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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 50mins
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.
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
3.
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
4.
The ancient Greeks were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
5.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.
6.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
7.
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"
8.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
9.
The Greeks used a writing system developed by
a)
Egyptians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Mycenaeans
d)
Romans
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.
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
12.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
13.
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
14.
What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parthenon
15.
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.
16.
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
17.
How does Athenian democracy differ from our democracy?
a)
In Athens they directly voted to make decisions and we elect representatives.
b)
Athens had less people on a jury than we have today.
c)
Athens didn’t allow foreigners to vote or make decisions.
d)
Women had more rights in Athenian democracy.
18.
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.
19.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
20.
Herodotus is known for what type of writing?
a)
poetry
b)
history
c)
drama
d)
philosophy
21.
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Archimedes
c)
Plato
d)
Darius
22.
How was Alexander the Great able to control such a vast kingdom
a)
He used his army to keep people in line
b)
He treated conquered people fairly
c)
He forced people to adopt Greek ways
d)
He exiled anyone who disagreed with him
23.
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
24.
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
25.
Why was Socrates executed?
a)
He was poisoned
b)
He was blamed for corrupting the youth of Athens
c)
He used the Socratic Method
d)
He was old
26.
Powerful city state located in the south of the Peloponnesus whose citizens valued strength and believed that society was more important than the individual
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
27.
Athens main rival was the city-state of
a)
Anatolia
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Thermopylae
28.
Ten years after the first battle in the Persian Wars, Darius' son Xerxes tried to conquer Greece once more.
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?
a)
Mycenae
b)
Crete
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
29.
Why did the first Persian War start?
a)
Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.
b)
Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
c)
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.
d)
Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia.
30.
At the Battle of Marathon, ________________.
a)
the Persian Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.
b)
Athens was defeated by Persian Empire.
c)
Sparta was defeated by Athens.
d)
the Persian Empire was defeated by Athens.
31.
What was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation in which he fought?
a)
Hoplite, phalanx
b)
Hoplite, trireme
c)
Spartan, greaves
d)
Cuirass, hoplite
32.
During the 2nd Persian War a Spartan force of 300 held off the Persian army for 2 days at a place called __________.
a)
Marathon
b)
Salamis
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Ionia
33.
______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.
a)
Athens
b)
a peace keeping Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Macedonia
34.
What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?
a)
Phalanx
b)
Phylange
c)
Assembly
d)
Ephor
35.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
36.
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
37.
What is a government where only a few, very wealthy people rule?
a)
Democracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Assembly
38.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
39.
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
40.
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
41.
Greece is in which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
42.
Greece is a peninsula that has a southern peninsula called
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Peloponnesus
d)
Phoenicia
43.
American form of government
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Representative Democracy
d)
Tyranny
44.
Macedonian king who conquered most of the known world.
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Alexander the Great
45.
Philip II improved upon the Greek phalanx by giving his soldiers longer spears than their opponents.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Who took the throne after Philip II was murdered?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Philip III
c)
Cyrus the Great
47.
At the time of his death, Alexander's empire was the largest in the world.
a)
true
b)
false
48.
Why did Alexander destroy the Greek city of Thebes and enslave their people?
a)
To make an example of what would happen to those who rebelled against him
b)
He wanted revenge for the death of his father
c)
He wanted to conquer Thebes
49.
How far into central Asia did Alexander get before his army got too exhausted to continue?
a)
Egypt
b)
Rome
c)
India
50.
Alexander was a huge admirer of Greek culture and worked to spread Greek culture throughout the empire.
a)
true
b)
false
51.
Although Alexander promoted the spread of Greek culture, he also encouraged conquered people to keep their customs. This led to a new culture that is called...
a)
Hellenistic
b)
Greekish
c)
Hellenic
52.
Alexander the Great modeled cities in his empire after Greek cities and named many of them after himself.
a)
true
b)
false
53.
What does it mean to say that Alexander conquered by using kindness?
a)
He let towns that surrendered to his army keep their own leaders
b)
He convinced people to vote for him to make him their only leader
c)
He gave people gifts of gold and jewels in order to become their leader
d)
He offered lessons for people in the religion he wanted them to practice
54.
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
a)
Alexander's son Philip took over
b)
Greece conquered Macedonia
c)
Alexander's empire fell apart
d)
Sparta won the Peloponnesian War
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