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Greece: Geography, Early Greeks & Myths

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Mycenaean civilization collapse?

a)

The Trojan War

b)

earthquakes & civil war

c)

Lack of a written language

d)

migration

2.

The Greek definition of a citizen is...

a)

any man

b)

wealthy men and women

c)

free, native born men who owned land

d)

slave owners

3.

The Greek mainland is what type of land form?

a)

peninsula

b)

delta

c)

river

d)

mountain

4.

What physical features dominate Greece?

a)

deserts and plateaus

b)

rivers and plains

c)

lakes and mountains

d)

mountains and seas

5.

Greece experienced a Dark Age when who invaded?

a)

the Dorians

b)

the Mionians

c)

the Romans

d)

the Mycenaeans

6.

City-states were run by...

a)

citizens

b)

censors

c)

slaves

d)

farmers

7.

Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?

a)

Homer

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Nicholas Sparks

d)

Aristotle

8.

Why were the Greeks and the Trojans at war in The Iliad?

a)

They were fighting over the Trojan Horse

b)

The Greeks sunk the Trojan trade ships

c)

The Trojans took Helen of Sparta

d)

The Trojans wanted to start a war

9.

What is the only place that Achilles can be hurt?

a)

eye

b)

heel

c)

arm

d)

back

10.

Whose idea was the Trojan horse?

a)

Paris

b)

Odysseus

c)

Homer

d)

Hector

11.

Ancient Greece began in a river valley?

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Trade was important for all groups of people who lived on or around Greece.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The geography of Greece influenced the development of city-states.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Who was the leader and king of the Greek gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hera

c)

Hades

d)

Poseidon

15.

What god lived in the underworld instead of on Mount Olympus?

a)

Hera

b)

Hermes

c)

Hades

d)

Hector

16.

A Greek city state is called a ...

a)

polis

b)

agora

c)

Mount Olympus

d)

acropolis

17.

What is an oligarchy?

a)

government run by the citizens

b)

a few people who rule a larger group of people

c)

when the head of the government and religion is the same

d)

a person who has total authority

18.

What is the most likely subject of an epic?

a)

a hero who goes on a journey/quest

b)

a celebration of beauty and nature

c)

a humorous book on politics

d)

a love story

19.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
20.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
21.
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"
22.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
23.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans
24.
Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called 
a)
essays
b)
fables
c)
histories
d)
myths
25.
True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What is an agora?
a)
outdoor theater
b)
indoor marketplace
c)
outdoor marketplace
d)
indoor theater