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WorksheetsGreek History
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Greek philosopher who believed everything could be studied logically and was Plato's student.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Euclid
c)
Phidias
d)
Socrates
2.
Philosopher who taught through questioning and was Plato's teacher. (Put to death for corrupting young minds.)
a)
Aristotle
b)
Homer
c)
Socrates
d)
Sophocles
3.
Greek philosopher who wrote The Republic and founded the Academy.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
d)
Sophocles
4.
Who was the king of Macedon that conquered most of Greece?
a)
Herodotus
b)
Pericles
c)
Philip II
d)
Sophocles
5.
Who spread Hellenistic culture by building an empire from India to Greece? (Son of Philip II)
a)
Aeschylus
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Asoka
d)
Darius I
6.
Which best describes the reason independent city-states developed in Greece?
a)
Settlements were isolated from each other by mountains and seas.
b)
Minoans took the best farmland on mainland Greece and other groups had to settle where they could.
c)
Language differences made it difficult for groups to communicate.
d)
Food shortages causes cities to become small.
7.
What geographical feature led to the Greeks becoming skilled sailors and fishermen?
a)
mountains
b)
waterfalls
c)
seas
d)
plateaus
8.
Greece is located on a ________________, which means land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
polis
d)
acropolis
9.
What is an acropolis?
a)
A temple to Athena
b)
An open air market
c)
A fortified hilltop in a Greek polis
d)
An arena for sporting games
10.
All citizens in Athens had the right to participate in making laws for their city. This is an example of which type of government?
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
tyranny
11.
Which city-state had a government which included two kings?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
12.
Which city-state was famous for its art, architecture and culture?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
13.
Which city-state provided more rights for women, Athens or Sparta?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
14.
Which city-state relied on a group called the helots to work on the land?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
15.
Which city-state required that its soldiers serve until they were 60?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
16.
Which city-state had a contest and whipped their boys to see who was the toughest?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
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