How did ancient Greece influence our worldQ1. Fill in the blanks.

1. The triangular area above the frieze is called ___________________.2. Athens were named after ____________________.3. The greatest temple in Greece was _______________________.4. The most important event of Olympic Game was _______________________.5. The ___________________ building in Karachi shows influence of Greek design.6. Stetho means ___________________.7. The Greek mainland is divided by __________________ ranges.8. Eventually there were ________________ colonies spreading throughout the Mediterranean

Sea and to the Black Sea.9. Every Spartan boy was trained from the age of seven to be a tough ____________________.10. The Greek word tele means _________________.

Q2. Give one word answer for the following.

a. Name of Alexander’s horse. _______________________b. The first person to suggest that the Earth and planets move around the sun.

______________________.c. The system of the government in which few rich people rule. ________________d. The most important god _____________________e. The theatre in Athens _____________________f. A brilliant young man who became the Athens _________________________g. The place where Greek gods live _________________________

Q3. Choose the correct answer.

1. In Classical Greek architecture, the triangular area above the frieze was called ______________.a. Metopes b. Pediments c. Columns

2. The system of Government in which the rules are made by a king whose power is usually inherited is called _______________________.a. Oligarchy b. Dictatorship c. Monarchy

3. King Porus was the ruler of ____________________.a. Jhelum b. Taxila c. Macedonia

4. The Athens goddess of courage, crafts and victory is called _______________________.a. Athene b. Zeus c. Parthenon

5. A person forced to leave the city for ten years in Greeks time was called ___________________.a. Ostraka b. Ostracized c. Democracy

Q4. Who am i?

a. I discovered that water displaces its own volume. _______________________ b. The meaning of my name is Ox-Head. _______________________ c. I was the most famous Greek doctor. _______________________ d. I was assassinated by one of my own officers. _______________________ e. I am the Aristotle’s school in Athens. _______________________

Q5. What did the Greeks do to please the gods?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q6. Define colonies.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q7. Give a brief account on the battle between King Porus and Alexander the Great.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q8. How did Philip II of Macedonia improve his army?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q9. How did Alexander the Great create an Empire? (Mention battles, dates, opponents and place captured.)

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q10. What were the reasons for the success of Alexander the Great in creating an Empire?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q11. How did Philip II of Macedonia improve his army?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q12. There are various reasons for the decline of Alexander’s empire. Do you agree? Give any two reasons which lead the empire to decline.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q13. What were the different systems of ruling in ancient Greece? What are their meanings?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q14. Who was Aristotle and write his brief life history.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q15. How did Alexander help to spread Greek culture?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q16. Give the main features of Greek architecture.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q17. Identify the following pictures and write one statement to define each.

b.

a.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d.

c.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e.

f.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q18. Study the given route map of Alexander the Great and answer the given questions below.

i. Which place did he conquer in 333BC?___________________________________________________________________________

ii. Where did he stay in 332BC?____________________________________________________________________________

iii. Where and when did he die?____________________________________________________________________________

iv. Where and when did Darius III die?____________________________________________________________________________