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Ancient Greece Review 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

agora

a)

a city near Thousand Oaks

b)

A type of sweater

c)

a public open air space used for events and markets

d)

a location of a movie

2.

peninsula

a)

Florida

b)

a restaurant

c)

a flat, grassland that goes on for miles.

d)

a landform surrounded on three sides by water, that is connected to mainland by one border

3.

tyranny

a)

a cruel and oppressive government or rule

b)

quarantine

c)

a video game

d)

high school

4.

What is the Greek definition of city-state that is centered around a small town and the countryside around it?

a)

polis

b)

agora

c)

tragedy

d)

aristocrats

5.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
6.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
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.

City-state owned slaves that came from being conquered by another city-state

a)
helots
b)
colonists
c)
soldiers
d)
tyrants
9.
A form of government ruled by a king (monarch) independently and the power is passed from father to son (hereditary succession):
a)
oligarchy
b)
tyranny
c)
monarchy
d)
democracy
10.
How did the geography of Greece impact its development of as civilization?
a)
Independent city-states developed with different forms of government.
b)
The city-states were ruled as an empire under one ruler.
c)
The city-states formed a national democracy and voted for president of Greece.
d)
The rough, rocky terrain did not effect the developement of civilization in Greece.
11.

Oligarchy was a government in which

a)

The people ruled themselves

b)

A small group of arsitocratic landowners ruled

c)

A single person ruled by force

d)

A single person ruled by election

12.
The Greek name for a city-state was ___________________.
a)
agora
b)
helot
c)
polis
d)
temple
13.
Greece is a small country on the continent of ___________________.
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South America
14.
Who was the first group of people to live on the island of Crete?
a)
Athenians
b)
Cretians
c)
Minoans
d)
Spartans
15.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
16.

Why did the Greek City-States remain independent?

a)

They united into one Greek nation

b)

They wanted other empires to take them over

c)

Greek kings wanted to remain in power

d)

They were separated by mountains and seas

17.

Which civilization below was NOT a river-valley civilization?

a)

India

b)

Greece

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

18.

The geography of Greece is defined by ___ and ____.

a)

Mountains and seas.

b)

Mountains and large rivers.

c)

Volcanoes and streams