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SS Chapter 8 Ancient Greece Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Greece?

a)

Olympus

b)

Rome

c)

Sparta

d)

Athens

2.

A government that has one ruler who rules everyone with fear and power.

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

tyranny

3.

A government that allows citizens to vote and voice their opinion.

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

tyranny

4.

A government that is ran by a small group of rich, land owning men (aristocrats).

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

tyranny

5.

What 3 seas surround the peninsula of Greece?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Yellow Sea

e)

Ionian Sea

6.

What is your favorite civilization that we've learned about?

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt & Kush

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

e)

Ancient Greece

7.

What kind of land form is Greece?

a)

Plateau

b)

Prairie

c)

Peninsula

d)

Peak

8.

Who is credited for being the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey?

a)

Sappho

b)

Homer

c)

Aesop

d)

Pericles

9.

Who is the most famous female lyric-poet from Ancient Greece?

a)

Sappho

b)

Homer

c)

Aesop

d)

Pericles

10.

Who is famous for fables and teaching people lessons with these short stories?

a)

Sappho

b)

Homer

c)

Aesop

d)

Pericles

11.

A short story that teaches the reader a lesson.

a)

myth

b)

mythology

c)

fable

12.

A story that explains why or how things came to be.

a)

myth

b)

mythology

c)

fable

13.

All of the gods, goddesses, and stories that make up cultural beliefs. You could also think of it as the "study of myths".

a)

myth

b)

mythology

c)

fable

14.

Who was the ruler of ancient Greece at it's height of being a democracy?

a)

Sappho

b)

Homer

c)

Aesop

d)

Pericles

15.

A Greek word for city-state.

a)

polis

b)

acropolis

c)

classical

16.

An age or time frame marked by great achievements!

a)

polis

b)

acropolis

c)

classical

17.

What word best describes this image:

a)

polis

b)

acropolis

c)

classical

18.

Who were the people that lived on the island of Crete and were one of the earliest civilizations in ancient Greece?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

19.

Who were the first people who spoke Greek?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

20.

Who were the first people to be considered the "first Greeks"?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

21.

Which continent is home to Greece?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

e)

America