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Ancient Greece!

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

a)

rugged and mountainous

b)

flat

c)

desert

d)

rolling plains

2.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it. 
b)
land surrounded by water on three sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
3.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
4.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg. 
d)
Pericles
5.

The ruler of all the Greek gods was...

a)

Poseidon.

b)

Ares.

c)

Zeus.

d)

Athena.

6.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
7.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
8.

Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.

a)

counties

b)

city-states

c)

provinces

d)

parishes

9.
What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?  
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
10.

The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

a)

Goodwill Games

b)

Marathons

c)

Olympics

d)

Triathlons

11.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
12.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
13.

Greece is in which continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Asia

14.

Stories of Greek Gods and goddesses are called

a)

essays

b)

fables

c)

histories

d)

myths

15.

This man was a philosopher who believed it was extremely important to ask questions:

a)

Socrates

b)

Pythagoras

16.

These two men were Political Philosophers:

a)

Archimedes and Pythagoras

b)

Plato and Aristotle

17.

These men founded scientific and mathematics ideas that are still used today:

a)

Pythagoras and Archimedes

b)

Socrates and Plato

18.

The man who UNIFIED the Greek City-States:

a)

Phillip II of Macedonia

b)

Alexander the Great

19.

The man who expanded Ancient Greece into an empire

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Phillip II of Macedonia

20.

Another term for Ancient Greece:

a)

Hellenic Period

b)

Ancient Greece Period

c)

Hellontosic Period

21.

An individual society with a government, separated from other countries:

a)

City-State

b)

Colony

c)

Country

d)

Continent

22.

How did most people get their food in Greece?

a)

Hunting

b)

Domestication

c)

Planting

d)

Fishing

23.

What separated all the City-States?

a)

Valleys

b)

Rivers

c)

Mountains and hills

d)

Rocky surfaces

24.

What continent is Greece in?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Italy

d)

China

25.

Very ambitious city-state; believed in education and wanted more control of Greece

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

26.

Very Militaristic; men were trained to be soldiers as children:

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

27.

Women were educated and citizens:

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

28.

Women were NOT educated or considered citizens:

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

29.

Birthplace of democracy:

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

30.

Had an oligarchy:

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

31.

God of the sea:

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Ares

d)

Athena

32.

Goddess of wisdom:

a)

Ares

b)

Plato

c)

Athena

d)

Zeus

33.

Goddess of speed:

a)

Nike

b)

Athena

c)

Apollo

d)

Aphrodite

34.

Another term that describes the EXPANSION and spread of ideas of Greece under Alexander the Great:

a)

Expansion Period

b)

Hellenistic Period

c)

Platoic Period

35.

God of war:

a)

Ares

b)

Athena

c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

36.

Goddess of love:

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Athena

c)

Artemis

d)

Nike

37.

Goddess of hunting:

a)

Athena

b)

Artemis

c)

Nike

d)

Poseidon

38.

In this city-state, you could be a musician, poet, actor, painter, in politics, or soldier:

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

39.

God of the dead, King of the underworld:

a)

Hades

b)

Athena

c)

Nike

d)

Poseidon

40.

Apollo:

a)

God of the sea

b)

God of lightning

c)

God of the sun

41.

Alexander The Great created a Greek empire that started in Europe and expanded into Africa and Asia.

a)

False

b)

True

42.

The expansion of Alexander The Great's Greek empire did NOT lead to cultural diffusion around the world.

a)

True

b)

False