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WorksheetsChapter 7: Ancient Greece
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 12mins
Colonies were first established by Greece around 700 BC to supply food.
True
False
The Minoans made their living as traders.
True
False
Pericles was a major figure in the politics of Sparta.
True
False
In a representative democracy, a small group makes government decisions on behalf of many.
True
False
The Delian League was named for the Greek philosopher Delos.
True
False
The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.
True
False
A system of government in which a few people hold power
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyrant
A type of landform
colony
polis
peninsula
Expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army
Zoroaster
Cyrus
phalanx
Religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion
Cyrus
Zoroaster
helot
A new settlement that keeps ties close to its homeland.
colony
oligarchy
agora
A person who enforces laws and managed tax collection in Sparta.
tyrant
ephor
helot
The Spartan name for an enslaved worker.
Zoroaster
peninsula
helot
A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows.
agora
colony
phalanx
A market and a place where people meet and debate.
democracy
agora
ephor
A person who takes power by force and rules with total authority.
Zoroaster
tyrant
Cyrus
A Greek city-state
polis
peninsula
colony
A system of government in which all citizens share in running the government.
oligarchy
democracy
phalanx
The Iliad was written by
Paris
Homer
Odysseus
Greek city-states were run by their
soldiers
politicians
citizens
The ____________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Phoenician
Dorian
Minoan
Which factor of factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
The Trojan War
Earthquakes and civil war
Migration
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
free, native-born men who owned land
wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
any man, whether he owned land or not
The type of leader in power in Greece around 600 BC due to growing political unrest among city-states was a(n)
tyrant
oligarch
Democrat
Spartan women were trained in
Art, music, and poetry
Sewing, sword-fighting, and trade
Running, wrestling, and javelin throwing
In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?
Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military.
Athenian boys studied combat; Spartan boys played sports.
Athenian boys live in barracks: Spartan boys lived at home.
Cyrus the Great held his growing empire together by
Establishing harsh military rule.
Limiting travel between provinces.
Treating conquered people fairly
Under King Cyrus, in the 540’s BC, the Persian Empire conquered the lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and
Crete
Mesopotamia
Athens
The Athenian economy was supported by
farming and trade
pottery and jewelry
Merchants and artisans
In 431 BC Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Spartan War
Direct democracy worked well in Athens because
Women were allowed to participate in government.
Every resident of Athens could participate in government
There was a small number of citizens.
What did Sparta use to control its citizens
the military
the government
the helots
