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WorksheetsAncient Greece Review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 38mins
A body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
isthmus
mainland
peninsula
island
Weather that includes mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
Southern climate
Mountain climate
Mediterranean climate
Island climate
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land.
island
peninsula
jello
isthmus
A government headed by a king or queen.
oligarchy
monarchy
representative democracy
direct democracy
Upper-class, wealthy landowners
aristocrats
monarchy
slaves
polis
A blind poet who wrote the Ilaid and the Odyssey
Aesop
Sappho
Homer
Aristotle
A person who pays rent to grow crops on another's land.
sharecropper
tenant farmer
slave
landowner
A slave who wrote fables.
Homer
Aesop
Pheidippidies
Aristotle
A person who is conquered by another country's people.
helot
tenant farmer
fleet
phalanx
Since Greece is a peninsula, it became...
a crossroad for travelers and traders
a lightly populated country
a country to be avoided by traders
Where did the Minoan civilization first appear?
on the island of Crete
at the base of Mt.Olympus
on the island of Rhodes
How did the ancient Greeks of Athens feel about education for girls?
Greek girls were not formally educated.
Girls attended school until they were old enough to marry.
Greek girls could only be educated when they turned 6.
What made it easy for Athens to trade with other countries?
its variety of plants
its greater warships
its location by the sea
its variety of people
What was the main responsibility of women in ancient Greek society?
to serve in the government
to lead the military
to run the household
to teach
A formation of soldiers who moved together as a unit.
oligarchy
phalanx
pike
tribe
A government in which most political power is held by a small segment of society.
democracy
republic
oligarchy
monarchy
A government in which citizens speak for themselves.
direct democracy
representative democracy
republic
monarchy
A government in which citizens elect others.
direct democracy
representative democracy
republic
monarchy
A Greek philosopher who believed in free public education. He was a great collector and classifier of data.
Cleisthenes
Aristotle
Homer
Sappho
A Greek historian who felt the Athenians were "addicted to innovation."
Herodotus
Thucydides
Plutarch
Sappho
How did the phalanx create a more democratic government?
It caused ordinary citizens to become aware of their importance in society.
It was used to overthrow the oligarchy, make room for democracy to rise.
It directly led to slaves becoming citizens and assuming their place in society.
How was Athens' government different from that of the United States?
The U.S. is a representative democracy, while Athens was ruled by a tyrant.
The U.S. is a representative democracy, while Athens had a direct democracy.
The U.S. is a direct democracy, while Athens had a representative democracy.
Which city-state became a military state?
Sparta
Athens
Corinth
Homer
How were the governments of Athens and Sparta different?
The Spartan assembly had less power than the Athenian assembly.
Athenian citizens had less of a role in government than did Spartan citizens.
The Athenian assembly was much smaller than the Spartan assembly.
What did the Spartans value most?
education
strength
friendship
love
Which god is represented by a lightening bolt?
Hera
Homer
Hades
Zeus
Which goddess is represented by wedding rings?
Athena
Aphrodite
Persephone
Hera
Which god is represents death?
Zeus
Hephaestus
Hades
Ares
Which god is represented by a wave?
Hades
Poseidon
Hermes
Apollo
Which god is represented by the sun?
Hermes
Apollo
Hades
Zeus
Who is represented by wings?
Zeus
Hermes
Dionysus
Ares
A collection of stories that tell about a people's history and gods.
Tall tales
muse
mythology
chorus
A crafty and intelligent character in Homer's poems.
Aristotle
Homer
Odysseus
Achilles
A person or thing that predicts what will happen in the future?
deity
teacher
oracle
predictor
A group of people who performed lyric poetry.
drama
chorus
singers
muse
A Greek poet who wrote about human emotions, not politics and war.
Homer
Odysseus
Sappho
Aesop
According to the Greeks, what did their gods and goddesses think about them?
that humans were not worthy of the gods' interest in their lives
that there was not much difference between the gods' lives and their own
that humans were horrible beings who did things to anger them
What was the goal of Greek sculptors?
to show that nothing and no one was perfect
to show the perfect model of beauty through the human form
to show that they were more talented than the gods
How did the Greeks change the way people viewed philosophy?
They created a method of using logic and reason.
They were able to answer all the questions in philsophy.
They showed that trusting the gods made more sense than questioning things.
When Thucydides recorded history, what did he do that no one had done before him?
He thought about events for years before he wrote them down.
He interviewed people who were present at the event.
He drew pictures of scenes from historical events.
A Lydian king famous for his wealth.
Cyrus the Great
Darius the Great
Croesus
Herodotus
Founder of the Persian Empire.
Cyrus the Great
Darius the Great
Croesus
Herodotus
Persian ruler known for organizing the government and building roads.
Cyrus the Great
Darius the Great
Herodotus
Croesus
Held the Persians in a narrow mountain pass for three days.
Pericles
Pheidippides
King Leonidas
Themistocles
Modern marathon honors this person.
Pericles
Pheidippides
Themistocles
Herodotus
An agreement to stop fighting while peace terms are being discussed.
rival
ally
truce
deal
How did the Persian ruler Cyrus treat the peoples he defeated?
He forced them to convert to the Persian religion.
He taxed them to pay for his large army and building projects.
He was kind and open-minded.
How did the Persians win the Battle of Thermopylae?
Their huge navy took over the small Greek fleet.
They were shown a way to attack the Greeks from behind.
They paid the other Greeks to desert the Spartans.
What saved Athens from being defeated by Xerxes?
Wooden walls
Stone blocks
Fire from heaven
Why didn't the Spartan siege of Athens work as well as they hoped?
Persia supplied its powerful navy to help the Athenians.
The Spartans failed to bring enough food for their troops.
The Athenians supplied their city by sea using protective walls.
As a result of the Peloponnesian War, Athens had to:
Rebuilt the Spartan army
tear down its Long Walls
surrender its empire
What role did Aristotle play in the life of Alexander?
He led a revolt against Alexander.
He was Alexander's teacher.
He advised Alexander about war.
Which term best describes how the Egyptians thought of Alexander when he came to their country?
messenger
banker
liberator
What current-day country does letter H represent?
Italy
Greece
Macedonia
Australia
What landform does letter D represent?
Sparta
Crete
Athens
Asia Minor
What city-state does letter G represent?
Sparta
Athens
Troy
Olympia
What city-state does letter J represent?
Troy
Athens
Troy
Marathon
What landform does letter L represent?
Peloponnesus
Mount Olympus
Asia Minor
Ionian Sea
What city-state does letter P represent?
Athens
Sparta
Marathon
Olympia
What city-state does letter O represent?
Troy
Sparta
Athens
Olympia
What is a sea that surrounded Greece?
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Aegean Sea
All the above
Which militaristic city-state trained boys at an early age to fight?
Athens
Corinth
Delphi
Sparta
