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Social studies: Ancient Greece

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which continent is the Balkan peninsula located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

America

2.

Which of these was a famous ancient Greek city?

a)

London

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Paris

3.

What is the meaning of polis?

a)

Country

b)

City-state

c)

Island

d)

Peninsula

4.

Which where the two most important cities in Ancient Greece?

a)

Thebes and Argos

b)

Rome and Alexandria

c)

Delphi and Sikyion

d)

Athens and Sparta

5.

What was the primary focus of the culture of Sparta?

a)

Art and music

b)

Dancing and painting

c)

Fishing and farming

d)

War and fighting

6.

What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Athens?

a)

War and fighting

b)

Art and education

c)

Dancing and running

d)

fishing and farming

7.

The Parthenon is the most famous ancient Greek building. What kind of building was it?

a)

A stadium

b)

A theater

c)

A temple

d)

A house

8.

It was the public square where the market was located and political decisions were made.

a)

Agora

b)

Theater

c)

Stadium

d)

Port

9.

It was the place where all the sports activities were held dedicated to the god Zeus.

a)

Parthenon

b)

Stadium

c)

Agora

d)

Theater

10.

They were built to honor gods. These were spaces to worship gods.

a)

Stadium

b)

Theater

c)

Agora

d)

Temples

11.

It was a wall-covered area where the most important temples served as shelters in case of war or other types of emergency.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Stadium

c)

Theater

d)

Port

12.

The Athenians invented a form of government which we still use today. What is it called?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

13.

Who could vote in Ancient Greece?

a)

Athenian men

b)

Athenian women

c)

Children

d)

Foreigners

14.

What toy was invented by the Greeks that many children still play with today?

a)

Doll

b)

Toy car

c)

Beyblade

d)

Yo-yo

15.

It was a building or the portion of a house reserved for women, they did many activities such as sewing and weaving.

a)

Andron

b)

Kitchen

c)

Gynaeceum

d)

Courtyard

16.

This room was the only room in a Greek house reserved exclusively for the men of the household.

a)

Gynaeceum

b)

Kitchen

c)

Andron

d)

Courtyard