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Anicent Greece Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Which of the below is NOT one of the four types of government that Greece once had?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Communism

2.

2. Which form of government developed in Athens during the Golden Age?

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

3.

3. The government in which people rule themselves...

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Suffragettes

d)

Protestants

4.

4. The government in which power lies in the hand of just a few people is a...

a)

Constitution

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Democracy

5.

5. Which two city-states joined forces in 480BC when the Persian King Xerxes decided to attack?

a)

A. Athens and Corinth

b)

B. Sparta and Corinth

c)

C Athens and Sparta

d)

D. Corinth and Sparta

6.

6. Which body of water does NOT surround Greece

a)

A. Mediterranean Sea

b)

B. Ionian Sea

c)

C. Black Sea

d)

D. Aegean Sea

7.

7. what is a polis?

a)

A. An ordinary working citizen in ancient Greece

b)

B. A simple story that illustrates an idea.

c)

C. an Ancient Greek city-state

d)

D. a tax paid by the Greeks to the Government

8.

8. The first city-state to establish a democracy was?

a)

A. Sparta

b)

B. Greece

c)

C. Rome

d)

D. Athens

9.

9. Why was trade nearly impossible in ancient Greece?

a)

A. The religious laws and rules.

b)

B. Mountain ranges made transportation difficult and the rivers were dried up.

c)

c. There were too many roads and rivers in Greece

d)

D. The Spartans would not allow any exports or imports.

10.

10. The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between ___________ and ___________

a)

A. Athens, Sparta

b)

B. Persian, Athens

c)

C. Macedonia, Athens

d)

D. Klassenicles, the Kimmonians

11.

11. How did life differ in Athens and Sparta?

a)

A. Athens was a center for arts, but Spartan life centered around the army.

b)

B. Everyone votes in Athens, but in Sparta only the men were in charge of Sparta.

c)

C. Women held the highest positions in Athens, but men were in charge of Sparta.

d)

D. Sports were different in Athens, but religions was the center of Sparta.

12.

12. Which of the Greek city-states had a military culture?

a)

A. Athens

b)

B. King Midas

c)

Corinth

d)

D. Sparta

13.

13. What continent is Greece on?

a)

A. Asia

b)

B. Africa

c)

C. Australia

d)

D. Europe

14.

14. A cruel and oppressive ruler is called a....

a)

A. Aristocrat

b)

B. President

c)

C. King

d)

D. Tyrant

15.

15. Citizens from Athens, Sparta and other Greek city-states worked together to defeat the invading...

a)

A. Chinese

b)

B. Egyptians

c)

C. Spartans

d)

D. Persians

16.

16. The Ancients Greeks were monotheistic.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

17. In Sparta, the slave population was called...

a)

A. Athenians

b)

B. Helots

c)

C. Foreigners.

d)

D. Slaves

18.

18. A city and surrounding countryside was called a ______....

a)

A. Town

b)

B. Athens

c)

C. City-State

d)

D. Country

19.

19. Democracy means ruled by many and by the people.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

This city-state built a temple to honor Athena and have her protect them?

a)

A. Corinth

b)

B. Athens

c)

C. Macedonia

d)

D. Sumer