WorksheetsAncient Greece quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the ancient Greek word for 'city'
police
polis
parthenon
acropolis
Which word means
'a fortified area within a larger city. It is usually located on top of a hill and at the centre of the city'?
Acropolis
Polis
Parthenon
Assembly
When were male citizens of Athens given the vote?
808 BC
708 BC
608 BC
508 BC
When did Alexander the Great take control of Greece?
538 BC
438 BC
338 BC
238 BC
When did the Romans defeat Greece and Greece become part of the Roman Empire?
246 BC
146 BC
146 AD
246 AD
Who was a mathematician, astronomer and inventorr who discovered displacement law of physics?
Archimedes
Aristotle
Herodotus
Plato
Who is known as 'the father of history'?
Archimedes
Aristotle
Herodotus
Plato
Who was a mathmetician who is famous for his work on triangles?
Aristotle
Herodotus
Hippocrates
Pythagoras
Which Greek god or goddess were the Olympics held in honour of?
Zeus
Athena
Ares
Apollo
Who do some historians call the first Greeks?
The Minoans
The Myceneans
The Athenians
The Spartans
Who could vote in the Athenian democracy?
All citizens
Only wealthy citizens
Only male citizens
Anyone
How far east did Alexander the Great get when he was creating his Empire?
Turkey
Egypt
India
China
