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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
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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.
One of the first groups of people in Greece who introduced the use of iron weapons
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaeans
c)
Dorians
d)
Persians
3.
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
4.
People forgot how to read and write during the _________
a)
Apocalypse
b)
Dark Age
c)
Golden Age
d)
New Kingdom
5.
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
6.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
7.
Which of the following is a government where a few wealthy people rule?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
8.
What is a person who seizes power in an illegal way called?
a)
King
b)
Savage
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
9.
What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parthenon
10.
Which of the following describes Spartan women?
a)
They were treated harshly, almost like slaves.
b)
They mostly fought as soldiers alongside men.
c)
They were trained to build up their bodies and were allowed to own land.
d)
All of the above.
11.
Which of the following is NOT a Greek accomplishment?
a)
Epics like the Iliad and Odyssey
b)
inventions such as the first ship and wheel barrow
c)
competitions like the Olympics
d)
Contributions to democracy
12.
Which type of government has the LEAST amount of people involved in decision making?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Aristocracy
13.
In Athens, wealthy boys…
a)
went to school to learn reading, writing, arithmetic, music, and physical education
b)
studied warfare and were placed in the army. They could retire at age 60.
c)
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy.
d)
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.
14.
Ancient Greeks felt a strong love towards their polis because:
a)
they thought it was the most beautiful
b)
They were proud of their kind of government
c)
Their ancestors had founded it and they were buried there.
15.
Greek poleis shared:
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
government
d)
all of the above
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