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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Minoans get their wealth?

a)

Through trade

b)

Through warfare

2.
Which ancient Greek city-state would you find the majority of young men involved in the military? 
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Crete
d)
Olympia
3.
If you wanted to go buy and sell products in an open marketplace, you would go to the...
a)
Walmart
b)
Polis
c)
Agora
d)
Peloponneses  
4.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
5.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
6.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
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.

Democracy in Athens meant that...

a)

all men could vote

b)

all men and women could vote

c)

all male citizens could vote

d)

all members of the Oligarchy could vote

9.
The Spartans conquered their neighbors and forced them to become 
a)
helots
b)
colonists
c)
soldiers
d)
tyrants
10.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
11.

Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Archimedes

c)

Plato

d)

Darius

12.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
13.
How is the influence of ancient Greece seen in today's world?
a)
the clothes that they wore
b)
buildings and architecture
c)
everybody walks everywhere
d)
communities are isolated
14.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
15.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes