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Week 10: Ancient Greeks

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was forbidden to attend the first Olympic games under penalty of death?

a)

slaves

b)

citizens

c)

women

2.

According to Greek mythology, which god or goddess stopped growing things when Persephone was kidnapped?

a)

Zeus

b)

Demeter

c)

Hades

3.

Which class of people held all the power and made all the rules in the Greek city-states?

a)

outsiders

b)

slaves

c)

citizens

4.

Who was an important ancient Greek scientist and mathematician?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Aristotle

c)

Demeter

5.

In what city-state did democracy begin?

a)

Athens

b)

Marathon

c)

Sparta

6.

Greeks went to special places called _______ to ask the gods questions.

a)

agoras

b)

temples

c)

oracles

7.

Who were the first people to live in Greece?

a)

the Spartans

b)

the Minoans

c)

the Athenians

8.

Which of the following was NOT found in the Minoan palace at Knossos by archaeologist Arthur Evans?

a)

indoor plumbing for running water

b)

bathrooms with flush toilets

c)

electricity

9.

What fact could best be added to the web below?

a)

trial by jury

b)

the first alphabet

c)

skill in road building

10.

Use the map and what you know to answer this question.


Why was the Aegean Sea the most important body of water to the ancient Greeks?

a)

It provided fish for food and was safer and less windy for sailing on trading journeys.

b)

It was the only body of water that surrounded Greece.

c)

It was the largest body of water that bordered Greece.