WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was the first Greek state?
a)
Tarsus
b)
Ionia
c)
Mycenae
d)
Crete
2.
A great city in Greece that had a Democracy for government, traded with other city-states, and participated in the assembly.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
3.
The war that was a result of Sparta's jealousy and distrust of powerful Athens
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War
4.
A Greek Philosopher that taught people use a question and answer way of thinking.
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
5.
A Greek Philosopher that opened the school the Lyceum and was the biggest supporter of learning History.
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
6.
A Government by the people
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny
7.
A Government with the power in the hands of a few wealthy people.
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
8.
A single ruler who passes their reign on to their son
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
9.
A military leader seizing military power illegally
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
10.
They could own property, they went to school like the boys did, they live. The same simple life as the men
a)
Sparta Women
b)
Athens Women
11.
The event that started The Persian Wars
a)
Ionian Revolt
b)
The Battle at Platea
12.
The last battle of the Persian Wars where the Greeks officially defeated the Persians.
a)
The Ionian Revolt
b)
The Battle of Platea
c)
The Battle of Marathon
d)
The Battle of Thermopylae
13.
What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parthenon
14.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg.
d)
Pericles
15.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
16.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans
17.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
18.
Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took Athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?
a)
Pericles
b)
Leonidas
c)
Themistocles
d)
Socrates
19.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education.
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
20.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
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