WorksheetsGreece Sampler
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?
Military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control.
There was constant tension between Greek Christians and Greek Muslims
Greece and Rome were often at war
Mountain ranges and the seas surrounding Greece resulted in scattered settlements
Which was a major characteristic of democracy in ancient Athens?
Slaves were permitted to vote in bi-annual congressional elections
All citizens that regularly attended meetings at the Assembly were eligible to vote
Male citizens with 2 Athenian parents were eligible to vote
All of the free women were allowed to vote in major elections
The adoption of direct democracy occurred in Athens during its
Golden Age
inevitable decline and fall from power
war with ancient Egypt
feudal period
Which Greek philosopher had a method that was used to discover the truth and acquire new knowledge?
Hippocrates
Socrates
Pythagoras
Plato
Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic Culture throughout Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia through
contact with Islamic merchants from the Arabian Peninsula
trading with Zheng He
using the Trans-Saharan trade routes that were made popular by Mansa Musa
military conquest
One major difference between Athens and Sparta was that
Sparta had a monarchy, while Athens was ruled by an aristocracy
Sparta used its island location to trade extensively, while Athens remained entirely isolated on the Greek mainland
Athens excelled in education and learning, while Sparta had little use for new ideas, philosophy and literature
Athens was marked by its military tradition, while Sparta was marked by its democratic tradition
Athens and Sparta
both allowed women to take part in the political process
shared the same gods and religious beliefs
both provided extensive military training to boys and girls
traded extensively with other groups
Ancient Sparta
was a powerful military state
granted universal suffrage to their people
was primarily concerned with its citizens' health and well-being
placed great emphasis on literature and the arts
The Ancient Athenians are credited with
inventing gunpowder
abolishing slavery
inventing the wheel
establishing a democratic government
The distance East or West of the Prime Meridian is known as
Minutes
Latitude
Vectors
Longitude
Which term describes a system of government in which ruling power belongs to a small group?
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Direct Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Which term describes a piece of land that is attached to a landmass but is almost totally surrounded by water?
Fjord
Peninsula
Island
Isthmus
The highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state is a/n
Parthenon
Mountain
Acropolis
Plateau
Which term is used to describe a system of government that is dominated by a privileged minority or upper-landowning class?
Oligarchy
Limited Monarchy
Aristocracy
Democracy
Which social science focuses on the study of people, their environments, and how resources are utilized by them?
Archeology
Sociology
Economics
Geography
