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Ancient Greece Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

a)

rocky and mountainous

b)

desert

c)

flat

d)

rolling plains

2.

During which age did make their greatest advances in art, architecture, and philosophy?

a)

The Bronze Age

b)

The Peloponnesian Age

c)

The Iron Age

d)

The Golden Age

3.

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad.

a)

Homer

b)

Athena

c)

Pericles

d)

Leonidas

4.

What does the word democracy mean?

a)

rule by the government

b)

rule by the wealthy

c)

rule by the people

d)

rule by the many

5.

What type of government is run by a few powerful citizens?

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

monarchy

d)

theocracy

6.

The Greek word for city-state

a)

polis

b)

colony

c)

phalanx

d)

province

7.

Which militaristic city-state trained boys at an early age to fight?

a)

Athens

b)

Corinth

c)

Delphi

d)

Sparta

8.

Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persian Empire that led Athens during its Golden Age?

a)

Pericles

b)

Themistocles

c)

Leonidas

d)

Socrates

9.

Which continent is the Greek peninsula located on?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

10.

A body of land surrounded by water on three sides is called

a)

an island

b)

an isthmus

c)

a peninsula

d)

a strait

11.

The Spartans conquered their neighbors and forced them to become

a)

soldiers

b)

helots

c)

colonists

d)

tyrants

12.

Spartan boys lived in military houses called

a)

agoras

b)

acropolises

c)

stoas

d)

barracks

13.

In the city-state of Sparta, women had more rights and could get educated and play sports.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

At the battle of Marathon, Athenian phalanxes defeated the

a)

Spartan army

b)

Persian army

c)

Ionian army

d)

Roman army

15.

At which battle did Greek naval forces defeat the Persian navy?

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Syracuse

c)

Salamis

d)

Marathon

16.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Battle of Thermopylae?

a)

it was fought in a narrow mountain pass

b)

a Greek traitor helped the Persians

c)

it was a great victory for the Spartan army

d)

the Greeks were attacked from both sides, dying heroically

17.

The Peloponnesian War was fought between

a)

Athens and Persia

b)

Sparta and Persia

c)

Athens and Sparta

d)

Sparta and Rome