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Greece

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the two greatest city-states of Greece?
a)
Minoans and Mycenaeans
b)
Sparta and Athens
c)
Zeus and Poseidon
d)
Cool kidz
2.
What geographic feature isolated city-states in Greece?
a)
Rivers
b)
Mountains
c)
Plateuas
3.
________________ are traditional stories that may include gods and goddesses and that often try to explain events in nature. 
a)
legends
b)
tall tales
c)
myths
d)
fable
4.
Who was the blind poet who wrote the poems the Illiad and the Odyssey? 
a)
Plato
b)
Homer
c)
Aristotle
d)
Bart
5.
A form of government controlled by members of wealthy, privileged families is a ______________. 
a)
aristocracy
b)
monarchy
c)
democracy
d)
socialism
6.
A type of government ruled by the people is a  ______________. 
a)
aristocracy
b)
monarchy
c)
democracy
d)
socialism
7.
Is this statement about Sparta, Athens or both of them: Boys start training at age 7 and were in the military until age 60
a)
Sparta 
b)
Athens
c)
Both
8.
Is this statement about Sparta, Athens or both of them: There are more slaves than citizens.
a)
Sparta 
b)
Athens
c)
Both
9.
What are the names of the Major bodies of water around Greece?
a)
Adriatic Sea and Sea of Cortes
b)
Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
d)
LAke Michiganand Superior
10.
Why did the Greeks live in isolated communities?
a)
They didn't like each other.
b)
They were worried about spreading diseases.
c)
Mountains and hilly rocky land separated the city-states. 
d)
Many lakes and rivers made travel difficult
11.
Alexander conquered the following:
a)
Rome, Greece, and France
b)
Germany, Persia, and Spain
c)
Egypt, the Sumerians, and the Chinese
d)
Greece, Persia, Egypt, and part of India
12.
Who was the Macedonian King who conquered and united all of Greece?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Philip
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Sargon