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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Helots made up the _________ class in society.

a)

highest

b)

middle

c)

lowest

d)

upper

2.

What was the objective or purpose of education for young boys in Athens?

a)

To become a good citizen

b)

To become a military leader

c)

To become expert businessmen

d)

To become a skilled artisan

3.

Which person is famed for making political reforms in Athens?

a)

Homer

b)

Aesop

c)

Plutarch

d)

Solon

4.

Where was the center of city life in Greece?

a)

peninsula

b)

acropolis

c)

agora

d)

Mt. Olympus

5.

What is a city-state?

a)

small regions that formed the basic unit of government in Greece

b)

A high outcropping of land used for protection

c)

A place of ritual worship

d)

A marketplace that allowed vendors to sell and trade

6.

Who authored many Greek fables?

a)

Homer

b)

Solon

c)

Odysseus

d)

Aesop

7.

The Illiad was about_____?

a)

the tortoise and the hare

b)

the journey that Odysseus made

c)

the attack on Troy by the Greeks

d)

how Echo lost her freedom to speak

8.

Which goddess protected Athens?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Hera

c)

Athena

d)

Echo

9.

What are myths?

a)

fact-based stories that explain history

b)

scientific explanations about the world

c)

oral stories that explain beliefs about the world

d)

a short story involving animals that teaches a moral lesson

10.

What was a valuable natural resource that Greece had?

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

timber

d)

stone

11.

Nearly 80% of Greece was covered with _______?

a)

Trees

b)

Mountains

c)

Plains

d)

water

12.

How did the Persian war unify Greece?

a)

Some city-states put aside their differences to unite and fight against a common enemy, the Persians.

b)

The Trojan horse prompted a big celebration among the city-states

c)

After losing the war, Greek citizens had to band together in order to survive.

d)

Everyone ran a marathon and felt connected by this shared experience.