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WorksheetsAncient Greece (VA WHI SOL .5) Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is a government ruled by the people--direct or representative?
tyrrany
democracy
monarchy
Athenian
What is a government ruled by one person in absolute control (especially during times of trouble in Ancient Greece)?
tyrrany
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
Athens was on the _____________ peninsula, while Sparta was on the _____________________ peninsula.
Ionian, Balkan
European, Peloponnesian
Peloponnesian, Balkan
Balkan, Peloponnesian
The ____________ Sea lies to the east of Greece and separates it from Asia Minor
Mediterranean
Yellow
Aegean
Ionian
What was the mountainous kingdom to the north of ancient Greece?
Hindu Kush
Macedonia
Olympus
Balkan
What was the name of Greece's rival city that was on the coast of Asia Minor, and which was their opponent in the Trojan War?
Persia
Macedonia
Troy
Crete
"A" on the map above is
the Mediterranean Sea
the Indian Ocean
the Aegean Sea
the Balkan Peninsula
"D" on the map is
Jerusalem
Athens
Troy
Rome
"C" on the map is labeling the
mountain called Olympus
city of Sparta
Balkan Peninsula
Greek agricultural colonies
What two factors led the ancient Greeks to colonize surrouding land and islands?
overpopulation and drought
poor economy and poor soil
overpopulation and limited arable land
Greed and economic need
Greece's geography contributed most directly to
the development of polytheistic religion
the development of independent city-states instead of a unified state
the Peloponnesian War
the Persian Wars
Which term desribes citizen involvement in government decision making?
polis
democracy
civic life
assembly
Which of the following Athenians did NOT make reforms that led to or expanded democracy?
Draco
Socrates
Solon
Pericles
Which is the correct order of the stages of governement in ancient Athens?
Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy
Monarchy, Tyranny, Democracy, Aristocracy
Tyranny, Democracy, Aristocracy, Monarchy
Myceanaeans, Draco, Solon, Pericles
What word makes this statement true? Citizens in Sparta participated ____________ in government than those in Athens.
more
more frequently
less
less enthusiastically
Which word best describes Sparta's system of government?
monarchy
militia
tyranny
oligarchy
Who were the original settlers of ancient Greece?
Ionians
Aryans
Mycanaeans
Olympians
The Iliad and The Odyssey are __________.
Plays
epic poems
religious texts
myths
What "category" would Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle fit best in?
mathematicians
scientists
entrepeneurs
philosophers
To whom is the following quote attributed?
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
Archimedes
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
What type of column is pictured above?
Roman
Doric
Ionian
Corinthian
The top of what type of column is pictured here?
Ionian
Doric
Olympian
Corinthian
What type of column is this?
Correlle
Ionian
Olympian
Corinthian
Compared to dieties in other ancient religions, Greeks viewed their many gods/goddesses as being ______________.
more powerful
human-like
weaklings
always kind
This is the __________________ located in ________________.
Colosseum, Rome
Ziggurat, Sumer
Parthenon, Athens
Parthenon, Olympia
Athens created an alliance called ___?____
Greek Polytheism
the Peoloponnesian League
the Delian League
the Persian League
Sparta created an alliance called __?___
Greek polytheism
the Delian League
the Olympian League
the Peloponnesian League
What were the two major Athenian (Greek) victories in the Persian War?
Marathon and Salamis
Sardis and Susa
Marathon and Olympia
Agean Sea and Salamis
The Macedonians were able to conquer Greece in part because of __?___
Athens' loss in the Persian War
casualties at the Battle of Thermopylae
weakening caused by the Peloponnesian War
lack of arable land in Greek city-states
Which of these was not a part of Alexander's Empire
Egypt
India
Rome
Athens
