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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the first civilization in Greece?
Minoans
Mycenaeans
Athenians
Spartans
The first Greek people were called the...
Corinth
Minoans
Thebes
Mycenaeans
Why were the Minoans not considered Greek?
They did not believe in Greek Mythology
They did not speak Greek
They were Vegans
The did not live in Greece
The Mycenaeans moved to Greece from where?
South America
Africa
Asia
Australia
Both the Minoan and Mycenaean declined because of...
Starvation
Disease
Warfare
Earthquakes
Greek Mythology revolves around _____ main Gods and Goddesses.
12
6
24
10
The Greek Gods and Goddesses lived on top of a mountain called Mount _________________.
Oberlin
Olympus
Pelion
Gramos
All Greeks worshiped ___________ as their chief god.
Poseidon
Nike
Zeus
Demeter
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a...
Plateau
Archipelago
Phalanx
Peninsula
Which king ruled Persia when the Greco-Persian Wars began?
Alexander
Darius
Cronus
Xerxes
The Greek soldier Pheidippides died after running to tell the Greeks they had won the Battle at _________________.
Salamis
Thermopylae
Marathon
Plataea
Who won the Greco-Persian War?
Persia
Greece
Rome
Macedonia
Which of the following was NOT one of the effects of the Greco-Persian Wars?
A sense of unity was created in Greece
Athens became the most powerful city-state in Greece
The Persian Empire was unable to recover
The Delian League was created by Athens
Phillip II was the king of what empire?
Macedonia
Greece
Rome
Persia
Who became the king of Macedonia after Phillip II died?
Xerxes
Phillip III
Caesar
Alexander
The Peloponnesian War was between what two Greek city-states?
Athens and Thebes
Sparta and Athens
Athens and Marathon
Sparta and Tyre
Why was Macedonia able to conquer Greece so easily?
Greece was weak from civil war
Macedonia had a stronger leader
Greece did not have a navy
Macedonia had a larger army
Why did Alexander and his army turn around and go home?
They were defeated by a stronger army
Alexander missed his family
The Macedonian empire was crumbling
His soldiers were tired of fighting
A government by the people is called a...
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
Fascism
Someone who searches for wisdom or enlightenment is called a...
Philosopher
Bard
Hoplite
Tyrant
