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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which group conquered the weakened Minoans?
a)
Mycenaeans
b)
Persians
c)
Sea Peoples
d)
Trojans
2.
Where did Greek city-states build their acropolis?
a)
at the highest point of the city
b)
in the marketplace of the city
c)
where the warriors lived in the city
d)
in the center of the city
3.
What geographic features of Greece encouraged the independence of Greek city-states?
a)
high mountains and many islands
b)
limited hill country and arid grasslands
c)
long coastlines and numerous seas
d)
wide valleys and active volcanoes
4.
Who were Darius I and Xerxes?
a)
Athenian authors
b)
Persian emperors
c)
Spartan kings
d)
Trojan warriors
5.
What is the significance of the Iliad and the Odyssey?
a)
They detail the laws and governing structures of ancient Greek city-states
b)
They explain the formation of the Mionan and the Mycenaean civilizations.
c)
They provide insight into the mythology and history of ancient Greece.
d)
They record the events of the Trojan and the Persian wars.
6.
Why did Athens and Sparta form an alliance?
a)
to colonize the Mediterranean coast
b)
to exchange needed raw materials
c)
to share military training programs
d)
to resist conquest by the Persians
7.
Which people took over from the Minoans?
a)
Mycenaeans
b)
Persians
c)
Phoenicians
d)
Trojans
8.
What type of government did merchants form in some Greek city-states?
a)
aristocracy
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
tyranny
9.
Which of the following was stressed in Spartan society?
a)
education
b)
democracy
c)
arts
d)
military
10.
What is a trireme?
a)
a Greek warship
b)
an epic poem
c)
a form of government
d)
a Spartan soldier
11.
Which city-state's economy differed from the others?
a)
Argos
b)
Athens
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
12.
Which city-states experimented with forms of government other than aristocracy and monarchy?
a)
Argos and Athens
b)
Argos and Corinth
c)
Athens and Sparta
d)
Corinth and Sparta
13.
The governments of which two city-states were most alike??
a)
Athens and Sparta
b)
Argos and Athens
c)
Argos and Corinth
d)
Corinth and Sparta
14.
Which city-state obtained what it needed through conquest?
a)
Argos
b)
Athens
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
15.
Around what body of water was most of Greek trade carried out?
a)
the Mediterranean Sea
b)
the Black Sea
c)
the Atlantic Ocean
d)
the Aegean Sea
16.
Where did Greek influence mostly spread?
a)
in coastal areas
b)
in inland areas
c)
in central Europe
d)
in northern Africa
17.
What was found along many rivers in Europe?
a)
Greek colonies
b)
Greek outposts
c)
Greek trade goods
d)
Greek triremes
18.
Which statement describes early Greek city-states:
a)
They each developed their own system of government.
b)
They each experimented with different forms of monarchy.
c)
they each identified themselves as Greek.
d)
They each had their own language and cultural traditions.
19.
What circumstance led to war among city-states from 750 to 550 B.C.?
a)
competition for trade
b)
conflicting political systems
c)
different religious practices
d)
scarcity of resources
20.
What did Greek city-states do to relieve overpopulation?
a)
began farming
b)
built larger cities
c)
established colonies
d)
expanded trade
21.
How did Sparta differ from other city-states?
a)
It was a military society.
b)
It excluded women from civic life.
c)
It rejected religious practice.
d)
It banned slavery.
22.
How did Spartan government work:
a)
It centered on a tribunal of warriors elected from their regiments.
b)
It relied on a merchant oligarchy to make and administer laws.
c)
It shared power among kings, an elite council, and elected officials.
d)
It was ruled by tyrants who derived their power from war-making.
23.
What was significant about the Battle of Thermopylae?
a)
A small number of Spartans held off a large number of Persians.
b)
Athenians and Spartans joined forces to defeat the Persians.
c)
The Ionians staged a revolt against the Persians Empire.
d)
The Persians overwhelmed the combined Greek armies.
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