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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Olympic games first begin?
____________________________
____________________________
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Greece
d)
China
2.
Greece is considered a ______________________.
a)
An Island
b)
An Ocean
c)
A Peninsula
3.
The first Olympic Games were held in the city of ______________.
a)
Olympia
b)
Athens
c)
Sparta
d)
Ionia
4.
In ancient Olympic games athletes were given a ____________
after winning.
after winning.
a)
crown of thorns
b)
crown of leaves
c)
crown of gold
5.
In ancient Olympic games, _____________ were not allowed to
participate.
participate.
a)
Men
b)
Yankees
c)
Rebals
d)
Women
6.
One main idea we received from Greece was
____________________________.
____________________________.
a)
Learning
b)
Teaching
c)
Democracy
d)
Fun
7.
What does democracy mean? ________________ by the
__________________.
__________________.
a)
Open, people
b)
Shine, people
c)
open, rocks
d)
Ruled, people
8.
Which city-state gave us the idea of democracy?
_______________________________
_______________________________
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Marathon
d)
Crete
9.
In Greece, who was not allowed to vote?
a)
o Slaves and men
b)
o Slaves and women
10.
Ancient Greece has given us many __________ or ideas.
a)
gifts
b)
people
c)
papers
11.
The Greeks were the first to organize ___________ and
_______________.
_______________.
a)
Art, class
b)
Teachers and students
c)
Schools, Libraries
d)
schools and hospitals
12.
The Greeks also developed mathematical ideas such as
_________________________.
_________________________.
a)
Adding
b)
Subtracting
c)
Multiplication
d)
Fractions
13.
Greeks were the first to study the human _________________ to
see how it works.
see how it works.
a)
teeth
b)
arm
c)
Leg
d)
Body
14.
The Greeks were the first to put on _______________ in theatres.
a)
Art
b)
Plays
c)
Singing performances
15.
The word Spartan means ____________.
a)
Singer
b)
Colorful
c)
Plain
16.
The Spartans were great _______________.
a)
warriors
b)
intellects
c)
runners
17.
When Spartan boys were _____, they were taken from their
families to be trained as soldiers.
families to be trained as soldiers.
a)
9
b)
7
c)
8
d)
2
18.
Spartan girls were trained to be ________________________.
a)
Farmers
b)
Students
c)
Athletes
19.
Who lived to the east of Greece who liked taking over land?
________________________________
________________________________
a)
Ionians
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
20.
After the Persians landed in Marathon, who was sent to Sparta to
get help?
___________________________________
get help?
___________________________________
a)
Atlanta
b)
Hercules
c)
Pheidippides
21.
What did the Spartans tell Pheidippides?
a)
We're on our way
b)
We will come after our festivial
c)
No
22.
Who won the battle of Marathon?
a)
Greeks
b)
Persians
c)
Ionians
23.
Who was the king who invaded Greece the FIRST time?
a)
King Zeus
b)
King Brutus
c)
King Darius
24.
After the Persians were beaten in Marathon, they decided to
a)
hop-scotch
b)
run
c)
jump
25.
The Athenians were so happy to have won the Battle at Marathon
they sent Pheidippides back to Sparta to tell them the good news. His
last words before he died were ____________ _____________
_____________________!
they sent Pheidippides back to Sparta to tell them the good news. His
last words before he died were ____________ _____________
_____________________!
a)
We ARE AMAZING!!
b)
WE ROCK EVERYTHING!!
c)
WE ARE VICTORIOUS!
26.
Ten years later King _________ , from Persia, invaded Greece.
a)
Daruis
b)
Xerxes
c)
Pheidippides
27.
The Persians had built up a huge army. They decided to land at a
place called ___________________________.
place called ___________________________.
a)
Thermopylae
b)
Persia
Marathon
Marathon
c)
Athens
28.
When they got to Thermopylae, they met ______ Spartan soldiers.
a)
500
b)
600
c)
300
29.
Who won the Battle Of Thermopylae?
a)
Spartans
b)
Persians
c)
Greece
30.
The king of the Greek Gods was______________.
a)
Ares
b)
Hermes
c)
Zeus
31.
The wife of Zeus was the goddess ____________.
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
32.
The God of the oceans was _____________.
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Poseidon
33.
Who won the Trojan War?
a)
The Trojans
b)
The Greeks
34.
The Greeks were able to sneak into the city of Troy by building a
giant ____________ and hiding inside of it.
giant ____________ and hiding inside of it.
a)
Dog
b)
Cat
c)
Horse
35.
In Athens the boys went to __________ instead of learning how to
fight.
fight.
a)
Training
b)
School
c)
Military
d)
Library
36.
In Athens the girls were required to learn how to
_______________.
_______________.
a)
fight
b)
be athletes
c)
be gentle
37.
What temple did the Ancient Greeks build to honor the Goddess
Athena?
Athena?
a)
Parthenon
b)
Theater
c)
Arena
38.
People who are great thinkers and lovers of wisdom are
called____________________.
called____________________.
a)
Teachers
b)
Students
c)
Philosophers
39.
________________ was a philosopher who loved to ask questions.
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
40.
________________________ was a student of Socrates.
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristole
c)
Plato
41.
_____________________ was the teacher of Alexander the Great.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
42.
_____________________ was a philosopher who wondered about
plants, animals, and people.
plants, animals, and people.
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
43.
Alexander the great was famous for _______.
a)
Conquering many lands
b)
being a great teacher
c)
ruling Rome
44.
Alexander the Great created the largest empire in the world up to
his time.
his time.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
The Olympic Games honored Zeus.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
The Executive Branch _________________ the laws.
a)
Supreme Court judges the laws
b)
The President executes the laws
c)
Congress makes the laws
47.
The Legislative Branch _________________________ the laws.
a)
President Excutes the Laws
b)
Congress makes the laws
c)
Surpreme Court judges the laws
48.
The Judicial Branch _____________________ the laws.
a)
Congress makes the laws
b)
President executes the laws
c)
Surpreme court judges the laws
49.
Which two countries were involved in the War of 1812?
__________________ and ___________________
__________________ and ___________________
a)
France and England
b)
United States and England
c)
United States and France
50.
The famous route the pioneers took west was the
_____________________ __________________
_____________________ __________________
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
Trail of tears
c)
Oregen Trail
51.
What secret route did slaves use to escape to the north?
a)
Pioneer Road
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Oregen Trail
52.
The main rivers in China are the _____________________ and
____________________ River.
____________________ River.
a)
Blue and orange
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Nile and Red
53.
Japan is known as the ____________ of the _______________
___________.
___________.
a)
Land of the Rising Marshmellow
b)
Land of the Ocean
c)
Land of the Rising Sun
d)
Land of the Seas
54.
Things that our country does a certain way are called
____________________________.
____________________________.
a)
Tradition
b)
Custom
c)
The way
55.
What is Japan’s oldest religion?
a)
Buddhisum
b)
Shinto
c)
Confucianism
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