WorksheetsRMA Ancient Greece
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
2.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
3.
A great city in Greece, that had an Oligarchy type of Government, taught boys to be good soldiers, and took what they needed from neighbors.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
4.
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
5.
The war that was a result of Sparta's jealousy and distrust of powerful Athens
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War
6.
A Greek Philosopher that taught people use a question and answer way of thinking.
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
7.
A Government by the people
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny
8.
A Government with the power in the hands of a few wealthy people.
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
9.
A single ruler who passes their reign on to their son
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
10.
A military leader seizing military power illegally
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
11.
Which ancient Greek city-state would you find the majority of young men involved in the military?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Crete
d)
Olympia
12.
If you wanted to go buy and sell products in an open marketplace, you would go to the...
a)
Walmart
b)
Polis
c)
Agora
d)
Peloponneses
13.
This Athenian leader was in power for 30 years during the "Golden Age" and helped make Athens more democratic
a)
Darius
b)
Solon
c)
Pericles
d)
Alexander
14.
In order to better organize his large Persian Empire, Darius divided his land into multiple different________
a)
States
b)
Satrapies
c)
Countries
d)
Islands
15.
If you were someone who thought deeply about life's questions, you would be known as a _____________
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Historian
c)
Philosopher
d)
Dorian
16.
Increasing the wealth of Persia, gaining more glory, and seeking revenge after the death of Darius were three reasons why _________continued the Persian Wars
a)
Cyrus
b)
Xerxes
c)
Alexander
d)
Solon
17.
Which of the following did the early Greeks NOT do in order to survive?
a)
Fish
b)
Trade
c)
Herd goats and sheep
d)
Hunt
18.
Which alphabet did the Greek's base theirs off of?
a)
Egyptian
b)
Phoenician
c)
Assyrian
d)
Sumerian
19.
What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parthenon
20.
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.
21.
Which of the following statements best describes the citizens of Athens?
a)
They spoke different languages
b)
They valued their freedoms and took an active role in government
c)
They overthrew their government by force.
d)
They develop the art of war.
22.
Who could participate in the Athenian democracy?
a)
All adult male citizens and slaves
b)
All free men and women
c)
All free, adult male citizens
d)
Anyone who lived in Athens
23.
Which of the following is NOT a Greek accomplishment?
a)
Epics like the Iliad and Odyssey
b)
inventions such as the first ship and wheel barrow
c)
competitions like the Olympics
d)
Contributions to democracy
24.
Which of the following would be an advantage to living in Athens over Sparta?
a)
Athenian woman had more power in the government.
b)
Athens valued education more than Sparta.
c)
Athens had better military training than Sparta.
d)
Athens had less people involved in the government.
25.
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
26.
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
27.
The ancient Greeks were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
28.
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
29.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
30.
Which of these played the biggest role in the economy of ancient Greece?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Black Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Nile River
31.
Ancient Athenian women had ______ political rights.
a)
Full
b)
Partial
c)
No
32.
Did Athenian or Spartan women have more rights?
a)
Athenian women
b)
Spartan women
33.
What kind of democracy did ancient Athens have?
a)
Direct
b)
Representative
34.
Which of the following bodies of water does NOT surround Greece?
a)
Aegean Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Ionian Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
35.
Which civilization was the first to arise in Greece?
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaeans
c)
Greeks
d)
Hoplites
36.
What was the most famous war for Ancient Greece?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Civil War
c)
World War 1
d)
Trojan War
37.
Greece is in which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
38.
Greece is a peninsula that has a southern peninsula called
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Peloponnesus
d)
Phoenicia
39.
The Spartans conquered their neighbors and forced them to become
a)
helots
b)
colonists
c)
soldiers
d)
tyrants
40.
Helots were
a)
citizens
b)
oligarchs
c)
slaves
d)
merchants
41.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
42.
Who were the ancient people who lived on the island of Crete and built a grand palace in the city of Knossos?
a)
Minoans
b)
Romans
c)
Persians
d)
Spartans
43.
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
44.
what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called?
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
a)
Agriculture
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Acropolis
d)
Ephor
45.
An empire started by Cyrus the Great
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
46.
Athens joined with other city-states to form a defensive league, or protective group, to defend its members against the Persians after the Persian War.
What was it called?
What was it called?
a)
Delian League
b)
Council of Elders
c)
General Assembly
d)
Greek Alliance
47.
After the Persian War, Athens and Sparta came into conflict with one another. Eventually, war broke out between the two city-states.
What was this war called?
What was this war called?
a)
Persian War II
b)
Greek War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
War Between the City-States
48.
After Sparta defeated Athens and gained control of Greece, the Spartans were able to rule the Greek empire for another thousand years.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
What is the first epic Homer wrote?
a)
Harry Potter
b)
The Iliad
c)
The Stories of Greece
d)
The Tortoise and the Hare
50.
Helen was married to which king?
a)
Odysseus of Ithica
b)
Menelaus of Sparta
c)
Creon of Argos
d)
Aggammenon of Mycenae
51.
To get the winds to blow so the fleet could sail, the king needed to
a)
sacrifice a white bull
b)
build a temple to the god
c)
sacrifice his daughter
d)
cut off a hand
52.
The Trojan Horse was who's idea?
a)
Achilles
b)
Agamemnon
c)
Menelaus
d)
Odysseus
53.
Describe the Minotaur
a)
hall bull and half lion
b)
half man and half bull
c)
half bull and half goat
54.
Please select the correct answer.
The Battle of Marathon:
a)
the only battle between Persia and Greece.
b)
was the first of many invasions of Greece.
55.
The Parthenon was built to honor ________.
a)
Zeus
b)
Medusa
c)
Athena
56.
Which philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
57.
How did Socrates teach?
a)
Created PowerPoints
b)
Lectured about philosophy and ethics
c)
Asked probing questions
d)
Made his students read many books
58.
What was the name of Plato's school?
a)
The Academy
b)
The Lyceum
c)
The School of Rock
d)
The Parthenon
59.
How did Socrates die?
a)
By drinking poison (hemlock juice).
b)
By hanging.
c)
By exile.
d)
He died in prison.
60.
Who was Plato's student?
a)
Sophocles
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Aesop
61.
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
a)
He tried to overthrow the government.
b)
He was corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens.
c)
He stole silver from the treasury.
d)
He protested democracy.
62.
What was the name of Aristotle's school?
a)
The Academy
b)
The Lyceum
c)
The School of Rock
d)
The Parthenon
63.
New doctrs, even today, must take the …
a)
Four humours test
b)
Galenic Oath
c)
Hippocratic oath
d)
Clinical Oath
64.
A long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet
a)
Epic Ballad
b)
Epic Story
c)
Epic Fail
d)
Epic Poem
65.
The Odyssey and the Illiad were authored by which poet
a)
Robert Frost
b)
Dr. Seuss
c)
Homer
d)
Aristotle
66.
Another name for a city-state in ancient Greece
a)
Polis
b)
Mt. Olympus
c)
Herena
d)
Crete
67.
A particular set of ideas about knowledge truth, the nature and meaning of life
a)
Scientology
b)
Astronomy
c)
Philosophy
d)
Sociology
68.
An ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Invented the lever.
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Archimedes
d)
Aristotle
69.
Know for giving us an expanded use for geometry. A squared + B squared = C squared
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Cleopatra
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