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WorksheetsAncient Greece: Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Greek word for 'city-state' is...
a)
county
b)
town
c)
borough
d)
polis
2.
____________- the original fort built on a hill. This place was the most fortified place in the Polis.
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Stadium
d)
Theatre
3.
______________- marketplace where citizens would gather to buy and sell goods. Citizens would also engage in debates on current events.
a)
Acropolis
b)
Theatre
c)
Agora
d)
Stadium
4.
A body of land with water on three sides
a)
peninsula
b)
agora
c)
colony
d)
polis
5.
What kind of specialization or "job" was very important in Ancient Greece?
a)
making fabric
b)
shipbuilding
c)
teacher
d)
miner
6.
What type of government involves citizens voting on people to make laws for them?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Representative Democracy
7.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.
8.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
9.
Ancient Athenian women had ______ political rights.
a)
Full
b)
Partial
c)
No
10.
Which government was run by a small number of people, usually based on wealth or family ties?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
11.
Which government has one person in charge who rules by force and with total authority?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
12.
Which government has its power passed down through a royal family line?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
13.
Who could vote in Ancient Athens?
a)
Only male citizens
b)
Only female citizens
c)
Both male and female citizens
14.
Why did the Greeks think that myths, epics, and fables were important?
a)
They often provided money for the rich.
b)
They had nothing else to do.
c)
They often taught lessons and values.
d)
They often taught people how to read.
15.
He is the "father of medicine"
a)
Herodotus
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Thucydides
d)
Archimedes
16.
A tyrant is ______
a)
A criminal
b)
A leader that is kind
c)
A leader who rules by force
d)
A rich ruler
17.
What type of government is when only a few people have power?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
18.
What were the first two cultures to develop in Greece?
a)
Minoans and Mycenaens
b)
Minoans and Macedonians
c)
Mycenaens and Mesopotamians
d)
Egyptians and Sumerians
19.
What is the name of the temple that was built in Athens to honor the goddess Athena?
a)
Pericles
b)
Pausaneus
c)
Parthenon
d)
Paris
20.
The type of governing system where all people vote directly on an issue
a)
Democracy
b)
Direct democracy
c)
Polis
d)
Acropolis
21.
A walled, high area containing fortifications and temples and located in the center of a polis, also known as a hilltop fortress
a)
Aristotle
b)
Acropolis
c)
Mount Olympus
d)
Agora
22.
A grand temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
a)
Parthenon
b)
Pericles
c)
Peloponnesian
d)
Polis
23.
Who was the Greek Goddess of wisdom and war?
a)
Artemis
b)
Hera
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
24.
Who was the Greek Goddess of grain, agriculture, and fertility?
a)
Demeter
b)
Hera
c)
Athena
d)
Hestia
25.
Who was the Greek king of the gods?
a)
Zeus
b)
Poseidon
c)
Hermes
d)
Hades
26.
Who was the Greek lord of the underworld?
a)
Hermes
b)
Hades
c)
Dionysus
d)
Eros
27.
Who was the Greek God of the sea?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Hades
d)
Cyclopes
28.
Who is the god of the sun and light,God of music and healing ?
a)
Apollo
b)
Zeus
c)
Hades
d)
Ares
29.
Instead of using science to explain events in nature, the Ancient Greeks used _________
a)
Mythology
b)
Politics
c)
Math
d)
Language
30.
The most famous of the Greek heroes, also the strongest.
a)
Atlanta
b)
Perseus
c)
Hercules
d)
Achilles
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