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Chapter 7: Ancient Greece

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colonies were first established by Greece around 700 BC to supply food.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Minoans made their living as traders.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Pericles was a major figure in the politics of Sparta.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

In a representative democracy, a small group makes government decisions on behalf of many.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Delian League was named for the Greek philosopher Delos.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A system of government in which a few people hold power

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Tyrant

8.

A type of landform

a)

colony

b)

polis

c)

peninsula

9.

Expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army

a)

Zoroaster

b)

Cyrus

c)

phalanx

10.

Religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion

a)

Cyrus

b)

Zoroaster

c)

helot

11.

A new settlement that keeps ties close to its homeland.

a)

colony

b)

oligarchy

c)

agora

12.

A person who enforces laws and managed tax collection in Sparta.

a)

tyrant

b)

ephor

c)

helot

13.

The Spartan name for an enslaved worker.

a)

Zoroaster

b)

peninsula

c)

helot

14.

A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows.

a)

agora

b)

colony

c)

phalanx

15.

A market and a place where people meet and debate.

a)

democracy

b)

agora

c)

ephor

16.

A person who takes power by force and rules with total authority.

a)

Zoroaster

b)

tyrant

c)

Cyrus

17.

A Greek city-state

a)

polis

b)

peninsula

c)

colony

18.

A system of government in which all citizens share in running the government.

a)

oligarchy

b)

democracy

c)

phalanx

19.

The Iliad was written by

a)

Paris

b)

Homer

c)

Odysseus

20.

Greek city-states were run by their

a)

soldiers

b)

politicians

c)

citizens

21.

The ____________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.

a)

Phoenician

b)

Dorian

c)

Minoan

22.

Which factor of factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?

a)

The Trojan War

b)

Earthquakes and civil war

c)

Migration

23.

Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?

a)

free, native-born men who owned land

b)

wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land

c)

any man, whether he owned land or not

24.

The type of leader in power in Greece around 600 BC due to growing political unrest among city-states was a(n)

a)

tyrant

b)

oligarch

c)

Democrat

25.

Spartan women were trained in

a)

Art, music, and poetry

b)

Sewing, sword-fighting, and trade

c)

Running, wrestling, and javelin throwing

26.

In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?

a)

Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military.

b)

Athenian boys studied combat; Spartan boys played sports.

c)

Athenian boys live in barracks: Spartan boys lived at home.

27.

Cyrus the Great held his growing empire together by

a)

Establishing harsh military rule.

b)

Limiting travel between provinces.

c)

Treating conquered people fairly

28.

Under King Cyrus, in the 540’s BC, the Persian Empire conquered the lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and

a)

Crete

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Athens

29.

The Athenian economy was supported by

a)

farming and trade

b)

pottery and jewelry

c)

Merchants and artisans

30.

In 431 BC Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the

a)

Persian War

b)

Peloponnesian War

c)

Spartan War

31.

Direct democracy worked well in Athens because

a)

Women were allowed to participate in government.

b)

Every resident of Athens could participate in government

c)

There was a small number of citizens.

32.

What did Sparta use to control its citizens

a)

the military

b)

the government

c)

the helots