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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the first civilization in Greece?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Athenians

d)

Spartans

2.

The first Greek people were called the...

a)

Corinth

b)

Minoans

c)

Thebes

d)

Mycenaeans

3.

Why were the Minoans not considered Greek?

a)

They did not believe in Greek Mythology

b)

They did not speak Greek

c)

They were Vegans

d)

The did not live in Greece

4.

The Mycenaeans moved to Greece from where?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

5.

Both the Minoan and Mycenaean declined because of...

a)

Starvation

b)

Disease

c)

Warfare

d)

Earthquakes

6.

Greek Mythology revolves around _____ main Gods and Goddesses.

a)

12

b)

6

c)

24

d)

10

7.

The Greek Gods and Goddesses lived on top of a mountain called Mount _________________.

a)

Oberlin

b)

Olympus

c)

Pelion

d)

Gramos

8.

All Greeks worshiped ___________ as their chief god.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Nike

c)

Zeus

d)

Demeter

9.

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a...

a)

Plateau

b)

Archipelago

c)

Phalanx

d)

Peninsula

10.

Which king ruled Persia when the Greco-Persian Wars began?

a)

Alexander

b)

Darius

c)

Cronus

d)

Xerxes

11.

The Greek soldier Pheidippides died after running to tell the Greeks they had won the Battle at _________________.

a)

Salamis

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Marathon

d)

Plataea

12.

Who won the Greco-Persian War?

a)

Persia

b)

Greece

c)

Rome

d)

Macedonia

13.

Which of the following was NOT one of the effects of the Greco-Persian Wars?

a)

A sense of unity was created in Greece

b)

Athens became the most powerful city-state in Greece

c)

The Persian Empire was unable to recover

d)

The Delian League was created by Athens

14.

Phillip II was the king of what empire?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Greece

c)

Rome

d)

Persia

15.

Who became the king of Macedonia after Phillip II died?

a)

Xerxes

b)

Phillip III

c)

Caesar

d)

Alexander

16.

The Peloponnesian War was between what two Greek city-states?

a)

Athens and Thebes

b)

Sparta and Athens

c)

Athens and Marathon

d)

Sparta and Tyre

17.

Why was Macedonia able to conquer Greece so easily?

a)

Greece was weak from civil war

b)

Macedonia had a stronger leader

c)

Greece did not have a navy

d)

Macedonia had a larger army

18.

Why did Alexander and his army turn around and go home?

a)

They were defeated by a stronger army

b)

Alexander missed his family

c)

The Macedonian empire was crumbling

d)

His soldiers were tired of fighting

19.

A government by the people is called a...

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Fascism

20.

Someone who searches for wisdom or enlightenment is called a...

a)

Philosopher

b)

Bard

c)

Hoplite

d)

Tyrant