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WorksheetsAncient Greeks
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is Greece surrounded by?
a)
water
b)
sand
c)
other countries
d)
None of the above
2.
Greek people were...
a)
sailors
b)
fishermen
c)
traders
d)
policemen
e)
foreigners
3.
Where was Macedonia?
a)
southern Greece
b)
eastern Greece
c)
northern Greece
d)
western Greece
4.
The word democracy is the combination of two Greek words, namely
a)
demo and crazy
b)
demos and cracy
c)
demos and kratos
d)
none
5.
The olympics were held in honour of who
a)
socrates
b)
Olympus
c)
zeus
d)
Hippocrates
6.
Greek athletes competed in...
a)
discus and javelin
b)
running and wrestling
c)
football and ancient basketball
d)
ancient football and ancient basketball
7.
pick the correct option/s
a)
Aristole - biology
b)
Pythagoras- biology
c)
Plato- Science
d)
Hippocrates- medicine
8.
What was the first civilization to develop in Europe?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
France
9.
What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?
a)
Phalanx
b)
Phylange
c)
Assembly
d)
Ephor
10.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
11.
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
12.
what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called?
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
a)
Agriculture
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Acropolis
d)
Ephor
13.
What is a government where only a few, very wealthy people rule?
a)
Democracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Assembly
14.
What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Assembly
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
15.
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
16.
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
17.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
18.
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
19.
At what age did children in Sparta begin training to defend their city?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
20.
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Greece?
a)
Mountians
b)
lots of coastline
c)
peninsulas and islands
d)
vast open plains
21.
Which Greek philosopher had the method of asking questions?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristole
c)
Plato
d)
Alexander
22.
Which Greek philosopher had the method to study facts and then try to understand it?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Alexander
23.
stories of the Ancient Greeks' gods & goddesses were called ________
a)
parables
b)
myths
c)
epics
d)
lullabies
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