WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
What was the mainland of Greece like, making it challenging to travel over land?
Too many rivers
Very mountainous
Thick forests all over
Volcanoes everywhere!
Why did many Greeks use the seas to travel to different city-states?
Because the rocky, mountainous land was hard to travel over
Because they could fish and travel at the same time
Because all of the Greeks preferred to sail
Because they didn't have enough carts to travel over land
Which of these is a physical feature NOT commonly found in Greece?
Peninsulas
Seas
Deserts
Islands
How was trade affected by the geographic location of Greece?
It was mostly done on land because there were so many roads.
It was mostly done on land because it was safer.
It was mostly done on the sea because all of their trading partners lived far from Greece.
It was mostly done on the sea because it was easier to get around from place to place.
Being able to _____________ to trade, the Greeks were able to get to far away places easier and exchange goods and ideas with other civilizations.
walk
sail
horseback ride
bicycle
What form of government is this?: "One person inherits power."
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
What form of government is this?: "A few wealthy people share power."
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
What form of government is this?: "One person takes power by force."
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
What form of government is this?: "All citizen share power."
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
The word "citizen" is only associated with which form of government?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Who was able to vote in an Athenian democracy?
Only male citizens
Only female citizens
Male and female citizens
Only wealthy people
The Council of Elders was the group of decision-makers for which city-state?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Miletus
The Council of 500 was the group of decision-makers for which city-state?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Delphi
Which of these was a similarity that Athens and Sparta shared?
Both were democracies
Both had economies based on trade
Both were near the sea
Both did not allow women to vote
While in Athens, they valued travel, the arts, and culture, in Sparta they valued _____________?
Trade and sailing
Discipline and strength
Diplomacy and politics
Gold and silver
Athens was located where?
4 miles from the coast, making it an important center for trade
25 miles from the coast, isolating it from other city-states and trade
Sparta is located where?
4 miles from the coast, making it an important center for trade
25 miles from the coast, isolating it from other city-states and trade
Athens had ______________ as their form of government.
Democracy
Oligarchy
Sparta had ________ as their form of government.
Democracy
Oligarchy
Spartan boys and girls started their military training at the age of _____.
7
10
15
18
Athenian men started their military training at the age of _____.
7
10
15
18
Who won the Greco-Persian Wars in the end?
Greece
Persia
Why were the Persian Wars important for Greece and rest of Europe?
They taught people to fear the Persians.
The Persians were able to conquer France and Spain.
They stopped the Persians from conquering land any further west.
They showed the Spartans that they could fight bravely.
What was an "agora"?
The race track where the chariot races were held
The hill that housed the Parthenon
The place where the Athenian Assembly met
The large square with public buildings and markets
What is the "acropolis"?
The place the Athenians buried their dead
The hill over Athens that had many important temples
The public square that everyone in Athens met in
The place where Themistocles lived
What is the "Parthenon"?
A temple built for Athena on the acropolis
A temple built for Poseidon in Delphi
A temple built in Sparta to the god Pan
Who was the god of wine?
Dionysus
Hephaestus
Apollo
Hera
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
Ares
Athena
Artemis
Aphrodite
Who is the ruler of all the Greek gods?
Jupiter
Zeus
Gaia
Titan
Who is the god of the sea?
Ares
Delphi
Poseidon
Polyphemus
Who is the god of war?
Ares
Artemis
Hestia
Demeter
Who is the goddess of the moon and the hunt?
Ares
Hestia
Artemis
Zeus
Who is the goddess of wisdom?
Athena
Demeter
Hera
Gaia
Who is the goddess of the rainbow?
Prism
Color
Iris
Nike
Who is the messenger of the gods?
Hera
Hestia
Hephaestus
Hermes
Who is the god of the sun?
Zeus
Hades
Artemis
Apollo
Which type of column is very ornate, with flowers and designs decorating the top, and has a base at the bottom?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Which type of column is rather plain, with no base, and a simple top that gets slightly thinner?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Which type of column has a base and a scroll design at the top?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Plato was a Greek philosopher, and was the student of who?
Socrates
Aristotle
Xerxes
Pheidippides
Why was the philosopher Socrates sentenced to death?
For "dishonoring the gods" and encouraging people to ask questions
For stealing bread from the agora
For murdering a high ranking government official
For lying under oath
The philosopher Aristotle's most famous student was _______.
King Darius
Alexander the Great
Zeus
King Tut
The Olympics were held in honor of what god?
Poseidon
Athena
Pan
Zeus
