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WorksheetsAncient Greece Sections 1 & 2
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Who rejected democracy?
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
Pericles
Greece is a ______________________________ because it is surrounded on three sides by _______________________________.
mountains, trees
sand, gravel
peninsula, water
seas, valleys
Three ____________________________________, the Ionian, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean, surround Greece.
pools
schools
seas
tools
The Pindos _____________________________ cover much of Greece.
seas
valley
people
mountains
Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?
They provided drinking water.
They provided water for crops.
They provided great places to swim.
They provided trade routes.
What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?
Dorians and Hebrews
Minoans and Mycenaeans
Trojans and Olympians
Sumerians and Athenians
What word means a high hill often having a fortress?
acropolis
polis
classical age
colonies
A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
Ephor
Helot
Tyrant
Philosopher
Which best describes the reason independent city-states developed in Greece.
Settlements were isolated from each other by mountians and seas.
Minoans took the best farmland on mainland Greece and other groups had to settle where they could.
Language differences made it difficult for groups to communicate.
Food shortages causes cities to become small.
What did Plato believe was necessary to ensure a fair and just government in Athens?
All citizens should pay the same tax.
Government should be run by philosophers.
People should pass a civil service exam.
Only sons of aristocrats should serve in the government.
_______ taught the way to seek truth is through a series of questions & answers.
Socrates
Archimedes
Aristotle
Plato
How does Athenian democracy differ from our democracy?
In Athens they directly voted to make decisions, but we elect representatives.
Athens had less people on a jury than we have today.
Athens didn’t allow foreigners to vote or make decisions.
Women had more rights in Athenian democracy.
The foundation for Greece's economy was:
sea trade
farming
military conquest
bartering
What is a peninsula?
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
An area of land completely surrounded by water.
An area of land.
A type of mountain.
What is an island?
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
An area of land completely surrounded by water.
An area of land.
A type of mountain.
Which of the following is not an example of a physical feature?
Mountain
Lake
River
Language
A high hill that often had a fortress on top was called ________.
Tyrant
Acropolis
Polis
City-State
A leader who used force to keep power is a __________.
Tyrant
god
Citizen
Slave
Our modern democracy was based on the democracy of ________.
Syracuse
Athens
Sparta
Marathon
Why was Socrates executed?
He was poisoned.
He was blamed for corrupting the youth of Athens.
He used the Socratic Method.
He was old.
What was the name of a sacred site where a god or goddess was consulted?
aristocrat
oracle
philosopher
tragedy
Which word describes a regular payment made to a powerful state or nation by a weaker one?
acropolis
democracy
tragedy
tribute
Which of the following is a type of serious drama that usually ends in disaster for the main character?
democracy
oracle
peninsula
tragedy
Which word best describes a member of a rich and powerful family?
aristocrat
oracle
philosopher
tyrant
Who controlled most of the good land in ancient Greece?
aristocrats
artisans
merchants
soldiers
What accomplishment is credited to Solon?
He won the war.
He freed citizens enslaved for having debts.
He built the first city-states.
He stopped law reform.
Which of the following people could have been a citizen in ancient Athens?
a slave with parents who were citizens
a woman with parents who were citizens
a man with parents who were citizens
How many people were considered to be citizens in ancient Athens?
100% of the people who lived in Athens
Approximately one in five
All were citizens except for slaves.
Most people were citizens.
Athens grew wealthy for which of the following reasons?
silver
trade
tribute
all of the above
Pericles was born into an aristocratic family, but he _____________.
supported democracy
didn't want to pay government officials
thought everyone should be an aristocrat
One reform that Pericles brought to Athens was __________.
encouraging all people to study philosophy
moving away from democracy
paying a salary to city officials
Which Olympian did all Greek city-states worship?
Apollo
Poseidon
Zeus
