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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two sports did the Minoans practice?

a)

Boxing and baseball

b)

Bull leaping and boxing

c)

Pankration and snowboarding

d)

Basketball and baseball

2.

What area of land did the Minoans start building a civilization on?

a)

Crete

b)

Creat

c)

Peloponnesus

d)

Troy

3.

What area of land did the Mycenaeans start building a civilization on?

a)

Crete

b)

Creat

c)

Peloponnesus

d)

Troy

4.

How did the Mycenaeans become a wealthy civilization?

a)

They mined for gold

b)

They were able to sail around the world

c)

They traded with everyone

d)

They sold olive oil

5.

Where did Theseus fight the Minotaur?

a)

A maze

b)

The labyrinth

c)

At Olympia

d)

On Mt. Olympus

6.

How were the Mycenaeans able to win the Trojan War?

a)

They tricked the Trojans

b)

They were able to get through the city's wall

c)

They had the better military

d)

The Trojans surrendered

7.

Which early civilization of Greece raided nearby lands and islands to gain valuable resources?

a)

Trojans

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Minoans

d)

Spartans

8.

What were the core values of a Spartan?

a)

Free thinking and new ideas

b)

Fun and determination

c)

Math and science

d)

Discipline and loyalty

9.

The Council of Elders was a group of retired soldiers that offered wisdom and judgements for which city-state?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Troy

d)

Knossos

10.

Which city-state gives more freedom to women?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Troy

d)

Knossos

11.

Which city-state valued intelligence and new ideas?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Troy

d)

Knossos

12.

Which definition best represents democracy?

a)

A government that has a king a queen

b)

A government in which a small group of people are in charge

c)

A government that gives the its people the opportunity to vote for their leaders

d)

A government that seizes the means of productions and gives everyone an equal share

13.

Who sought revenge on Greece because the Greeks help one of their enemies?

a)

Trojans

b)

Persians

c)

Mesopotamians

d)

Egyptians

14.

The Battle of Marathon was a surprise attack by the Greeks that led to a victory. Where was this battle fought?

a)

On a plane

b)

On the water

c)

On a plain

d)

In a cave

15.

1,000 Greek soldiers, led by the Spartans, sacrificed themselves at the Battle of Thermopylae. Why did the Greeks do this?

a)

The Persians didn't have that big of an army

b)

The Athenian general told them to do it

c)

To prove their toughness

d)

So the Greeks could flee Athens

16.

The Greeks tricked the Persians into sailing into a narrow strait at the Battle of Salamis. This trick was similiar to which other battle?

a)

Battle of Thermopylae

b)

Battle of Marathon

c)

The Trojan War

d)

A Mycenaean raid

17.

What was the name of the alliance the Greeks formed to protect Greece from another Persian attack?

a)

Delos League

b)

Delian League

c)

NATO

d)

Detour League

18.

Which city-state gained control of the Delian League and ultimately abused the power of being the leader?

a)

Sparta

b)

Knossos

c)

Athens

d)

Persians

19.

Who is NOT an Olympian god or goddess that lived on Mt. Olympus?

a)

Zues

b)

Hephaestus

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Hera

20.

Who is NOT an Olympian god or goddess that lived on Mt. Olympus?

a)

Hermes

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Ares

21.

Who is NOT an Olympian god or goddess that lived on Mt. Olympus?

a)

Artemis

b)

Heracles

c)

Athena

d)

Poseidon

22.

The ancient Olympics games were performed to honor which Greek god?

a)

Demeter

b)

Dionysus

c)

Zues

d)

Zeus

23.

Which of following was NOT an event at the ancient Olympics?

a)

Javelin

b)

Pankration

c)

Discus

d)

Volleyball

24.

What two types of plays did the ancient Greeks write and perform?

a)

Tragedies and comedies

b)

Drama and comedies

c)

Happy and sad plays

d)

Comedies and horror

25.

Socrates asked pointed questions to get people to examine their own answers and form their own opinions. What method is this called?

a)

Socrates' questions

b)

Socratic method

c)

Second guessing

d)

Socratic seminar

26.

Who was the student of Socrates that believed only the good and wise should rule over people?

a)

Plato

b)

Play-doh

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander

27.

Aristotle was the first person to classify plants and animals based on similarities. Who did he teach and influence?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Alexander

d)

Menelaus

28.

Which civil war resulted in Greece being weak and prone to invasion?

a)

Trojan War

b)

The War of 1812

c)

Persian Wars

d)

Peloponnesian War

29.

Alexander of Macedonia became "The Great" by accomplishing what?

a)

Forming alliances with multiple groups of people

b)

Conquering the known world

c)

Establishing new trade routes

d)

Conquering Greece

30.

Which letter on the map best represents Crete?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

E

d)

B

31.

Which letter on the map best represents Peloponnesus?

a)

F

b)

A

c)

B

d)

E

32.

Which letter on the map best represents Athens?

a)

e.

b)

a.

c)

f.

d)

d.

33.

Which letter on the map best represents Sparta?

a)

e.

b)

a.

c)

f.

d)

d.

34.

Which letter on the map best represents Troy?

a)

e.

b)

a.

c)

f.

d)

d.

35.

The number "2" on the map represents which sea?

a)

Mediterrean

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Meiterranean

d)

Med. Sea

36.

Which number on the map best represents Aegean Sea?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

37.

What capital letter best represents North America?

a)

E

b)

G

c)

F

d)

Q

38.

What capital letter best represents Australia?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

D

d)

X

39.

What capital letter best represents Europe?

a)

D

b)

B

c)

A

d)

X

40.

What lowercase letter best represents Mexico?

a)

a.

b)

y.

c)

b.

d)

d.

41.

What lowercase letter best represents Iraq?

a)

a.

b)

y.

c)

b.

d)

d.

42.

What number best represents the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

8

d)

6

43.

What number best represents the Pacific Ocean?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

8

d)

7

44.

What colored box would contain Pennsylvania?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Orange

d)

Purple

45.

What colored box would contain Greece?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Orange

d)

Purple