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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a peninsula?

a)

Water surrounded by land on three sides

b)

Land surrounded by water on three sides

c)

Air surrounded by pens on three sides

2.

How is the location of Greece on the Mediterranean Sea beneficial for trade and expansion?

a)

Greece is located in Africa.

b)

Greece's water travel allowed traders to reach many areas.

c)

Greece's islands make it difficult to travel.

3.

True or false. Greece's natural barriers made it difficult for people to interact and form one large, unified country.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Government by the people

a)

Democracy

b)

Polis

c)

Helots

d)

Aristocrats

5.

A government ruled by a few powerful people.

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Tyranny

6.

A large city with surrounding land that creates territory.

a)

City-State

b)

Democracy

c)

Culture

7.

All men over the age of 18 who own land may vote in elections.

a)

City-State

b)

Democracy

c)

Culture

8.

Which of the following best describes a democracy as practiced in Ancient Greece?

a)

Rule by a single, powerful ruler

b)

Rule by eligible citizens

c)

Rule by a small group of wealthy people

d)

Rule by priests and religious leaders

9.
A great city in Greece, that had an Oligarchy type of Government, taught boys to be good soldiers, and took what they needed from neighbors.
a)
Sparta 
b)
Athens 
10.
A great city in Greece that had a Democracy for government, traded with other city-states, and participated in the assembly.
a)
Athens 
b)
Sparta 
11.
A single ruler who passes their reign on to their son
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
12.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
13.
Who were the ancient people who lived on the island of Crete and built a grand palace in the city of Knossos?
a)
Minoans
b)
Romans
c)
Persians
d)
Spartans
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.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
16.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
17.
Even in a democracy like Athens, slavery WAS common.
Most Athenian households had at least one enslaved person. 
a)
True
b)
False
18.
How does Athenian democracy differ from our democracy?
a)
In Athens they directly voted to make decisions and we elect representatives.
b)
Athens had less people on a jury than we have today.
c)
Athens didn’t allow foreigners to vote or make decisions.
d)
Women had more rights in Athenian democracy.
19.
Greece was surrounded by water on 3 sides.  What is this landform called?
a)
an island
b)
a peninsula
c)
a port
d)
a natural harbor
20.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
21.
Greek word for city 
a)
polis 
b)
agora 
c)
acropolis 
d)
oligarchy 
22.
One of the first groups of people in Greece who introduced the use of iron weapons
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaeans 
c)
Dorians
d)
Persians
23.
People forgot how to read and write during the _________
a)
Apocalypse 
b)
Dark Age
c)
Golden Age
d)
New Kingdom 
24.

What was a cause of the Persian Wars?

a)

Bad trading within the Persian Empire

b)

A revolt in the Greek colony of Ionia led Persia to invade

c)

Poor leadership in Persia caused the empire to fall apart

d)

Greece invaded the Persian capital of Persepolis

25.
Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
The Marathon
b)
The Triathlon
c)
The Olympics
d)
The Pentathlon
26.

After the Battle of Marathon, which Greek city-state helped Athens fight against the Persians?

a)

Mycenae

b)

Crete

c)

Sparta

d)

Troy

27.
The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Mycenae
28.

The following information describes which battle of the Persian wars: Narrow mountain pass where Persians surrounded the "300" Spartans, attacked Athens from behind, and then burned Athens.

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Salamis

c)

Plataea

d)

Marathon

29.

Who were TWO Persian kings during the Perisan Wars?

a)

King Leonidas

b)

King Darius I

c)

King Xerxes

d)

King Marathon

30.
Battle where the Greek Navy, led by Themistocles, defeated the Persian Navy.
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
31.
Name of the battle formation utilized by the Greeks.
a)
Double Envelopment
b)
Flying V
c)
Phalanx
d)
Feigned Retreat
32.
Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
33.
This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
34.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the Greco-Persian Wars?

a)

The Persians defeated the Greek city-states

b)

Athens started its decline after the end of the war

c)

Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians

d)

Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians

35.

He invaded Greece as revenge for his father, Darius's, defeat at Marathon and to build a base for expansion into Europe.

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus II (the Great)

c)

Darling

36.

What was a cause of the Persian Wars?

a)

Bad trading within the Persian Empire

b)

A revolt in a Greek colony in Turkey (Anatolia) led Persia to invade

c)

Poor leadership in Persia caused the empire to fall apart

d)

Greece invaded the Persian capital of Persepolis

37.

What did Athenians call someone who neglected his duties as a citizen and refused to vote?

a)

Lazy

b)

Uncooperative

c)

An idiot

d)

A dunce

38.
In order to be considered a citizen of a Greek city-state, you had to be____________
a)
Free
b)
Native-born
c)
Landowning Man
d)
All of the above
39.
Why do we call a marathon, a marathon?
a)
In honor of the Greek gods
b)
It was an original Olympic event
c)
A Greek soldier ran 26+ miles from Marathon to Athens to tell the good news about them defeating Darius
d)
they liked the name
40.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
41.
Ancient Athenian women had ______ political rights.
a)
Full
b)
Partial
c)
No
42.
Did Athenian or Spartan women have more rights?
a)
Athenian women
b)
Spartan women
43.

Athens and Sparta were both examples of

a)

empires

b)

city-states

c)

rivers

d)

monotheistic societies

44.

The phalanx was a Greek

a)

god

b)

court

c)

philosophy

d)

military tactic

45.

The Persian War

a)

ended with the Greeks winning and keeping their freedom

b)

was won easily by Persia

c)

ended when Athens was destroyed

d)

had no clear winner

46.

The Trojan War started when Helen, the queen of the Greeks, was kidnapped by

a)

Pluto

b)

Polis

c)

Paris

d)

Ptolemy

47.

The Greek gods were

a)

jealous

b)

greedy

c)

selfish

d)

All of the above

48.

In ancient Greece, women were allowed to vote, participate in the Olympic Games, and own property.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The Olympic events, held at Mt. Olympus, were in honor of Zeus.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Spartan boys left home at 7 to join the army, lived in barracks until age 30, and served until age 60.

a)

True

b)

False

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