WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Homer's epic, the Iliad is about
The Trojan War
Gilgamesh
The oracle at Delphi
Alexander the great
Commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20
Socrates
Achilles
Plato
Alexander
The philosopher described his vision of the ideal government in his work the Republic
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Alexander
The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the..
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Romans
Chinese
Name the famous leader who wanted to make Athens more democratic
Achilles
Socrates
Pericles
Alexander
Aesop's fables were part a part of Greek
Architecture
Oral Tradition
Politics
Temples
The Parthenon is an example of Greek..
Theater
Temples
Houses
Government Buildings
The form of government practiced by the Athenians is called a
Oligarchy
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Ephor
Sparta's economy was based on trade
True
False
Aristotle's writing had no effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution
True
False
The gods in Greek myth have great powers but look and act like human beings.
True
False
A time when Greek culture spread through the world is called
Bronze Age
Golden Age
Greco-Roman Era
Hellenistic Era
A great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding
Sophocles
Pericles
Aristotle
Alexander
Believed that happiness resulted from using reason
Stoics
Sophocles
Pericles
Plato
Whom did the Greeks worship as their chief god?
Socrates
Hermes
Athena
Zeus
In which city-state did men enter the army at 20?
Athens
Crete
Sparta
Troy
Instead of forming a civilization under one government, the ancient greeks formed
countries
City-States
Armies
Economies
The Greeks were the first in the west to experiment with the concept of
A King
Democratic Government
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Many Greeks visited an________ where they would speak to a priest/priestess who spoke to the gods
Ritual
Temple
Oracle
Myth
Ancient Greeks practiced polytheism which means they
Believed in many gods
Believed in one god
Believed in priests and priestesses
Believed in a higher power
Why were merchants and artisans unable to vote for changes in their city-state?
They were uneducated
They were not considered Citizens
They lived to far away
They were poor
Every 4 years a competition of games for Greek athletes took place in Olympia to honor Zeus this was the beginning of
Festival of Gods
Democracy
Epics and Fables
Olympic Games
Ancient Greeks believed their gods had great powers, however they also believed that their gods/goddesses
were real people
felt human emotions
possessed human qualities
half animal and half god
The first two major groups of people_______ and _______ were first to populate Greek Peninsula
Chinese/Indians
Egyptians/Chinese
Minoans/Mycenaeans
Spartans/Athenians
