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Chapter 5

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a peninsula?

a)

A section of land eroded by water

b)

A waterway made by man for irrigation or easier transportation

c)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

d)

The area where the fresh water from a river meets the salt water from an ocean

2.

What type of geographical feature separated the greek communities?

a)

Rugged mountains

b)

Rivers

c)

Desert valleys

d)

Deadly swamps

3.

he narrow fertile plains along the coastlines were good for ______________.

a)

Gathering clay for pots

b)

Exchanging ideas and customs

c)

Trading

d)

Farming

4.

What larger body of water is the Aegean Sea part of?

a)

Baltic Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Caribbean Sea

5.

What type of communities did the ancient Greeks form?

a)

Coal mining

b)

Farming

c)

Trading

d)

Mountain

6.

Who ruled the city-states for a long time?

a)

Athens

b)

Persians

c)

Tyrants

d)

Nobles

7.

The common people supported the ___________ over the nobles.

a)

Tyrants

b)

Democrats

c)

Kings

d)

Persians

8.

Athens/Sparta/Both

You could go into the army or navy if you wanted to, but it was not required.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

9.

Athens/Sparta/Both

They were trained to be warriors from a young age.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

10.

Athens/Sparta/Both

Had a government ruled as an Oligarchy by two kings.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

11.

Athens/Sparta/Both

Had a government ruled as a democracy where people could vote.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

12.

Athens/Sparta/Both

Believed in a good education for boys

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

13.

Athens/Sparta/Both

Fought in the Peloponnesian War

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

14.

Athens/Sparta/Both

Boys did not have to work or be educated

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

15.

Who lost the battle of Thermopylae?

a)

The Persians

b)

The Greeks

c)

The Trojans

d)

The Romans

16.

Who won Battle of Salamis and by destroying around 300 of their opponents ships?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Trojans

c)

The Persians

d)

The Romans