in government.
39. _______________________________
the hill above a Greek city where temples were built.
40. _______________________________
Greek games first held in 776 BCE to honor the Greek god Zeus.
41. _______________________________
government system that checked the city-state aristocracy influence
and allowed free male citizens of Athens to participate in the creation of
city laws.
42. _______________________________
Greek word for a city state, which is a political unit consisting of a
city and its surrounding countryside.
Part III Directions: Reflect on our Ancient Greece unit. Think about the influence geography had on the development of
Ancient Greece. Think about the similarities and differences between the Greek city-states. Reflect on art, literature,
mythology, science, and war. Finally, think about the role key unit figures played in the development of Greek culture
and civilization. Assignment: Write a reflection of our unit on Ancient Greece. Write about what you have learned. You
may want to detail some of the successes and failures of the Greeks and/or list some of the accomplishments that
continue to influence us today. Use key character and unit terms in your reflection and underline them. (8 Total Points)
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