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Ancient Greece Key Terms

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A body of land with water on three sides

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Delta

d)

Crete

2.

Island that lies southeast of the greek mainland

a)

Polis

b)

Grece

c)

Crete

d)

Agora

3.

A german man discovered this walled location

a)

Mespotiona

b)

Mycenae

c)

Grece

d)

Israel

4.

revealed the riches of ancient society. Its twisted passageways led to many different rooms.

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Knossos

c)

Polis

d)

Peloponnesus

5.

The Mycenaean king

a)

Colonies

b)

agora

c)

Peninsula

d)

Agamemnon

6.

The Dorians settled in this region.

a)

Crete

b)

Peloponnesus

c)

Colonies

d)

agora

7.

A settlement in a new territory keeping close ties to its homeland.

a)

Knossos

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Colonies

d)

Polis

8.

Each greek city-state is known as a -

a)

Peloponnesus

b)

Polis

c)

Mycenae

d)

Peninsula

9.

Below the acropolis was an open area called an-

a)

agora

b)

Mycenae

c)

Polis

d)

Peloponnesus

10.

Someone who takes power by force and rules with total authority

a)

Helots

b)

Tyrant

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Peisistratus

11.

Most city states are ---------- or a democracy

a)

Democracy

b)

Peisistratus

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Athens

12.

ity states are usually Oligarchys or ----------

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Cleisthenes

d)

Sparta

13.

A city state Oligarchy called

a)

Cleisthenes

b)

Solon

c)

Sparta

d)

Athens

14.

A city state democracy called

a)

Athens

b)

Peisistratus

c)

Solon

d)

Tyrant

15.

The spartans called their captive workers-

a)

Helots

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Cleisthenes

d)

Solon

16.

A noble anmed ---- canceled all the farmers debts and more

a)

Tyrant

b)

Solon

c)

Athens

d)

Democracy

17.

A tyrant that named ---- seized power in 560 BCE

a)

Mycenae

b)

Agora

c)

Peisistratus

d)

Cleisthenes

18.

The most important leader after Peisistratus deid was---

a)

Tyrant

b)

Cleisthenes

c)

Peisistratus

d)

Helots