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Ancient Greece Ch. 8

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks ...

a)

became expert shipbuilders

b)

learned how to climb mountains

c)

gave up trying to travel

d)

took up farming

2.

In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans

a)

The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland

b)

The Mycenaeans lived on Greek islands

c)

The Mycenaeans did not speak Greek

d)

The Mycenaeans were not traders

3.

All of the following cities began as Greek colonies Except ...

a)

Alexandria, Egypt

b)

Marseille, France

c)

Naples Italy

d)

Istanbul, Turkey

4.

Over time, the Greek People living in city-states

a)

thought of themselves as residents of the city-state, not as greeks

b)

became bored and developed the desire to travel

c)

disliked their city-states and began to rebel against them

d)

fled their city-states in fear and set up their own colonies

5.

Which of the following activities did not take place in the agora?

a)

Greeks hid from invading armies

b)

Greeks held political meetings

c)

Greeks had religious gatherings

d)

Greeks bought and sold goods

6.

Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best

a)

Pericles

b)

Peisistratus

c)

Draco

d)

Solon

7.

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy

a)

Citizens elect officials to make the laws

b)

All citizens help make the laws

c)

All men, women, and children can vote

d)

Citizens act as judges and lawmakers

8.

Which of the following does not describe the first democracy in Athens

a)

Aristocrats had more power than citizens

b)

All citizens had the right to participate in the assembly

c)

Every citizen had the right to speak

d)

Citizens could serve on smaller councils

9.

All of the following Greek leaders probably would have approved of the type of democracy found in the United States except

a)

Draco

b)

Cleisthenes

c)

Pericles

d)

Solon

10.

Which of the following best defines a lyric poem

a)

a poem set to music

b)

a poem about Greek heroes

c)

a poem that teaches life's lessons

d)

a poem that explains natural events

11.

Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi

a)

to ask the god Apollo questions

b)

to see where Hercules battled the hydra

c)

to worship Zeus and the other gods

d)

to see the birthplace of Aphrodite

12.

Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language

a)

Many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology

b)

English words are spelled using the Greek rules of spelling

c)

The English language is based on the letters of the Greek alphabet

d)

The English language was first spoken in ancient Greece

13.

How was the form of democracy in ancient Greece different from our current democratic government

a)

Voting took place on broken pieces of pottery

b)

People debate issues

c)

Citizens voted on issues

d)

Officials counted collected and counted the votes.

14.

The Minoans and the ------------ helped shape later Greek cultures.

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Creteans

15.

The ------------ Sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland

a)

Aegean

b)

Ionian

16.

The ancient Greeks believed that their ------------- caused events like thunder and earthquakes

a)

gods

b)

actions

17.

Apollo was the god of the -------------

a)

sun

b)

moon

18.

The ----------- tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War.

a)

Iliad

b)

Odyssey

19.

Because they lived on an island, the Mycenaeans spent much of their time at sea

a)

F

b)

T

20.

Everyone who lived in a city-state lived inside the city walls

a)

F

b)

T

21.

The citizens in the early democracy of Athens voted by writing on paper

a)

F

b)

T

22.

Hera is the king of the gods

a)

F

b)

T

23.

It was natural for the ancient Greeks to produce great works of literature because they had always enjoyed telling myths and stories

a)

T

b)

F

24.

A Greek famous for his fables

a)

Aesop

b)

Pericles

c)

Homer

25.

A leader who used force to hold power

a)

tyrant

b)

mythology

c)

fables

d)

acropolis

26.

An age marked by great achievements

a)

classical

b)

dark

c)

polis

d)

tyrant

27.

Rich landowners

a)

aristocrats

b)

mythology

28.

Short stories that teach the reader lessons about ligfe or give advice on how to live

a)

fables

b)

polis

c)

oligarchy

29.

Brilliant elected leader who led the the Athens government from about 460 BC until 429 BC

a)

Pericles

b)

Homer

c)

Aesop

30.

a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

a)

mythology

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

aristocrats

31.

People who had the right to participate in government

a)

citizens

b)

tyrant

c)

polis

d)

fables

32.

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top

a)

acropolis

b)

oligarchy

c)

classical

33.

A famous poet who wrote some of the earliest Greek Writings

a)

Homer

b)

Pericles

c)

O-T-Z-I

34.

Democracy in Greece started in the city of

a)

Athens

b)

Delphi

35.

The name of the Aegean Sea come from Aegeus, who was a legendary Greek -----

a)

King

b)

god

36.

The Greeks of the ---------------- Age left no written records

a)

Dark

b)

Stone

37.

Under the rule of --------------, all citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly

a)

Cleisthenes

b)

Draco

38.

The form of government in which all citizens can participate directly in the government is called ------------

a)

direct

b)

representative

39.

An agora is another name for a fortress

a)

F

b)

T

40.

Peisistratus, a tyrant, brought peace and prosperity to the city of Athens

a)

T

b)

F

41.

Democracy in the United States has already lasted longer than it did in Athens

a)

T

b)

F

42.

Fables are different from myths because fables teach lessons about life

a)

T

b)

F

43.

What does democracy mean

a)

"rule by the people"

b)

"rule of the powerful"

c)

"Rule of the leaders"

d)

"Rule of the few