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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An independent city, with its own government and culture, surrounded by farmland

a)
city-state
b)
country
c)
continent
d)
New York City
2.

This type of government is ruled by a king or a queen who make all the decisions

a)
oligarchy
b)
monarchy
c)
democracy
d)
aristocracy
3.

This war was fought between Athens and Sparta.

a)
Dorian
b)
Revolutionary
c)
Peloponnesian 
d)
Civil
4.

This type of government is where people govern themselves; citizens vote for laws and leaders.

a)
monarchy
b)
democracy
c)
aristocracy
d)

oligarchy

5.
In what city-state did democracy begin?
a)
Marathon
b)
Sparta
c)
Athens
d)
Delphi
6.
On which continent will you find the country of Greece?
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
7.

What made travel and communication between the city-states in Ancient Greece so difficult?

a)
The people spoke different languages
b)
The threat of attack by wild animals
c)
The mountains
d)
The cold weather year round
8.
In Sparta, which was not a physical skill?
a)
Running
b)
Ice Skating
c)
Jumping
d)
Wrestling
9.

Accoring to Greek mythology, the home of the Greek gods and goddesses was where?

a)
Mount Olympus
b)
Marathon
c)
Troy
d)
Athens
10.
The early Greeks turned to the __________ to travel?
a)
Road
b)
Sea
c)
Air
d)
Magic Carpet
11.

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, about the Trojan War?

a)
Pericles
b)
Achilles
c)
Homer
d)
Aristotle
12.

Which group of people could debate laws and vote to make decisions in Athens?

a)

outsiders

b)

slaves

c)

helots

d)

citizens

13.
The mainland of Greece is a peninsula.  What is a peninsula?
a)
Land that is surrounded on three sides by water
b)
An island surrounded on all sides by water
c)
A mountain range with a flat top
d)
An area between two mountains
14.
What is NOT required for a citizen of Athens?
a)
Be male
b)
Be over 18
c)
Be victorious in battle
d)
Be born in Athens
15.

This famous structure was built to honor the Goddess Athena.

a)
The Coliseum
b)
The Parthenon
c)
The Great Pyramids
d)
The Washington Monument
16.
A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built
a)
Acropolois
b)
Metropolis
c)
The Great Wall
d)
Fort Macon
17.
Ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force
a)
king
b)
wizard
c)
president
d)
tyrant
18.
Rich land owner or noble
a)
peasant
b)
aritistocrat
c)
slave
d)
farmer
19.

The love of wisdom, a logical answer to life's questions.

a)

mythology

b)

philosophy

c)

fables

d)

biology

20.

Famous Greek military leaders who helped spread Greek culture throughout the Ancient world

a)
King Tut
b)
Zeus
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
King Cyrus