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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
a)
mythology
b)
fables
c)
lyric poetry
d)
epic poetry
2.
A city and its surrounding communities.
a)
acropolis
b)
polis
c)
peninsula
d)
city-state
3.
A government in which only a few people have power.
a)
democracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
monarchy
d)
tyranny
4.
Long poems about great adventure.
a)
lyric poetry
b)
fables
c)
mythology
d)
epic poetry
5.
A government in which one person has power acquired through force.
a)
tyranny
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
monarchy
6.
Poetry set to music.
a)
mythology
b)
epic poetry
c)
lyric poetry
d)
fables
7.
Stories that teach the reader life lessons.
a)
fables
b)
mythology
c)
lyric poetry
d)
epic poetry
8.
A government in which the people rule themselves.
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
democracy
d)
tyranny
9.
A city on a high hill.
a)
peninsula
b)
acropolis
c)
polis
d)
city-state
10.
Two trading cultures developed in Ancient Greece.  This culture believed in trading by FORCE, meaning they would take what they wanted from other cultures.
a)
Minoans
b)
Athenians
c)
Mycenaeans
d)
Carrolltonians
11.
Geography helped shape early Greek Civilizations.  How did the seas impact the Greeks?
a)
Allowed for easy trade.
b)
Caused for the creation of separate governments.
c)
Encouraged them to waterski
12.
Geography helped shape early Greek Civilizations.  How did the seas impact the Greeks?
a)
Encouraged them to waterski.
b)
Caused for the creation of separate governments.
c)
Encouraged them to be shipbuilders.
13.
What are the benefits of living in a city-state?
a)
Security
b)
Participation in government
c)
Identity
d)
All of the above
14.
Trade and security encouraged more exploring; this led to colonization.  Colonized lands:
a)
became agoras
b)
became city-states
c)
became slaves
d)
were destroyed
15.
During Greek Democracy, every ______________________ had a vote.
a)
man
b)
woman
c)
slave
d)
citizen
16.
During Greek Democracy, major decisions had to be voted on by at least 6,000 people, and everyone in attendance was allowed to share their views.  This made it very difficult to come to any decisions on the issues.  One solution to this problem was:
a)
Changing the Government back to Monarchy.
b)
Citizens were selected to represent their communities.
c)
Only letting men vote.
d)
Switching to electronic voting ballots.
17.
One thing Athens Direct Democracy and American Representative Democracy has in common is that:
a)
all citizens can vote.
b)
there is separation between powers.
c)
women can't vote.
d)
all citizens vote on every issue.
18.
The Illiad and the Odyssey were central to Greek ________________________.
a)
government
b)
agoras
c)
education
d)
city-states
19.
The Greeks created mythology to:
a)
provide us with entertainment.
b)
explain the world around them.
c)
punish the aristocrats.
20.
A narrow piece of land that juts out from the mainland with water on three sides.
a)
democracy
b)
peninsula
c)
fable
d)
acropolis
21.

Early Greeks solved their farming issues by

a)

Trading with other civilizations

b)

Terrace farming into the side of the mountains

c)

Colonizing to increase goods available

d)

All of the above

22.

________________ created isolation and made it difficult for early Greeks to communicate with one another.

a)

Farms

b)

Seas

c)

Bad Cell Service

d)

Mountains

23.

The ___________ civilization created Linear B writing.

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaens

c)

Greeks

d)

Americans

24.

An Agora can be compared to _____________

a)

a sports arena

b)

a mall

c)

a school

d)

a ship

25.

The Greeks won the Persian War by

a)

Yelling really loud

b)

Fighting with each other

c)

Working together

d)

They actually lost

26.

The Peloponnesian Wars resulted in

a)

a weakened Greece

b)

a powerful Greece

c)

the destruction of Persia

d)

the destruction of Alexander the Great

27.

Greek ______________ encouraged people to think for themselves.

a)

Artists

b)

Scientists

c)

Architects

d)

Philosophers

28.

Homer wrote Mrs. Roebuck's favorite type of literature:

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Romance

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Biographies

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