WorksheetsUnit 2: Ancient Greece
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
This Athenian leader was in power for 30 years during the "Golden Age" and helped make Athens more democratic
a)
Darius
b)
Solon
c)
Pericles
d)
Alexander
4.
In order to better organize his large Persian Empire, Darius divided his land into multiple different________
a)
States
b)
Satrapies
c)
Countries
d)
Islands
5.
The polis was different than a modern day city because it functioned like a _________
a)
tiny country
b)
tiny state
c)
tiny village
d)
tiny town square
6.
If a small group of chosen officials make all the decisions in a government, that type of government is known as a ___________
a)
Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
7.
At what age could Spartan men enter the regular army?
a)
10
b)
15
c)
20
d)
25
8.
If you were someone who thought deeply about life's questions, you would be known as a _____________
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Historian
c)
Philosopher
d)
Dorian
9.
Which alphabet did the Greek's base theirs off of?
a)
Egyptian
b)
Phoenician
c)
Assyrian
d)
Sumerian
10.
In order to be considered a citizen of a Greek city-state, you had to be____________
a)
Free
b)
Native-born
c)
Landowning Man
d)
All of the above
11.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
12.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.
13.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education.
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
14.
Who was NOT a Greek philosopher?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
15.
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"
16.
Athens main rival was the city state of
a)
Anatolia
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Thermopylae
17.
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
18.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
19.
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Archimedes
c)
Plato
d)
Darius
20.
Which term describes the blending of Greek culture with Persian, Indian, & Egyptian influences?
a)
classical
b)
arabesque
c)
Hellenism
d)
Gothic
21.
part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses
a)
Cavalry
b)
Epicureanism
c)
Ritual
d)
Fable
22.
philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
a)
Rhetoric
b)
Socratic method
c)
Epicureanism
d)
Ritual
23.
Part of Greece is a peninsula meaning that…
a)
It has a tropical climate
b)
It is uninhabitable
c)
It is not part of mainland Greece
d)
It is surrounded by water on three sides
24.
The war that was a result of Sparta's jealousy and distrust of powerful Athens
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War
25.
A Greek Philosopher that opened the school the Lyceum and was the biggest supporter of learning History.
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
26.
A Greek Philosopher that taught people use a question and answer way of thinking.
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
27.
A single ruler who passes their reign on to their son
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
28.
A military leader seizing military power illegally
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
29.
What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parthenon
30.
What was the large open area where city life was centered around called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Democracy
d)
Mall
31.
Which of the following would be an advantage to living in Athens over Sparta?
a)
Athenian woman had more power in the government.
b)
Athens valued education more than Sparta.
c)
Athens had better military training than Sparta.
d)
Athens had less people involved in the government.
32.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
33.
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
34.
The ancient Greeks were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
35.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg.
d)
Pericles
36.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.
37.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
38.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
Marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
Triathlons
39.
Greek goddess of marriage and the home. Protector of women and wife of Zeus (also his younger sister).
a)
Hera
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Athena
d)
Minerva
40.
Greek goddess of wisdom and the namesake of Athens.
a)
Artemis
b)
Diana
c)
Juno
d)
Athena
41.
Chief god of Greek mythology.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Apollo
c)
Zeus
d)
Prometheus
42.
Greek goddess of love and beauty.
a)
Athena
b)
Venus
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Diana
43.
Greek god of music and light.
a)
Zeus
b)
Apollo
c)
Hades
d)
Epimetheus
44.
Greek goddess of the moon, hunting, and childbirth.
a)
Hera
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Artemis
d)
Diana
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