WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the Greek mountains affect communication?
a)
they kept the communities isolated
b)
They promoted road building
c)
They led people to write letters
d)
They made farmers stop speaking
2.
What is a reason why the ancient Greeks produced so much olive oil?
a)
they could feed the olive oil to their pigs
b)
They believed olive oil could be used as medicine
c)
Olive trees grew easily in Greece
d)
They could get olives from other countries in trade
3.
What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies?
a)
Too many ships
b)
Too much timber
c)
Shortage of people
d)
Shortage of farmland
4.
Why did ancient Greek communities trade?
a)
To stop having to farm
b)
To get goods they needed
c)
To enjoy adventures at sea
d)
To give families work to do
5.
Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
6.
What kinds of laws did the Oligarchs pass?
a)
Laws that meant nothing
b)
Laws that were fair to all
c)
Laws that helped the poor
d)
Laws that favored the rich
7.
Why were some tyrants well liked?
a)
They united the city-states
b)
They passed the throne to their sons
c)
They gave all men a voice in government
d)
They made laws that improved people's lives
8.
Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
a)
Poor soil
b)
Broad rivers
c)
Major highways
d)
Surrounding mountains
9.
How did the citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat?
a)
They conquered neighboring farm villages
b)
They traded for it with other civilizations
c)
Grasses good for making bread grew wild nearby
d)
Every family raised its own food behind the house
10.
What was the outcome of the Ionian Revolt?
a)
The Ionians won their freedom
b)
The Ionians became part of Greece
c)
The Persians were defeated by Greece
d)
The Persian army destroyed the Ionians
11.
What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae?
a)
The Spartans defeated the Persians
b)
The Persians defeated the Spartans
c)
The Athenians defeated the Persians
d)
The Persians defeated the Athenians
12.
Why was the Battle of Platea important?
a)
It let Greece rule Persia
b)
It caused Persia to attack
c)
It ended the Persian Wars
d)
It destroyed the Persian navy
13.
What is the name for a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Hellespont
c)
Agora
d)
Aristocrat
14.
What is the name for the peninsula forming the southern part of mainland Greece?
a)
Peloponnesus
b)
Agora
c)
Hellespont
d)
Oligarchy
15.
What is the name for the long, narrow body of water between Europe and Asia?
a)
Hellespont
b)
Peninsula
c)
Peloponnesus
d)
Oligarchy
16.
What is the name for a member of the upper class?
a)
Aristocrat
b)
Agora
c)
Tyranny
d)
Oligarchy
17.
What is the name for the government type where absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king?
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Hellespont
18.
What is the name for a marketplace in ancient Greece?
a)
Agora
b)
Peninsula
c)
Peloponnesus
d)
Hellespont
19.
What is the name for the government type in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
20.
Which of the following is the name for the Spartan king and general at the battle of Thermopylae?
a)
Leonidas
b)
Xerxes
c)
Darius
d)
Miltiades
21.
Which of the following is the name for the Persian king during the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Platea?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Darius
c)
Themistocles
d)
Leonidas
22.
Which of the following is the name for the Athenian general at the battle of Marathon?
a)
Miltiades
b)
Leonidas
c)
Themistocles
d)
Darius
23.
Which of the following is the name of the king of Persia during the Ionian Revolt and the Battle of Marathon?
a)
Darius
b)
Xerxes
c)
Miltiades
d)
Leonidas
24.
Which of the following is an Athenian navy leader, involved in the battle of Salamis?
a)
Themistocles
b)
Miltiades
c)
Leonidas
d)
Darius
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