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Greek Civilization

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?

a)

Corinth & Olympia

b)

Sparta & Athens

c)

Argos and Alexandria

d)

Rome and Thebes

2.

What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city-states of Sparta?

a)

Food and Parties

b)

Music and Books

c)

War and fighting

d)

Painting and sculpture

3.

What was the primary focus of the culture in the city-states of Athens?

a)

Art and Education

b)

Athletics and competition

c)

Power and Conquest

d)

War and Fighting

4.

Athens is credited with the development of ____________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.

a)

Anarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

5.

What was the first civilization in Greece that was derived from the name of a mythic king?

a)

Athens

b)

Minoans

c)

Sparta

d)

Olympia

6.

What important military tactic did the Greeks use to beat the Persian?

a)

Hammer and Anvil

b)

Phalanx

c)

Philosophy

d)

Run and Shoot

7.

Which of the following is the Greek word for "love of wisdom"?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Philosophy

c)

Mythology

d)

Polytheism

8.

The_____________ is a temple built by ancient Greeks to honor the goddess Athena.

a)

Amphitheater

b)

Colosseum

c)

Acropolis

d)

Parthenon

9.

Who is the author of the book Iliad?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Archimedes

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Homer

10.

_________________ is a collection of stories about gods that people used to understand the world around them.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Mythology

c)

Monotheism

d)

Polytheism