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WorksheetsEarly Ancient Greece
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
2.
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
3.
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"
4.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
5.
Who could vote in Ancient Athens?
a)
Only male citizens
b)
Only female citizens
c)
Both male and female citizens
6.
What kind of democracy did ancient Athens have?
a)
Direct
b)
Representative
7.
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
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.
Being able to navigate using the sun and the stars was something the Mycenaeans learned from the ___________
a)
Dorians
b)
Minoans
c)
Greeks
10.
philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
a)
Rhetoric
b)
Socratic method
c)
Epicureanism
d)
Ritual
11.
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
12.
What was the first civilization to develop in Europe?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
France
13.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
14.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans
15.
what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called?
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
a)
Agriculture
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Acropolis
d)
Ephor
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