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WorksheetsAncient Greece Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the definition of isthmus?
a strip of land completely surrounded by water (water on all 4 sides)
a narrow strip of land connecting to large land areas (water on 2 sides)
a strip of land with water covering 3 sides (peninsula)
What are the olympics?
a festival that honored the greek goddess Hera
a festival that honored the greek god Hermes
a festival that honored the greek god Zeus
a festival that honored the greek king Pericles
Who was Pericles?
a leader known for his meanness and making you die
a kind leader that showed compassion and purity
a leader known for his brilliance
None of the above
What was the Parthenon?
a temple that was built to honor Athena
a temple that was built to honor Zeus
a temple that was built to honor Pericles
a temple that was built to honor Draco
What is a Myth?
stories like the Odyssey and Iliad written by Homer and other famous myth writers.
stories that explained how the gods effected everyday life.
soldiers from a greek army
Slaves and rich landowners
Who was Hera?
the god of the sun
the goddess of seasons and nature
the goddess of marriage and children
the god of fire and death
Who are the Hoplites?
buildings made for the gods and goddess
foot soldiers of the greek army
stories about the gods and goddess
a writer about old testaments
Who were the helots?
people conquered by Sparta and forced to be slaves.
people born into a rich family
people who were farmers and grew crops
people who built temples and honored the gods
What is an oligarchy?
a temple owned by rich people
a government owned by rich people
a farming business' that poor owned
None of the Above that nobody owned
Who was Plato?
a slave
a leader or king
a student of the Socrates
a rich landowner
Who was Aesop?
a famous chef
a storteller
a landowner
a poor slave
What are the Athens?
a famous city state
a country owned by Sparta
a island in the Aegean sea
None of the Above
What are the Socrates?
a greek city states
a storyteller who wrote poems
a greek philosopher who studies morals
None of the Above
What is a pythagoras?
a person who studied math and came up with Pythagorean and is still used in geometry today
a person who studies english and literature and is still used in english today.
Herodotus was the first greek historian to write books on the Persian war
True
False
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A Hippocrates is a .....
a greek doctor that told us that illness were natural causes
introduced the gods and goddess to us
told us about ancient Athens and ancient Sparta
wrote books and poems about the Persian War
