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Classical Greece

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Greek ,city-state =

a)

polis

b)

Eonia

c)

Acropolis

d)

Kudos

2.

Which is a true statement about the democracy of ancient Athens?

a)

Every person was able to vote in government.

b)

Only women and foreigners were able to vote.

c)

All citizens were able to vote or hold a political office.

d)

In order to vote you had to be a citizen, a male, and a landowner.

3.

Which city-state was characterized by strong military discipline, more freedoms for women, and severe treatment of slaves?

a)

Athens

b)

Corinth

c)

Sparta

d)

Syracuse

4.

In which war did Sparta and Athens fight against each other?

a)

Peloponnesian War

b)

Persian War

5.

What type of government did Sparta mostly utilize?

a)

oligarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

democracy

d)

monarchy

6.

Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

a)

a rock band

b)

philosophers of Ancient Greece

c)

leaders of Athenian democracy

d)

members of the Spartan oligarchy

7.
What were the two leading city-states of Greece?
a)
Olympus and Athens
b)
Sparta and Athens
c)
Athens and Thebes
d)
Sparta and Corinth
8.

What does monotheistic mean?

a)

Belief in one prophet

b)

Belief in one god

c)

Belief in two or more gods

d)

Belief in two or more prophets

9.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

belief in one god

b)

belief in more than one god

c)

belief in one prophet

d)

belief in multiple prophets

10.

All citizens in ancient Athens had the right to attend the Assembly, where they could meet in open discussion and cast votes. This situation is an example of

a)

absolutism

b)

totalitarianism

c)

parliament

d)

democracy

11.

"a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god." Is a definition for which form of government?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

12.

Which geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in ancient Greece?

a)

broad plains

b)

mountain ranges

c)

numerous ports

d)

navigable rivers