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WorksheetsU7 - Ancient Greece Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
The ancient Greeks were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
4.
How is the influence of ancient Greece seen in today's world?
a)
the clothes that they wore
b)
buildings and architecture
c)
everybody walks everywhere
d)
communities are isolated
5.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg.
d)
Pericles
6.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.
7.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
8.
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"
9.
What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
10.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
Marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
Triathlons
11.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
12.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education.
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
13.
Greece is in which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
14.
A body of water with water on three sides is called a
a)
continent
b)
island
c)
peninsula
d)
isthmus
15.
A system that of writing that uses symbols to stand for individual sounds is called an
a)
alphabet
b)
character
c)
codex
d)
hieroglyph
16.
In Greek, the word for a city-state was
a)
civitas
b)
barracks
c)
democracy
d)
polis
17.
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
18.
Which of these was a result of the geographic conditions of Greece in their early civilization?
a)
unified political organization
b)
withdrawal from international contact
c)
a society centered around plantations
d)
a reliance of sea-based commerce
19.
Which statement is TRUE?
a)
Athenian women were expected to receive a formal education.
b)
Athenian women were expected to participate in athletic events.
c)
Athenian women were expected to be housekeepers.
d)
Athenian women were expected to train for military service.
20.
What geographic features kept the ancient Greeks from being united?
a)
The deserts kept them isolated.
b)
The lakes kept them isolated.
c)
The mountains and the seas kept them isolated.
d)
The ice and the snow kept them isolated.
21.
Helots in ancient Sparta could BEST be described as ___________.
a)
politicians
b)
slaves
c)
nobles
d)
generals
22.
Did Athenian or Spartan women have more rights?
a)
Athenian women
b)
Spartan women
23.
Which government has its power passed down through a royal family line?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
24.
Who could vote in Ancient Athens?
a)
Only male citizens
b)
Only female citizens
c)
Both male and female citizens
25.
What kind of democracy did ancient Athens have?
a)
Direct
b)
Representative
26.
What kind of government did Ancient Sparta have?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
27.
What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?
a)
Phalanx
b)
Phylange
c)
Assembly
d)
Ephor
28.
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
29.
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
30.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
31.
Athenian society DID NOT consider educated women as equal to men.
For instance, women COULD NOT participate in political activities or own property, and they were always under the care of a male family member.
For instance, women COULD NOT participate in political activities or own property, and they were always under the care of a male family member.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Even in a democracy like Athens, slavery WAS common.
Most Athenian households had at least one enslaved person.
Most Athenian households had at least one enslaved person.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
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
34.
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
35.
Which two cities united to fight the Persian Empire?
a)
Olympia and Troy
b)
Knossos and Athens
c)
Sparta and Argos
d)
Sparta and Athens
36.
Which three are famous philosophers of ancient Greece?
a)
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates
b)
Sophocles, Pericles, and Aristotle
c)
Herodotus, Hippocrates, and Plato
d)
Socrates, Plato, and Sophocles
37.
The Greeks were able to have a widespread trading network. Why?
a)
they had excellent ship-building skills
b)
they created the first vehicle
c)
they made friends from distant lands
d)
they built many roads throughout the Mediterranean
38.
What is Hellenistic Culture?
a)
a blend of Greek, Asian, and Eastern cultures
b)
Greek Culture
c)
Roman Culture
d)
a blend of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian cultures
39.
Sparta had a stronger control on their citizens than Athens had on theirs. Why?
a)
to prevent rebellion
b)
to encourage on-time tax payment
c)
to increase voting participation
d)
to prevent the government from being overthrown
40.
Building cities based on Greek cities, using Greek architecture, spreading the Greek language, and encouraging settlers to move to newly established cities are things done by who as a way to spread Greek culture?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Phillip II
c)
Pericles
d)
Hippocrates
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