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Ancient Greece Overview

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a  government where a few wealthy people rule?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy 
d)
Communism
2.
What is a person who seizes power in an illegal way called?
a)
King
b)
Savage
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
3.
What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parthenon
4.
What was the large open area where city life was centered around called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Democracy
d)
Mall
5.
Which of the following types of government did Athens have FIRST?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy 
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
6.
Which of the following describes Spartan women?
a)
They were treated harshly, almost like slaves.
b)
They mostly fought as soldiers alongside men.
c)
They were trained to build up their bodies and were allowed to own land.
d)
All of the above. 
7.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
8.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
9.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it. 
b)
land surrounded by water on three sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
10.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
11.
During which Age did the Greeks make great advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?
a)
The Hellenistic Age
b)
The Golden Age
c)
The Peloponnesian Age
d)
The Bronze Age
12.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg. 
d)
Pericles
13.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
14.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
15.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
16.
What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?  
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
17.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
18.
In ancient times, Athens and Sparta were city-states.
a)
True
b)
False
19.

300 Spartan soldiers held off the Persian army at what battle preventing Xerxes from attacking Athens?

a)

Salamis

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Marathon

d)

Plataea

20.

The Parthenon was built to honor Homer

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What was the time that art, philosophy, and literature flourished in Greece?

a)

The Golden Age of Greece

b)

Greece Government

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

None of the above

22.

What does the word "Philosophy" mean?

a)

Love of Greece

b)

Love of ancient history

c)

Love of wisdom

d)

Love of Philosophy

23.

A traditional story that explains beliefs about the world.

a)

Literature

b)

Religion

c)

Achievements

d)

Myth

24.

The Ancient Greek Author, Homer, wrote...

a)

The Illiad

b)

The Odyssey

c)

All of the above

25.
Which city-state led the Peloponnesian league?
a)
Athens
b)
Corinth
c)
Troy
d)
Sparta
26.
Athens and Sparta were allies in the
a)
Trojan War
b)
Persian War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
Punic War
27.
Conflict between Athens and Sparta resulted in the--
a)
Peloponnesian War
b)
Persian Wars
c)
Punic Wars
d)
Trojan war
28.
The headline above would most likely have occurred during which war?
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War
c)
Punic War
d)
Trojan War
29.

In a monarchy how many people or families are in charge at one time?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

a few

30.
The Greek city-states fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War.  What was a major effect of the war?
a)
Sparta was able to conquer Thebes.
b)
Macedonia was able to conquer Greece.
c)
Athens was able to enter a golden age.
d)
Thebes 
31.

If the Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, and Aegean Seas were to dry up, which economic activity of Ancient Greece would most likely suffer? choose the best answer

a)

Farming and barrel making

b)

Barrel making and fishing

c)

Trading and barrel making

d)

Trading and Fishing

32.

Ancient Greece was very mountainous, they had very little farmland, in order to survive they began terrace farming, trading with other city-states, and fighting with other groups for their lands. Choose the correct cause and effects

a)

little farmland, terrace farming, and trading

b)

little farmland, trading, and fighting

c)

mountains created very little farmland, fighting, and trading

d)

mountains created little farmland, terrace farming, trading, fighting

33.

What agricultural products where grown in Ancient Greece?

a)

olives

b)

olives, olive oil, barley, wheat

c)

olives, olive oil, honey

d)

olives, olive oil, honey, sheep, goats

34.

The Polis is from?

a)

Green

b)

Greek

c)

Great

35.

The polis was not subject to another city or to any foreign power.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

They did not have any religious life

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Greece was conquered by :

a)

Philip

b)

Philip I

c)

The King of Macedonia

38.
Ancient Egyptians and Greeks were BOTH
a)
Monotheistic 
b)
Polytheistic 
c)
Of Japanese Descent 
d)
Of Arabian Descent
39.
The earliest populations were 
a)
Farmers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores 
d)
Hunter-Gatherers 
40.
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates were all famous Greek
a)
Emperors
b)
Soldiers
c)
Architects
d)
Philosophers 
41.

Who were the first historians?

a)

Herodotus and Socrates

b)

Thucydides and Herodotus

c)

Plato and Aristotle

d)

Socrates and Thucydides

42.

Colonies for Ancient Greece were responsible for what?

a)

paying taxes

b)

Sending food back to Greece

c)

Praying to the gods of Greece

d)

Obeying Greek laws

e)

All of these are correct

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