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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Ancient Greek currency was known as

a)

Pesos

b)

Drachmae

c)

Dollars

d)

Euros

2.

Ancient Civilization that inhabited the island of Crete. We don't know what they called themselves. We name them according to their king.

a)

Minoans

b)

Myceneans

c)

Dorians

3.

The Minoans have more in common with which civilization than anywhere else?

a)

Greeks

b)

Egyptians

c)

Persians

d)

Romans

4.

The city of Atlantis was believed to be referencing which civilization?

a)

Minoans

b)

Dorians

c)

Myceneans

d)

Greeks

5.

The Minoans wrote in which form?

a)

Linear A

b)

Linear B

6.

Their artwork shows that the Minoans had a great reverence for which animal?

a)

Ox

b)

Goat

c)

Bull

d)

Cat

7.

The Minotaur was killed by:

a)

Perseus

b)

Hercules

c)

Achilles

d)

Theseus

8.

What is our only literary source on the Trojan War

a)

Illiad

b)

Odyssey

c)

Archaelogical records

d)

Oedipus Rex

9.

How long was the Trojan War fought?

a)

8 years

b)

10 years

c)

12 years

d)

6 years

10.

Who is the demi-god character in the story of the Trojan War?

a)

Hercules

b)

Hector

c)

Achilles

d)

Perseus

11.

The city of Troy was believed to be a myth until the discovery of an ancient city in modern-day Turkey was excavated showing evidence of war dating back to that time. What year was it discovered?

a)

1870

b)

1880

c)

1890

d)

1900

12.

What Greek story follows the adventures of Odysseus on his return from the Trojan War.

a)

Illiad

b)

Oedipus Rex

c)

Legend of Hercules

d)

Odyssey

13.

Greece was different from other ancient civilizations in that they did not settle next to:

a)

Mountains

b)

Oceans

c)

Rivers

d)

Valleys

14.

What was the name of the 2nd level of a Greek city where the patron temples were located?

a)

Patras

b)

Acropolis

c)

Heraklion

d)

Thessaloniki

15.

Everyone was committed to the success of the state due to:

a)

Small population

b)

Freedom of the populace

c)

Affluence of the city

16.

Government initially began as a monarchy and then transitioned into a(n):

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Aristocracy

17.

Greek battle formations were known as

a)

Phalanx

b)

Testudo

c)

Schiltron

18.

What Greek city-state wanted their youths to be well rounded and asked them to explore different avenues of interest as they grew up?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Olympia

19.

Which Greek city-state hosted the site of the Olympics?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Olympia

20.

What Greek city-state trained boys for combat starting at the age of 7 and wouldn't allow them to retire until the age of 60?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Olympia

21.

Which Greek city-state remained closed to new ideas and wouldn't allow their people to travel?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Olympia

22.

AOE is the abbreviation of what Greek city-state?

a)

Sparta

b)

Corinth

c)

Olypia

d)

Athens

23.

Tyrants, in the Greek days, were terrible leaders that sought to oppress people and kill those that opposed them.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Tyrants sought reform that helped which two classes of people?

a)

Upper & Lower

b)

Upper & Middle

c)

Middle & Lower

25.

The word "barbarian" comes from the Greek word "Barbaroi" meaning:

a)

Wild and Uncivilized

b)

Someone who didn't speak Greek

c)

Scary animal

26.

The modern day marathon got its name for the 26 mile run from Marathon to Athens. Who ran it and then immediately die from exhaustion?

a)

Cleisthenes

b)

Acacius

c)

Pheidippides

d)

Isodoros

27.

Who was the leader of the Spartans during the Battle of Thermopylae

(a)  

28.

Who was the leader of the Athenian navy during the Greek war with the Persians?

(a)  

29.

The Persians suffered two massive defeats, one naval and the other on land. Where were they? Select All That Apply

a)

Plataea

b)

Salamis

c)

Thermopylae

d)

Corinth

30.

Athens was the leader of which league?

a)

The Peloponnesian League

b)

The Delian League

c)

The National Football League

31.

The Spartans were the leaders of what league

a)

Peloponnesian League

b)

Delian League

c)

Premier League

32.

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

33.

Drachmae was used in Greek currency until the Greek economic collapse in what year?

a)

1952

b)

2008

c)

47 BC

d)

743 AD

34.

Who was the man who united Greece?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Antipater

c)

Cassander

d)

Phillip II

35.

Alexander the Great's empire collapsed after his mysterious death in a matter of 40 years. What started it?

a)

Internal Conflicts with generals

b)

Invasion of the Mongols

c)

Failure to name an heir

d)

The death of his wife and son.

36.

Why was Alexander the Great's expansion so important to the world? Select all that apply

a)

It led to a connection of east and west ideas and trade

b)

Spread the Greek language

c)

Rise of cities that became culturally diverse

d)

Spread Greek clothing trends