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WorksheetsSTAR Learning - Ancient Greece
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 18mins
What year did the classical Greek period begin?
10,000 BC
500 BC
1066
1945
What is the name of this famous piece of Greek architecture?
Parthenon
Semi-detached
Pillareon
Zeusenon
Tick all the Greek states
Athens
Paris
Corinth
Sparta
Rome
What is the current Greek flag?
What is the name of the mountain where all of the Greek Gods live?
Mount Everest
Mount Godlike
Mount Olympus
Mount Kilamanjaro
Who is the God of the underworld?
Zeus
Mr Hick
Achilles
Hades
In 1646 BC a massive volcanic eruption happened in Greece. What was the name of this Volcano
Thea
Thera
Thesa
Thesaurus
Identify the Spartan Warrior.
What is the name of the Greek goddess of love and beauty?
Athenia
Aphrodite
Afroman
Alpro
What is the name of this Ancient Greek sweet food which is still eaten today?
Passata
Wellington
Baklava
Spartane
What animal did the Greeks create a statue of in order to enter the city of Troy?
Lion
Bear
Horse
Eagle
How long does it take Odysseus to return home to Ithaca from the war in Troy?
2 years
10 years
15 years
18 years
If water (liquid) is heated, it changes to water vapour (gas). This change is called
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Hesitation
Who was the famous Greek scientist who shouted 'Eureka!' when he discovered how to measure the volume of an object by putting it in water?
Archimedes
Achilles
Ariel
Aristotle
What was the tragic end to Icarus?
he was turned to stone by an evil snake haired monster
he was eaten by a horrific one-eyed monster
he flew too close to the sun, his wings were burnt and he fell to the sea
he was electrocuted by a bolt of lightning
Where was Achilles' weak point?
Hand
Heart
Heel
Head
The Greeks were well known for their plays... but what 2 were the main types of play?
Comedies/ Tragedies
Space/ Fighting
Romance/ Comedies
Tragedies/ Adventure
Tell me 3 Greek myths...
What was invented by the Greeks as a way of entertainment and competition and takes place every 4 years?
Chariot racing
Olympics
World cup
Singing contests
Identify Greece in this picture.
A
B
C
D
Identify where Athens would be in this map of Greece.
A
B
C
D
Tick the three seas which surround the Greek islands.
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Baltic Sea
How high does Mount Olympus stand above sea level in metres?
1,856m
365m
109m
2,917m
When a substance does NOT dissolve in water it is...
soluble
insoluble
solvable
insolvable
Identify the two irreversible changes.
Ice melting
Wood burning
Milk and vinegar mixing
Chocolate Melting
Wax melting
What is the name of the famous Greek jars which have two vertical handles
Potteria
Vaseline
Amphora
Jugarus
The Greek archipelago (an extensive group of islands) is made up of how many islands in total?
350
900
2,400
6,000
Who told the story of Troy, The Trojan horse, Achilles and was also the author of 'The Odyssey.
Aristotle
Homer
Hippocrates
Archimedes
Which famous Greek was a mathematician who created the formula to calculate the sides of a right-angle triangle.
Homer
Pythagoras
Hippocrates
Alexander the Great
