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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a government where a few wealthy people rule?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
2.
What are military houses where Spartan children were trained called?
a)
Barracks
b)
Agora
c)
Acropolis
d)
Parthenon
3.
What is a person who seizes power in an illegal way called?
a)
King
b)
Savage
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
4.
What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parthenon
5.
What was the large open area where city life was centered around called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Democracy
d)
Mall
6.
Which of the following types of government did Athens have FIRST?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
7.
Which of the following describes Spartan women?
a)
They were treated harshly, almost like slaves.
b)
They mostly fought as soldiers alongside men.
c)
They were trained to build up their bodies and were allowed to own land.
d)
All of the above.
8.
Which of the following describes the helots of Sparta?
a)
They fought most of the wars.
b)
They performed farm work, gave half of their crops to Spartan citizens, and outnumbered Spartan citizens.
c)
They led a movement to change the government.
d)
They were in charge of boys’ military training.
9.
Who could participate in the Athenian democracy?
a)
All adult male citizens and slaves
b)
All free men and women
c)
All free, adult male citizens
d)
Anyone who lived in Athens
10.
Which of the following statements best describes the citizens of Athens?
a)
They spoke different languages
b)
They valued their freedoms and took an active role in government
c)
They overthrew their government by force.
d)
They develop the art of war.
11.
Which of the following is NOT a Greek accomplishment?
a)
Epics like the Iliad and Odyssey
b)
inventions such as the first ship and wheel barrow
c)
competitions like the Olympics
d)
Contributions to democracy
12.
How does Athenian democracy differ from our democracy?
a)
In Athens they directly voted to make decisions and we elect representatives.
b)
Athens had less people on a jury than we have today.
c)
Athens didn’t allow foreigners to vote or make decisions.
d)
Women had more rights in Athenian democracy.
13.
Which type of government has the LEAST amount of people involved in decision making?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Aristocracy
14.
In Athens, wealthy boys…
a)
went to school to learn reading, writing, arithmetic, music, and physical education
b)
studied warfare and were placed in the army. They could retire at age 60.
c)
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy.
d)
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.
15.
Which of the following would be an advantage to living in Athens over Sparta?
a)
Athenian woman had more power in the government.
b)
Athens valued education more than Sparta.
c)
Athens had better military training than Sparta.
d)
Athens had less people involved in the government.
16.
What was the first civilization to develop in Europe?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
France
17.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
18.
Who were the ancient people who lived on the island of Crete and built a grand palace in the city of Knossos?
a)
Minoans
b)
Romans
c)
Persians
d)
Spartans
19.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans
20.
What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Assembly
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
21.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
22.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education.
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
23.
An empire started by Cyrus the Great
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
24.
300 Spartan soldiers held the Persian army to a stalemate for three days before the Persians eventually defeated them in what famous battle?
a)
Battle of the Greeks
b)
Battle of Thermopylae
c)
Battle of Little Big Horn
d)
Battle of Pericles
25.
Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?
a)
Pericles
b)
Leonidas
c)
Themistocles
d)
Socrates
26.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
27.
Athenian society DID NOT consider educated women as equal to men.
For instance, women COULD NOT participate in political activities or own property, and they were always under the care of a male family member.
For instance, women COULD NOT participate in political activities or own property, and they were always under the care of a male family member.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Even in a democracy like Athens, slavery WAS common.
Most Athenian households had at least one enslaved person.
Most Athenian households had at least one enslaved person.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Athens joined with other city-states to form a defensive league, or protective group, to defend its members against the Persians after the Persian War.
What was it called?
What was it called?
a)
Delian League
b)
Council of Elders
c)
General Assembly
d)
Greek Alliance
30.
Which other city-state rose up and opposed Athens after Athens became the strongest power in Greece?
a)
Rome
b)
Olympia
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
31.
After the Persian War, Athens and Sparta came into conflict with one another. Eventually, war broke out between the two city-states.
What was this war called?
What was this war called?
a)
Persian War II
b)
Greek War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
War Between the City-States
32.
After Sparta defeated Athens and gained control of Greece, the Spartans were able to rule the Greek empire for another thousand years.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The polis was different than a modern day city because it functioned like a _________
a)
tiny country
b)
tiny state
c)
tiny village
d)
tiny town square
34.
By taking the oath to become an Athenian soldier, you promise to ______________
a)
Protect the Constitution
b)
Pay back loans
c)
Protect the king
d)
Sell yourself to slavery
35.
Increasing the wealth of Persia, gaining more glory, and seeking revenge after the death of Darius were three reasons why _________continued the Persian Wars
a)
Cyrus
b)
Xerxes
c)
Alexander
d)
Solon
36.
Being able to navigate using the sun and the stars was something the Mycenaeans learned from the ___________
a)
Dorians
b)
Minoans
c)
Greeks
37.
Spartan men could return to their homes when they were______
a)
50
b)
40
c)
30
d)
20
38.
A long poem told about heroic deeds is called a(n)_____.
a)
fable
b)
epic
c)
tragedy
d)
myth
39.
A(n) ____ is a short tale that teaches a lesson.
a)
fable
b)
epic
c)
tragedy
d)
myth
40.
A drama that is about a person struggling to overcome difficulties but fails is called a _____.
a)
fable
b)
epic
c)
tragedy
d)
myth
41.
A drama that ends happily is called a(n)_____.
a)
comedy
b)
tragedy
c)
epic
d)
drama
42.
God of war
a)
Apollo
b)
Ares
c)
Poseidon
d)
Zeus
43.
Goddess of wisdom
a)
Hera
b)
Rhea
c)
Athena
d)
Hestia
44.
God of the sea
a)
Ares
b)
Poseidon
c)
Zeus
d)
Hades
45.
Goddess of love and beauty
a)
Artemis
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Hestia
46.
The Spartans were taught to win or die, but never _____.
a)
lose
b)
surrender
c)
run
d)
cry
47.
Spartan girls were trained in running, wrestling, and throwing the___.
a)
baseball
b)
football
c)
javelin
d)
frisbee
48.
Athenian girls were taught _____.
a)
kickboxing
b)
the same as the boys
c)
spinning, weaving, and other household duties
d)
how to be a soldier
49.
Early Athens was a city-state and was ruled by____.
a)
landowning nobles
b)
farmers
c)
slaves
d)
non-citizens
50.
What happened to farmers who owed the nobles money?
a)
they went to jail
b)
they lost their land and became slaves
c)
they were executed
d)
they hid from them
51.
_____ canceled the farmers debt and freed those who became slaves.
a)
Peisistratus
b)
The nobles
c)
Solon
d)
Tyrants
52.
Socrates developed a method of questioning called the _____.
a)
Pythagorean Theorem
b)
Socratic method
c)
Book of Why
d)
Wise Guy
53.
Pythagoras was a(n) _____ and he developed ____.
a)
scientist, electricity
b)
mathematician, a2+b2=c2
c)
architect, blue prints
d)
doctor, stethoscope
54.
______ was a mathematician who discovered the formulas for measuring volume and area.
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Archimedes
55.
Hippocrates is known as the _____.
a)
“Father of Medicine”
b)
“Father of Science”
c)
“Father of Math”
d)
“Father of Mythology”
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