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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome & Alexandria
b)
Corinth & Olympia
c)
Thebes & Argos
d)
Sparta & Athens
2.
What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city-state of Sparta?
a)
Food & parties
b)
War & fighting
c)
Music & books
d)
Painting & sculpture
3.
What was the primary focus of the culture in the city-state of Athens?
a)
War & fighting
b)
Athletics & competition
c)
Power & conquest
d)
Art & education
4.
The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Democratic
c)
Islamic
d)
Polytheistic
5.
True or False: Athens & Sparta women were both educated, at least to some extent.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The ruler of the Greek gods was called
a)
Ares
b)
Athena
c)
Prometheus
d)
Zeus
7.
Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called
a)
essays
b)
fables
c)
histories
d)
myths
8.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
triathlons
9.
Athens main rival was the city state of
a)
Anatolia
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Thermopylae
10.
The Spartans conquered their neighbors and forced them to become
a)
helots
b)
colonists
c)
soldiers
d)
tyrants
11.
Spartan boys lived in military houses called
a)
acropolises
b)
agoras
c)
barracks
d)
stoas
12.
Helots were
a)
citizens
b)
oligarchs
c)
slaves
d)
merchants
13.
Who was a philosopher who taught through asking questions?
*He is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Philosophy"
*He is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Philosophy"
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Plato
14.
Which philosopher wrote "The Republic"?
a)
Plato
b)
Homer
c)
Aristotle
d)
Archimedes
15.
Athens was a city-state, which means
a)
it had a governor.
b)
it made its own decisions.
c)
it elected representatives.
d)
it grew olives.
16.
The acropolis is the highest place in which ancient city?
a)
Rome
b)
the city-state of Sparta
c)
Athens, Greece
d)
Athens, Georgia
17.
Which of these sports were part of the ancient Olympic Games?
a)
discus throwing
b)
speed skating
c)
basketball
d)
pole vaulting
18.
What is the term for a Greek city-state?
a)
agora
b)
tyrant
c)
helot
d)
polis
19.
A gathering place; a marketplace in Ancient Greece
a)
agora
b)
ephor
c)
oligarchy
d)
polis
20.
A government ruled by the people
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny
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