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ancient greece

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What statement below best describes the physical geography of Greece?
a)
A dry desert, surrounded by many seas
b)
Rolling grasslands, with many seas
c)
Cool and rainy peninsula
d)
Mountainous, rocky land, with many seas
2.
What is the name of the peninsula located at #1? 
a)
Peloponnesus  
b)
Greece 
c)
Athens 
d)
Sparta 
3.
What is the name of the city state located at #2? 
a)
Peloponnesus  
b)
Athens
c)
Greece 
d)
Sparta
4.
What is the name of the peninsula in southern Greece located at #3? 
a)
Peloponnesus  
b)
Athens
c)
Greece 
d)
Sparta
5.
What is the name of the city state located at #4 on the map? 
a)
Peloponnesus  
b)
Athens
c)
Greece 
d)
Sparta
6.
What is the name of the island located at #5 on the map? 
a)
Crete 
b)
Athens
c)
Greece 
d)
Sparta
7.
What is the name of the sea located on the map at #6?  
a)
Ionian Sea 
b)
Agean Sea 
c)
Asian Sea 
d)
Mediterranean Sea 
8.
What is the name of the sea located south of the Peloponnesus peninsula? 
a)
Ionian Sea 
b)
Agean Sea 
c)
Asian Sea 
d)
Mediterranean Sea 
9.
What is the name of the city located at #8 on the map? 
a)
Persia 
b)
Athens 
c)
Sparta 
d)
Troy 
10.
What is the name of the continent located at #9 on the map? 
a)
Persia 
b)
Athens 
c)
Asia 
d)
Troy 
11.
What is the name of the country located at #10 on the map?  
a)
Persia 
b)
Turkey 
c)
Asia 
d)
Troy 
12.
What is the name of the sea located at #11 on the map? 
a)
Aegean Sea 
b)
Mediterranean Sea 
c)
Persian Sea 
d)
Ionian Sea 
13.
What is the name of the mountain located at #12 on the map? 
a)
Mt. Vesuvius 
b)
Mt. Rushmore 
c)
Mt. Olympus 
d)
Mt. Everest 
14.

The word Polis means

a)

The spread of polio disease.

b)

The Greek word for City-States

c)

An age marked by great achievements.

d)

A person who has the right to participate in government.

15.

Classical means

a)

An age marked by great achievements.

b)

A term describing music of this period.

c)

Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.

d)

None of the above.

16.

The term acropolis means

a)

A place to worship Greek gods.

b)

a rich landowner or noble.

c)

A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built.

d)

a government in which only a few people have power.

17.

Democracy is a term meaning

a)

A type of government when the government owns all things and creates a wealth upper class, but little middle class.

b)

a government in which only a few people have power.

c)

the study of political revolts.

d)

A type of government in which people rule themselves.

18.

The term oligarchy means

a)

A person who has the right to participate in government.

b)

A government in which only a few people have power.

c)

A government where elected officials represent others in politics and the making of law.

d)

The study of classic Disney movies, dating back to Black and White Mickey Mouse films.

19.

A citizen is

a)

a few people who have power in the government.

b)

a person who has the right to participate in government.

c)

a brilliantly elected leader, who leads with the best interest of the people.

d)

an ancient greek leader who held power through the use of force.

20.

A tyrant is

a)

a rich landowner or noble.

b)

stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.

c)

an ancient greek leader who held power through the use of force.

d)

None of the above.

21.

Homer was the writer of Iliad but did not write Odyssey.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How did the mountains in Greek affect communication?

a)

isolated communities

b)

promoted roads to be built

c)

led people to write letters

d)

made farmers stop speaking

23.

Why did ancient Greek start colonies?

a)

too many ships

b)

too much timber

c)

shortage of people

d)

shortage of farmland

24.

How did colonies affect ancient Greek culture?

a)

spread culture over a wide area

b)

Greeks to adapt Asian culture

c)

villages developed in different ways

d)

settlers to lose their culture

25.

Why did Greek communities trade?

a)

to stop farming

b)

to enjoy adventures at sea

c)

to get goods they needed

d)

to give families to do

26.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
27.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
28.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it. 
b)
land surrounded by water on three sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
29.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
30.
During which Age did the Greeks make great advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?
a)
The Hellenistic Age
b)
The Golden Age
c)
The Peloponnesian Age
d)
The Bronze Age