WorksheetsAncient Greece Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the city-states develop as a source of protection from Persia?
a)
United States of Greece
b)
Delian League
c)
League of Athens
d)
Socrates' Sidekicks
2.
Which of the following did Pericles want to achieve?
a)
Strengthen democracy
b)
Expand powers abroad
c)
Beautify Athens
d)
All of these
3.
Who was the winner of the Persian Wars?
a)
Persia
b)
Macedonia
c)
Greece
d)
Cyprus
4.
What caused the Persian Wars to begin?
a)
Poor trade relations
b)
King Darius was taunted by Socrates
c)
Greek revolt in Anatolia
d)
Argument over who created the Pythagorean Theorem
5.
What was the only battle that Persia won in the Persian Wars?
a)
Thermopylae
b)
Salamis
c)
Marathon
d)
Troy
6.
What did the opening ceremony of the ancient Olympics include?
a)
Human and animal sacrifice
b)
Releasing of doves
c)
Blindfolded chariot racing
d)
All of these
7.
What form of government did Athens use?
a)
Limited-direct democracy
b)
Representative democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Aristocracy
8.
How much of Greece is covered with mountains?
a)
30%
b)
10%
c)
70%
d)
50%
9.
How long did the Peloponnesian War last?
a)
27 years
b)
5 months
c)
13 years
d)
48 days
10.
True or false: Unhealthy Spartan babies were left to die
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What mountain range runs from north to south in Greece?
a)
Rocky
b)
Olympus
c)
Alps
d)
Pindus
12.
What was the lowest social class in Spartan society?
a)
Helots
b)
Spartiate
c)
Perioeci
d)
Soldiers
13.
Which one of these is NOT a contribution of Greece?
a)
Democracy
b)
Architecture
c)
Gregorian calendar
d)
Pythagorean Theorem
14.
What two sides were fighting during the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Spartan League vs. Athens League
b)
Spartan League vs. Carthage league
c)
Athens League vs. Germanic tribes
d)
Athens League vs. Macedonians
15.
What was the main export of Greece?
a)
Animal hides
b)
Olive oil
c)
Timber
d)
Grain
16.
True or False: Women in Athens took care of households and children, and could not leave home without a male escort.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What was the basic unit of government in Greece?
a)
Country
b)
Nation
c)
City-state
d)
Town
18.
Which sea(s) opened up trade with Asia?
a)
Black Sea and Sea of Marmara
b)
Aegean Sea
c)
Mediterranean
d)
None of these
19.
What is a "polis"?
a)
A government ruled by the upper class
b)
City-state
c)
Agreement to stop fighting
d)
Form of government in which all citizens participate
20.
Which of the following is a group of people, organizations, or countries working together for a common goal?
a)
Truce
b)
League
c)
Ostracize
d)
Aristocracy
21.
What is a form of government in which all citizens participate either directly or through representatives?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Aristocracy
d)
Bureaucracy
22.
What is a government rules by a FEW powerful individuals?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Aristocracy
d)
Ostracize
23.
What was it called when someone was sent away from a city-state for ten years?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Ostracize
c)
Truce
d)
League
24.
What is an agreement to stop fighting called?
a)
League
b)
Polis
c)
Truce
d)
Democracy
25.
What is it called when people elect representatives to take care of government business?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Aristocracy
d)
Oligarchy
26.
What is a form of government in which all citizens participate?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Aristocracy
d)
Oligarchy
27.
What is the form of government that is ruled by the upper classes?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Representative Democracy
28.
What is a political unit made up of the city and its surrounding lands?
a)
City-state
b)
Port
c)
Truce
d)
League
29.
True or False: A battle and a war are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Which of these events happened first?
a)
Battle at Marathon
b)
Battle at Salamis
c)
Battle at Thermopylae
d)
Burning of Athens
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