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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What years was Ancient Greece a powerful empire?

a)

200 BC to 500 BC

b)

1200 BC to 1300 BC

c)

800 to 500 BC

d)

It is still a powerful empire

2.

What challenges caused the Greeks to look to the sea as a means of improving their economy?

a)

They lacked any great river system

b)

An abundance of natural harbors that protected and provided safety for their ships

c)

the desire to remain isolated

d)

mountainous land with poor soil for farming

3.

When was the Golden Age of Greece?

a)

Around 100 AD

b)

200 BC

c)

Around 450 BC

d)

1000 BC

4.

Because of the relative isolation between the various Greek city-states, citizens were loyal first to their city-state and then to Greece as a whole. Due to this, what type of government began to flourish?

a)

socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

5.

Which Notable Greek: was author of the first known novels, the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Eratasthenes

b)

Euclid

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Homer

6.

Which notable Greek was a playwright of dramas and comedies still performed today?

a)

Homer

b)

Sophocles

c)

Plato

d)

Aristotle

7.

The “Father of Western Philosophy”

a)

Euclid

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Homer

8.

Personal tutor of Alexander the Great, he influenced philosophers from the Renaissance to today

a)

Socrates

b)

Euclid

c)

Aristotle

d)

Pythagoras

9.

Author of The Republic: influential political scientist

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

d)

Euclid

10.

Who authored accounts about the Peloponnesian War and the battles between Athens and Sparta?

a)

Homer

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Euclid

d)

Thurcydides

11.

The Architect of Geometry, known for establishing a well known mathematical Theorem

a)

Euclid

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Plato

d)

Homer

12.

The “Father of Geometry”

a)

Euclid

b)

Plato

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Sophacles

13.

Mathematician, geographer, and astronomer that made the first measurement of the size of the Earth.

a)

Euclid

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Eratosthenes

d)

Thurcydides