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Greece

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country did the Olympic games first begin?

a)

Greece

b)

USA

c)

China

2.

Greece is considered a

a)

Hill

b)

Peninsula

c)

Valley

3.

The first Olympic games were held in the city of

a)

Olivia

b)

Olympia

c)

Olympus

4.

In ancient Olympic games, athletes were given a _____________ after winning.

a)

crown of leaves

b)

crown of thorns

c)

crown of flowers

5.

In ancient Olympic games, ______________ were not allowed to participate.

a)

women

b)

men

6.

One main idea we received from Greece was

a)

Democracy

b)

Division

c)

Departments

7.

What does democracy mean? ________________ by the _____________________.

a)

power, government

b)

ruled, people

c)

salads, Greek

d)

sports, team

8.

Which city-state gave us the idea of democracy?

a)

Phoebes

b)

Athens

c)

Olympia

9.

In Greece, who was not allowed to vote?

a)

people

b)

men

c)

women

d)

slaves

10.

Ancient Greece has given us many _____________ or ideas.

a)

people

b)

gifts

c)

paper

11.

The Greeks were the first to organize _________________ and _________________.

a)

schools and hosptials

b)

schools and libraries

c)

schools and taco stands

12.

The Greeks also developed mathematical ideas such as

a)

fractions

b)

addition

c)

multiplication

13.

Greeks were the first to study the _______________ to see how it works.

a)

shoe

b)

pet

c)

body

14.

The Greeks were the first to put on _______________ in theaters.

a)

plays

b)

movies

c)

dances

15.

The word Spartan means ________________.

a)

plain

b)

colorful

c)

singer

16.

The Spartan boys were great

a)

athletes

b)

poets

c)

warriors

17.

When Spartan boys were _____________ they were taken from their families to be trained as soldiers.

a)

5

b)

12

c)

7

d)

42

18.

Spartan girls were trained to be

a)

athletes

b)

poets

c)

warriors

19.

Who lived to the east of Greece, who liked taking over land?

a)

Athenians

b)

Ionians

c)

Persians

20.

After the Persians landed in Marathon, who was sent to Sparta to get help?

a)

Pheidippides

b)

Phillip

c)

Filtodeedees

21.

Who won the Battle of Marathon?

a)

Persians

b)

Greeks

c)

Mrs. Gomez

22.

Who was the king who invaded Greece the FIRST time?

a)

King Zeus

b)

King Brutus

c)

King Darius

23.

After the Persians were beaten at Marathon, they decided to

a)

sign a peace treaty

b)

run away

c)

become friends

24.

The Athenians were so happy to have won the Battle at Marathon they sent Pheidippides back to Athens to tell them the good news. His last words, before he died, were ______________________________!

a)

We are great!

b)

It is over!

c)

We are victorious!

25.

Ten years later ___________________ from Persia invaded Greece.

a)

King Zorg

b)

King Xerxes

c)

King Darius

26.

The Persians had built up a huge army. They decided to land at a place called

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Crete

c)

Athens

27.

When they got to Thermopylae, they met ____________ Spartan soldiers.

a)

600

b)

200

c)

300

28.

Who won this battle?

a)

Spartans

b)

Persians

29.

The king of the Greek Gods was

a)

Zeus

b)

Eros

c)

Athena

30.

The wife of Zeus was the goddess

a)

Poseidon

b)

Hera

c)

Athena

31.

The God of the Ocean was

a)

Zeus

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Poseidon

32.

Who won the Trojan war

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Trojans

33.

The Greeks were able to sneak into the city of Troy by building a giant _______________ and hiding inside it.

a)

horse

b)

dog

c)

ship

34.

In Athens, the boys went to ______________ instead of learning how to fight

a)

war

b)

school

c)

trainer

35.

In Athens, the girls were required to learn how to

a)

be gentle

b)

be athletes

c)

fight

36.

What large building did the people of Athens build?

a)

The Parthenon

b)

The Capital

c)

The Church

37.

People who are great thinkers and lovers of wisdom are called

a)

Kings

b)

Pheidippidies

c)

Philosophers

38.

______________ was a philosopher who loved to ask questions.

a)

King Darius

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

39.

____________ was a student of Socrates.

a)

Plato

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Aristotle

40.

____________ was the teacher of Alexander the Great.

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

41.

____________ was a philosopher who wondered about plants, animals, and people.

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

42.

Alexander the Great was famous for

a)

conquering many lands

b)

being a great teacher

c)

ruling Rome

43.

Alexander the Great created the largest empire in the world, up to his time.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The Olympic games honored Zeus.

a)

True

b)

False