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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What years was Ancient Greece a powerful empire?
200 BC to 500 BC
1200 BC to 1300 BC
800 to 500 BC
It is still a powerful empire
What challenges caused the Greeks to look to the sea as a means of improving their economy?
They lacked any great river system
An abundance of natural harbors that protected and provided safety for their ships
the desire to remain isolated
mountainous land with poor soil for farming
When was the Golden Age of Greece?
Around 100 AD
200 BC
Around 450 BC
1000 BC
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?
socialism
Communism
Monarchy
Democracy
Which Notable Greek: was author of the first known novels, the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Eratasthenes
Euclid
Pythagoras
Homer
Which notable Greek was a playwright of dramas and comedies still performed today?
Homer
Sophocles
Plato
Aristotle
The “Father of Western Philosophy”
Euclid
Plato
Socrates
Homer
Personal tutor of Alexander the Great, he influenced philosophers from the Renaissance to today
Socrates
Euclid
Aristotle
Pythagoras
Author of The Republic: influential political scientist
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
Euclid
Who authored accounts about the Peloponnesian War and the battles between Athens and Sparta?
Homer
Eratosthenes
Euclid
Thurcydides
The Architect of Geometry, known for establishing a well known mathematical Theorem
Euclid
Pythagoras
Plato
Homer
The “Father of Geometry”
Euclid
Plato
Pythagoras
Sophacles
Mathematician, geographer, and astronomer that made the first measurement of the size of the Earth.
Euclid
Pythagoras
Eratosthenes
Thurcydides
