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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
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1.
Which of these buildings show the influence of Greek architecture?
a)
tall skyscrapers with many floors
b)
courthouses with tall columns
c)
long, low houses
d)
tents
2.
In ancient Athens, the Greeks had the idea that citizens should choose their own leaders. This kind of government is called
a)
communism.
b)
a monarchy.
c)
a dictatorship.
d)
democracy.
3.
Which of these BEST describes a peninsula?
a)
land with water on three sides
b)
a large body of saltwater
c)
an inland body of freshwater
d)
land with water on every side
4.
Which of these groups were citizens of Greece?
a)
male property owners
b)
women
c)
people who moved to Greece
d)
people captured by Greeks during war
5.
Which of these sports was NOT part of the ancient Olympics in Greece?
a)
javelin throwing
b)
discus throwing
c)
pole vaulting
d)
running
6.
Democracy in the United States is different from democracy in ancient Greece because
a)
people younger than 18 cannot discuss important issues in the United States.
b)
U.S. citizens choose representatives to lead government.
c)
U.S. citizens make decisions directly without any leadership.
d)
only men who own property can be elected in the United States.
7.
Athens was a city-state, which means
a)
it had a governor.
b)
it made its own decisions.
c)
it elected representatives.
d)
it grew olives.
8.
The acropolis is the highest place in which ancient city?
a)
Rome
b)
the city-state of Sparta
c)
Athens, Greece
d)
Athens, Georgia
9.
Which of these do architects design?
a)
islands
b)
Olympic Games
c)
post offices
d)
crops
10.
Which of these crops were easy to grow in ancient Greece?
a)
wheat
b)
olives
c)
bananas
d)
soybeans
11.
Which of these sports were part of the ancient Olympic Games?
a)
discus throwing
b)
speed skating
c)
basketball
d)
pole vaulting
12.
What kind of government does the United States have
a)
monarchy
b)
direct democracy
c)
representative democracy
d)
dictatorship
13.
What is necessary for a democracy to work?
a)
talking
b)
voting
c)
living in a city-state
d)
owing property
14.
How can people from other countries become citizens of the United States?
a)
by becoming naturalized
b)
by living in the United States
c)
by moving to the United States
d)
by being born in the United States
15.
Who could be a citizen of ancient Greece?
a)
free men who owned property
b)
men and women born in Greece
c)
people who moved to Greece
d)
anyone who wanted to
16.
Why did the ancient Greeks begin holding the Olympics?
a)
to honor the Greek god Zeus
b)
to decide who could be a citizen
c)
to train for war
d)
to learn how to swim
17.
Citizens in ancient Greece made decisions about how their government should be run. Their government was a
a)
direct democracy
b)
representative democracy
c)
dictatorship
d)
monarchy
18.
A naturalized citizen is someone
a)
born in the United States.
b)
who is the child of a citizen.
c)
who goes through a legal process to become a citizen.
d)
who moves to the United States to work.
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