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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
acropolis
a)
the highest point in an ancient Greek city
b)
Prosperous civilization on the Aegean island of Crete in the second millennium B.C.E. Exerted powerful cultural influences on the early Greeks.
c)
First Greek mainland civilization. Had a culture based on war.
d)
partnership
2.
agora
a)
an open space in an ancient Greek city that served as a marketplace and social center.
b)
First Greek mainland civilization. Had a culture based on war.
c)
A Greek hero who endures a long journey from Troy to Ithaca
d)
form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves or elect representatives to lead them.
3.
aristocracy
a)
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society.
b)
A Greek hero who endures a long journey from Troy to Ithaca
c)
10 year war fought between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy
d)
a state-owned slave who was part of the lowest class of ancient Greek society.
4.
hero
a)
a character who faces a challenge that demands courage, strength, and intelligence
b)
10 year war fought between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy
c)
partnership
d)
an ancient Greek warship
5.
labyrinth
a)
a maze
b)
partnership
c)
form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves or elect representatives to lead them.
d)
the capital and largest city of Greece
6.
monarchy
a)
a government ruled by a single person such as a king.
b)
form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves or elect representatives to lead them.
c)
a state-owned slave who was part of the lowest class of ancient Greek society.
d)
Persian emperor who vowed to punish Athens as revenge for helping Ionia
7.
myth
a)
an old story told to explain an event or justify a belief or action.
b)
a state-owned slave who was part of the lowest class of ancient Greek society.
c)
an ancient Greek warship
d)
Athenian official who improved conditions for the poor by limiting the power of aristocracy and allowing an assembly of free citizens to pass laws.
8.
oligarchy
a)
a government ruled by a few powerful citizens
b)
an ancient Greek warship
c)
the capital and largest city of Greece
d)
A powerful Greek miliary polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves known as helots to provide agricultural labor.
9.
polis
a)
Greek city-state
b)
the capital and largest city of Greece
c)
Persian emperor who vowed to punish Athens as revenge for helping Ionia
d)
a famous battle in 480 BC, where the Persians attacked the Spartans battle held in a mountain pass.
10.
raw materials
a)
a substance from which other things are made
b)
Persian emperor who vowed to punish Athens as revenge for helping Ionia
c)
Athenian official who improved conditions for the poor by limiting the power of aristocracy and allowing an assembly of free citizens to pass laws.
d)
son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180000 troops in 480 B.C.
11.
tyrant
a)
a ruler who took power illegally, in ancient Greek city-states
b)
Athenian official who improved conditions for the poor by limiting the power of aristocracy and allowing an assembly of free citizens to pass laws.
c)
A powerful Greek miliary polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves known as helots to provide agricultural labor.
d)
son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180000 troops in 480 B.C.
12.
Homer
a)
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
b)
A powerful Greek miliary polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves known as helots to provide agricultural labor.
c)
a famous battle in 480 BC, where the Persians attacked the Spartans battle held in a mountain pass.
d)
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society.
13.
Minoan
a)
Prosperous civilization on the Aegean island of Crete in the second millennium B.C.E. Exerted powerful cultural influences on the early Greeks.
b)
a famous battle in 480 BC, where the Persians attacked the Spartans battle held in a mountain pass.
c)
son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180000 troops in 480 B.C.
d)
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society.
14.
Mycenaen
a)
First Greek mainland civilization. Had a culture based on war.
b)
son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180000 troops in 480 B.C.
c)
son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180000 troops in 480 B.C.
d)
a character who faces a challenge that demands courage, strength, and intelligence
15.
Odysseus
a)
A Greek hero who endures a long journey from Troy to Ithaca
b)
son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180000 troops in 480 B.C.
c)
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society.
d)
a maze
16.
Trojan War
a)
10 year war fought between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy
b)
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society.
c)
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society.
d)
a government ruled by a single person such as a king.
17.
alliance
a)
partnership
b)
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society.
c)
a character who faces a challenge that demands courage, strength, and intelligence
d)
an old story told to explain an event or justify a belief or action.
18.
democracy
a)
form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves or elect representatives to lead them.
b)
a character who faces a challenge that demands courage, strength, and intelligence
c)
a maze
d)
a government ruled by a few powerful citizens
19.
helot
a)
a state-owned slave who was part of the lowest class of ancient Greek society.
b)
a maze
c)
a government ruled by a single person such as a king.
d)
Greek city-state
20.
trireme
a)
an ancient Greek warship
b)
a government ruled by a single person such as a king.
c)
an old story told to explain an event or justify a belief or action.
d)
a substance from which other things are made
21.
Athens
a)
the capital and largest city of Greece
b)
an old story told to explain an event or justify a belief or action.
c)
a government ruled by a few powerful citizens
d)
a ruler who took power illegally, in ancient Greek city-states
22.
Darius I
a)
Persian emperor who vowed to punish Athens as revenge for helping Ionia
b)
a government ruled by a few powerful citizens
c)
Greek city-state
d)
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
23.
Solon
a)
Athenian official who improved conditions for the poor by limiting the power of aristocracy and allowing an assembly of free citizens to pass laws.
b)
Greek city-state
c)
a substance from which other things are made
d)
a ruler who took power illegally, in ancient Greek city-states
24.
Sparta
a)
A powerful Greek miliary polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves known as helots to provide agricultural labor.
b)
a substance from which other things are made
c)
a ruler who took power illegally, in ancient Greek city-states
d)
First Greek mainland civilization. Had a culture based on war.
25.
Thermopylae
a)
a famous battle in 480 BC, where the Persians attacked the Spartans battle held in a mountain pass.
b)
a ruler who took power illegally, in ancient Greek city-states
c)
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
d)
A Greek hero who endures a long journey from Troy to Ithaca
26.
Xerxes
a)
son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180000 troops in 480 B.C.
b)
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
c)
a ruler who took power illegally, in ancient Greek city-states
d)
10 year war fought between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy
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