WorksheetsGoing Greek
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
What did arete' mean in Ancient Greece?
Nothing to Excess
Know Thyself
Seek First to Understand
Personal Excellence
Which polis was where democracy flourished and sculptors, mathematicians, philosophers, playwrights, and common citizens lived in freedom and participated in state decisions?
Sparta
Argos
Corinth
Megara
Athens
What was the most frequently worn item of clothing in Ancient Greece?
Chiton
Shield
Earrings
Hat
Which polis had a near perfect location that ensured its success as a great seaport and commercial center?
Megara
Corinth
Argos
Athens
Sparta
What are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet in order?
Alpha, Omega, Beta, Epsilon, Delta
Epsilon, Delta, Gamma, Beta, Alpha
Omega, Alpha, Gamma, Delta
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon
Which polis had a poor climate and location, but became renowned for its musicians, poets, sculptors, and open-air theaters?
Sparta
Corinth
Argos
Megara
Athens
Who was the ruling god on Mt. Olympus?
Athena
Poseidon
Hera
Zeus
Which city-state had a military tradition of great bravery and human physical endurance, but to attain its goals harshly trained its boys in "boot camps" from the age of seven.
Argos
Athens
Corinth
Megara
Sparta
Which of the following is a saying the Ancient Greeks tried to live by?
Sharpen the Saw
Violence is not the Answer
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Nothing to Excess
What does monotheistic mean?
Belief in one God
Belief in Oneself
Belief in an Oracle
Belief in Many gods
Where did the 12 major Greek gods and goddesses live?
Mount Olympus
Mount Fuji
Mount Everest
Mount Rushmore
What did the ancient Greeks call themselves as people?
Helots
Heras
Hebrews
Hellenes
What does polytheistic mean?
Belief in one God
Belief in Oneself
Belief in an Oracle
Belief in Many gods
Which of the following is a saying the Ancient Greeks tried to live by?
Never Give Up
Think Win-Win
Attitude Latitude
Know Thyself
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
Populous
Polis
Polaris
Popular
What do we call an ancient Greek priestess who claimed to see the future?
Constellation
Athena
Hera
Oracle
Which polis had a thriving textile industry, colonized all over the eastern Mediterranean, and founded Byzantium at the entrance to the Black Sea?
Argos
Athens
Corinth
Megara
Sparta
