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The Ancient Greeks

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greece is on this continent.

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

2.

In geographical terms, Greece is a large...

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

continent

d)

city-state

3.

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks became...

a)

bad at trading

b)

expert walkers

c)

good at war

d)

expert shipbuilders

4.

A government in which people rule themselves.

a)

oligarchy

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

tyranny

5.

A government ruled by a king or queen.

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

monarchy

d)

tyranny

6.

An oligarchy is controlled by rich landowners called...

a)

tyrants

b)

aristocrats

c)

kings (or queens)

d)

democrats

7.

The Greek civilization developed along the shores of what sea?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Red

c)

Black

d)

Caspian

8.

A government in which only a few people, usually rich & powerful men, have power...

a)

tyranny

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

monarchy

9.

What is a polis?

a)

a city-state

b)

an oligarchy

c)

a small country

d)

a type of battle formation

10.

A government in which all citizens can participate directly in decision making...

a)

representative democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

monarchy

11.

A government the United States has, in which people elect representatives to speak for them...

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

c)

tyranny

d)

monarchy

12.

From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be...

a)

scholars

b)

traders

c)

members of the city's government

d)

soldiers

13.

The Greek epic that takes place during the Trojan War.

a)

Odyssey

b)

Iliad

c)

Ramayana

d)

the Epic of Gilgamesh

14.

The epic poems, the Iliad & the Odyssey, were written by...

a)

your teacher

b)

J.K. Rowling

c)

Homer

d)

Rick Riordan

15.

The Greek epic that takes place after the Trojan War.

a)

Iliad

b)

Odyssey

c)

Mahabharata

d)

the Epic of Gilgamesh

16.

Slavery is the ownership of...

a)

money

b)

traded goods

c)

citizens

d)

other people

17.

What object did the Greeks bring to the walls of Troy that help lead to the downfall of the people of Troy?

a)

a large ship

b)

a wooden horse

c)

a statue of the Greek king

d)

a Pokeball

18.

In which city-state did women train physically, boys were raised to be warriors, & military was the main element in society<

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

19.

In which city-state did women have little rights, education was important, & military service was limited?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta