WorksheetsPre-AP Ancient Greece
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False:
City-states are dependent cities that have the same government.
City-states are dependent cities that have the same government.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Ancient Greeks were . . .
a)
buddhism
b)
christian
c)
polytheistic
d)
monotheistic
3.
A body of land surrounded on three sides by water
a)
representative democracy
b)
peninsula
c)
island
d)
isle
4.
Which term describes the blending of Greek culture with Persian, Indian, & Egyptian influences?
a)
classical
b)
arabesque
c)
Hellenism
d)
Gothic
5.
Alexander the Great is from
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
6.
The Greeks called their cities....
a)
Polis
b)
Acropolis
c)
Metropolitian
d)
Olympia
7.
Rule by the people, where every CITIZEN voted on EVERY issue...invented in Athens.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
8.
The Greek Polis characterized by separate branches of government (duel Kings, Assembly, Council of Elders, Ephyrs), and a focus on military fervor:
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Corinth
d)
Thebes
9.
Three styles of Greek Columns:
a)
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
b)
Doric, Greek, Roman
c)
Doric, Minoan, Alexandria
d)
Doric, Corinthian, Roman
10.
Father of Greek Medicine - today's doctor's take his Oath to "do no harm" ... and your parents have to sign a confidentiality notice named for him when they take you to the doctor.
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Pythagorus
c)
Socrates
d)
Euclid
11.
Which monarch was able to conquer Greece in 338 BCE?
a)
Philip II
b)
Alexander
c)
Henry IV
d)
Darius
12.
How old was Alexander when he took over for his father?
a)
16
b)
20
c)
25
d)
30
13.
True or False: Alexander encouraged a blending of eastern and western cultures.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.
At the heart of the Hellenistic world stood the city of ______, located in Egypt.
a)
Cairo
b)
Alexandria
c)
Giza
d)
Aswan
15.
Alexander the Great can be described in all of the following ways except:
a)
ambitious
b)
intelligent
c)
lazy
d)
brave
16.
Greece's mainland can best be described as a(n)...
a)
peninsula
b)
archipelago
c)
island
d)
delta
17.
TRUE OR FALSE: Greece had lots of fertile valleys and rich soil.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The geography of Greece was dominated by...
a)
rugged ocean coasts
b)
rich, fertile valleys
c)
mountains and seas
d)
vast desert plateaus
19.
According to this map, which city became part of the Seleucid Empire following Alexander's death? (*To answer this question, you must decide which parts of the empire will become Seleucid, which will be Ptolemaic, and which will be called Antigonid.)
a)
Phoenicia
b)
Bactria
c)
Memphis
d)
Thebes
20.
Many communities in ancient Greece were separated by mountains and valleys which resulted in...
a)
the development of many different languages
b)
the development of fiercely independent states
c)
the construction of an advanced system of roads
d)
alliances formed for group protection
21.
Which letter represents the Mediterranean Sea?
a)
B
b)
G
c)
E
d)
A
22.
Fill in the blank: If you are describing the _____ of Greece, you might mention that it is located in Europe, includes a peninsula, and is surrounded by three independent seas (Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean).
a)
Longitude
b)
Topography
c)
Immigration
d)
Geography
23.
Cause: Greece's location on a peninsula meant it is almost completely surrounded by water
Effect: ________
Effect: ________
a)
Led to the development of isolated city-states.
b)
Focused on growing different kinds of crops.
c)
More Greeks were fisherman & sailors than farmers or international merchants.
d)
Mountains provided protection from outsiders.
24.
Having more of a resource/good/product than what is needed describes:
a)
Surplus
b)
Shortage
c)
Supply
d)
Demand
25.
What Greek architectural structure is pictured?
a)
Parthenon
b)
Hippodrome
c)
Acropolis
d)
Amphitheater
26.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
27.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Marge.
d)
Lisa.
28.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
29.
List three significant legacies of the ancient Greeks seen in today's western world?
a)
clothing style, art, military style
b)
architecture, governing style and the Olympics
c)
aqueducts, the Royal Road system, and isolated communities
d)
introduction of corn/maize, theater, reading oracle bones
30.
How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
a)
Greek citizens listened to the ideas of only the aristocracy, as opposed to in the US where all speakers are recognized.
b)
Greece utilized "Direct Democracy", where citizens voted directly on all issues
c)
Greek citizens gave their leaders total power
d)
Greece utilized "representative democracy", where American citizens practice Direct Democracy
31.
The Illiad and the Odyssey are both long poems about heroes and are known as
a)
ballads
b)
epics
c)
agoras
d)
cuneiform
32.
What is the Greek battle formation?
a)
Helot
b)
Hoplite
c)
Phalanx
d)
Agora
33.
Who established that the sun is the center of the universe?
a)
Archimedes
b)
Aristarchus
c)
Aristotle
d)
Epicurus
34.
Primarily these kinds of columns are find in the Parthenon.
a)
Doric
b)
Ionic
c)
Etruscan
d)
Corinthian
35.
Given the Ionic structure of the building, most likely, what and where is this building?
a)
Temple of Athena Nike; the Acropolis in Greece
b)
Bernini Fountain of Four Rivers; Rome
c)
Alter of Zeus; India
d)
Arch of Titus; China
36.
The three Persian kingdoms developed after the death of Alexander the Great included all of the following, EXCEPT:
a)
Seleucid
b)
Ptolemaic
c)
Socratic
d)
Antigonid
37.
The Seleucid Empire (within the Hellenistic Empire) included land in:
a)
Old Persian and northern India
b)
Old Greece and Macedonia
c)
Old Egypt and the Mesopotamia
d)
Europe
38.
Alexandria became famous for which of the following reasons:
a)
it was named for King Philip's wife
b)
it was located in lower Egypt along the Nile
c)
it became the heart of the Hellenistic Empire after Alexander's death
d)
it was home to Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
39.
Which of the following was NOT developed during the Hellenistic period?
a)
amphitheaters
b)
Pi (3.14159...)
c)
catapult
d)
pulley
40.
Myron's Diskobolos, sculpted in Ancient Greece, is a brilliant example of __ art.
a)
Realism
b)
Classical
c)
Neoclassical
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