WorksheetsAncient Greece Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A ruler who rose to power by force
a)
President
b)
Tyrant
c)
Pharoah
d)
Monarch
2.
The greatest of ancient Greek sport festivals
a)
World Series
b)
World Championship
c)
Olympics
d)
Super Bowl
3.
A long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet
a)
Epic Ballad
b)
Epic Story
c)
Epic Fail
d)
Epic Poem
4.
The Odyssey and the Illiad were authored by which poet
a)
Robert Frost
b)
Dr. Seuss
c)
Homer
d)
Aristotle
5.
Another name for a city-state in ancient Greece
a)
Polis
b)
Mt. Olympus
c)
Herena
d)
Crete
6.
Gathering place in ancient Greece
a)
Agora
b)
Angola
c)
Mediteran
d)
Meddici
7.
A particular set of ideas about knowledge truth, the nature and meaning of life
a)
Scientology
b)
Astronomy
c)
Philosophy
d)
Sociology
8.
Greek philosopher that questioned, "how do we know what's real?"
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Archimedes
9.
City-states ruled by a wealthy few
a)
Theocracy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Oligopoly
d)
Democracy
10.
A system of government in which power is vested in the people
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Democracy
c)
Authoritarian
d)
Communist
11.
City-states ruled by large land holders
a)
Theocracy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Oligopoly
d)
Democracy
12.
An ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Invented the lever.
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Archimedes
d)
Aristotle
13.
Astronomer that determined the Earth is round and predicted the Earth's circumference
a)
Archimedes
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
d)
Eratosthenes
14.
Philosopher that felt that ideas should be investigated and observed. He also believed in democracy.
a)
Eratosthenes
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Socrates
15.
Know for giving us an expanded use for geometry. A squared + B squared = C squared
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Cleopatra
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