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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was trade important to Greece?

a)

They needed to trade for materials, food, etc.

b)

They wanted to get rich.

c)

They liked exploring unfamiliar places.

d)

They wanted to resale those at a lower price to get people to buy their other items that they're selling.

2.

What did ancient Greek sailors use to know where they are?

a)

The clouds

b)

The stars

c)

The sun and moon

d)

Their compass and map

3.

How did Greek colonies affect other places?

a)

They spread their culture over a wide area

b)

They traded goods over a wide area

c)

They sustained the growing civilization at mainland Greece

4.

A (a)   is a government ruled by one person. It didn't usually have inheritance of power in Ancient Greece, and usually, the absolute power that they had was taken by force.

5.

What kind of place would the Greeks look for to start a new colony?

a)

Places with natural harbors

b)

Places with good farmland

c)

Places without locals opposing the colonists

d)

Places with large mountains

6.

Why were the seas so important to ancient Greece?

a)

Tourism

b)

Transportation

c)

Trade routes

d)

Mineral extraction

7.

Why did the ancient Greeks sometimes fight each other?

a)

The only thing they had in common was language and they were considered city-states, so they had wars for reasons that other countries would also have

b)

They wanted to show off to the other city-states that they were the strongest city-state in all of ancient Greece

c)

Wars were tradition in Greece, and they had to fight it at least once every ten years

8.

How did mountains affect ancient Greece’s communication?

a)

It was dangerous to go through the mountains to the other side because the wagons of the time weren't built to withstand the rugged, harsh terrain so there was little to no communication

b)

The ancient Greeks had to focus on other things like developing their city-states, the government, etc. so they didn't put effort into a way of getting messages to the other side of the mountain

c)

They weren't growing enough food for going to the other side, staying for a while, and coming back.

d)

There was a lot of tensions between the city-states, and the governments couldn't risk sending people to other city-states to deliver the mail

9.

How did farmers adjust to the difficult land in ancient Greece?

a)

They built flat steps of mud into the hilly terrain to grow crops and fruits

b)

They used the most efficient and low cost/maintenance crops and animals available to them

c)

They couldn't so they started colonies

d)

They grew orchards of fruit trees

10.

How do monarchs get their power?

a)

They usually got it by taking it by force.

b)

They usually got it from inheritance.

c)

They usually got it by becoming the wealthiest citizen.

11.

What was the longest-running form of government in ancient Greece?

a)

Tyranny/Dictatorship

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

12.

How did tyrants get their power?

a)

Through force

b)

Through inheritance

13.

Were all tyrants hated? Why or why not?

a)

Yes, because they had unconstitutional power over everyone and everything.

b)

Yes, because all of them were extremely cruel.

c)

No, because not all of them were cruel and some of them were good to people.

d)

No, because they respected the public's opinion.

14.

(a)   : Power is shared by all people

15.

(a)   : Power is shared by a few people

16.

(a)   : Unconstitutional, complete power for one person

17.

(a)   : Power is absolute for one person, but that power has limits

18.

How was it possible for ancient Greece to develop so many kinds of governments?

a)

As people became tired with the old governments or didn't like the old governments, they created newer governments.

b)

Greek polymaths (e.g. Aristotle, Plato, Epicurus, etc.) told the officials to change the government type.

c)

The Greek citizens revolted; the government was forced to change how it worked.

19.

Most tyrants had what kind of work experience?

a)

Cartographer

b)

Sailor

c)

Politician

d)

Military

20.

The law-making group in Athens was called the (a)   .

21.

What does “oligarch” mean in English?

a)

one of the select few people who rule or influence leaders in an oligarchy

b)

one of the people drafted into the army

c)

the politician with the most experience in the city-state

d)

another word for polymath

22.

Form of government that appears at the beginning of a city-state

a)

Democracy

b)

Plutocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Tyranny/Dictatorship

23.

What were the three seas that surrounds Greece?

a)

Ionian

b)

Bering

c)

Aegean

d)

Mediterranean

e)

Caspian

24.

Why are marathons called "marathons"?

a)

From a story about a Greek hero who ran from Marathon to Sparta to get help in a war

b)

English development used a novel prefix and suffix together to make this

25.

POLL: Do you think that the ancient Greeks were important to today's civilization?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

50/50

d)

I don't know

26.

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